Study Group Details
602: French Conversation Advanced
Wednesday1:45 - 3:00
Starting October 16
Online
This class features conversation with attention to mastering complex structures and increasing vocabulary. The class presupposes a fairly high level of French. Members registering for this course for the first time are kindly requested to contact Caroline Farrell before the lottery at [email protected]. This study group meets for an hour and 15 minutes from 1:45-3:00 PM.
This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Discussion
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
Caroline Farrell
Caroline Farrell holds an honors BA from the University of Toronto in French, German, and history and an MA (ABD) in French literature from Princeton University. She has taught French at the University of Kansas, within the Canadian government, the Department of National Defense, and at the Royal Military College, Kingston. For the past 13 years, Caroline has taught French at the Kingston Senior Center.
Marie-Anne ErkiOriginally from Montréal, Marie-Anne received her PhD from the University of Toronto. After three years on faculty at Carleton University, she joined the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston in 1989; by 1995 she was Full Professor and Head of Civil Engineering. Marie-Anne authored or co-authored more than 100 publications. Her research was applicable to both the Canadian Forces and a wide range of Canadian and international NGOs, who have an intense interest in cross-country mobility in settings where infrastructure may have been badly damaged by conflict or natural disaster. After a 25-year highly successful career in structural engineering, Marie-Anne was appointed Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at RMC and began a new career as a professional painter, with works now held in private collections in Canada, United States, England, and Switzerland.