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FORTHCOMING
TERM
30
JANUARY / 27 MAY 2006
Term
3 will
begin at the end of the month. This is the second 16
weeks session of our academic year. It is open to both former and
new students.
We
are opening all kind of classes : General French courses,
cultural
workshops,
conversation
courses, and secondary
school classes are
available.
You can download the
Timetable & Fees Brochure for
Term
3 here.
Assessments for adults courses will be held
this month in the Café des Amis between 5pm and
7pm on the following dates :
Mon
9th / Tue
10th / Wed
11th
Mon 16th / Tue
17th / Wed
18th
Mon 23rd / Tue
24th / Wed
25th
between
12.30pm and 1.30pm on the following dates :
Wed
11th /
Wed 18th / Wed
25th
and
between
10am and 1pm on the following dates :
Sat
21st /
Sat 28th
Assessments are
free of charge and no booking is required. Please note that you
do not need an assessment if you are a complete beginner or if you are
re-enrolling from last September Term.
for
more information visit our website
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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Did
you know ?
On the first Sunday after
the Epiphany (6th January), the French celebrate the
Fête des Rois Mages with a special pastry, known as
galette des rois (Kings' Cake). This pie
contans a figurine (la
fève) hidden somewhere inside. The person who
finds it is king or queen for the day and entitled to wear
a paper crown ! |
GALETTE
DES ROIS
L'
Association des Français en Irlande is organising the traditional
Galette des Rois tasting on
Thursday 19th January at 7pm (admission 8 euro). For more information click
here.
Alliance
Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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JOUTES
ORATOIRES
DEBATING COMPETITION
The
Joutes Oratoires is a French language debating competition between
second level schools in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Since 2001 the competition has been brought to
a European stage with a
Franco-Irish competition opposing the Irish team selected from over one hundred students
to the prestigious Lycée Fénelon in Paris.
This year topic is
: L'avenir n'est interdit à personne. The Irish team will speak in favour of the
motion.
Friday
27th January 2006
4.00pm
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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LYNNETTE WOODS
DUBLIN IN DETAIL
Lynette Woods is a colourist using the photographic
medium. The exhibition
Dublin in Detail derives from her interest in harmony with nature and
the reflection of classic georgian architecture in the new.
12 January
- 10 February 2006
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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Download
the new
GENERAL
BROCHURE
2006/2007
in pdf file. |
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NEW
ARRIVALS
-
Music
Têtes Raides Fragile
Jackson Smash
- Literature
Ph. Djian Doggy bag, Saison 1
F. Nourissier La Maison mélancolie
- Comic Strip
M. Rabagliati Paul dans le metro
N. de Crécy Période glaciaire
- Cinema
C. Klapisch Les Poupées Russes
Ol. Guignard Venus & Apollon
more
information on the library :
biblio@alliance-francaise.ie
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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OPEN
DAY / BOOK FAIR
The
Alliance Française organises an Open-day
twice a
year. This is the chance to meet some of our staff and get
information on our courses, exams and cultural events. All
official brochures will be available.
At
the same time a Book
Fair,
organised by the Médiathèque Française, will be held in the Café
des Amis. There you will find new and second-hand books,
a large selection of novels, art books, history books,
dictionnaries, and lots more !
Paperbacks from 1 euro !
Saturday
28th January
10am-1pm, Café des Amis
Alliance Française
1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
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