French choir
Sing to your heart’s content classical music and famous popular songs while improving your pronunciation!
What:
The Salt Lake City chapter of the Alliance Française is offering a choir workshop for music lovers. The class will combine vocal diction work and effective performance in French with personal attention given to each participant. (Many characteristics carry-over to singing in other romance languages such as Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin).
Where:
The workshop will be held in the basement of the Dolores Dore Eccles Ceramic Center at Westminster College. (There is a free parking if you drive on 17th south between 1100East and 1300 East.)
When:
Every Friday from 7:40 until 9:10pm
Session 1 will start on Friday September 28, 2012 until October 26.
Session 2 will start on Friday November 4 until December 6 . (No class on Thanksgiving week)
How much:
The cost is $110.00 per session, 5x1.5hr/week.
Instructor:
Mr Daniel Belgique, former member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and language coach, and currently adjunct Assistant Professor of French at the BYU-SLCtr and the Alliance Française will lead the workshop.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT FORM
Please notify the director by e-mail (afslcutah@gmail.com) then print and fill out the registration form and send it along with your payment to
Alliance Française of Salt Lake City
P.O. Box 575716
Salt Lake City, UT, 84157
Payment of all fees must be made in full at the time of registration by check. Please allow approximately one week to process your registration. Please make check payable to the Alliance Française of Salt Lake City.
Membership

•  Individual membership ($27) 
•  Family membership ($40)
•  French choir session 1 ($110) 
•  French choir session 2 ($110)
• 10% discount if enrollment with a sibling.

 Discussion and Movie
4 pm in 238 HRCB

International Cinema and the Center for the Study of Europe (CSE) in the Kennedy Center present their first collaboration of the semester: a Cafe CSE Special, "Flowers of Evil, Wings of Desire: Representing Paris and Berlin." This discussion will be headed by Dr. Rob McFarland and Dr. Daryl Lee of the German and French departments. Their remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer period, a light snack, and screenings of "Run Lola Run," and "Paris, Je T'aime" at International Cinema.


Showtimes?
http://byu.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b349887573d9b915a6d2fd1b2&id=bffa250cde&e=5c4646014b

What movies this year?
http://byu.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=b349887573d9b915a6d2fd1b2&id=4c1d1961b5&e=5c4646014b

Think you know Europe?

Europe in a Nutshell... Will it Crack? is a two-day conference to kick off the BYU Center for the Study of Europe’s 10th anniversary.

The conference is directed primarily at students and will include nine sessions with expert panels designed to tell students (almost!) everything they need to know about some of the most important topics in European affairs.

Thursday, September 27th events will take place at the Hinckley Center Assembly Hall between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Friday, September 28th events will take place in the Law School, room 303 between 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be served between sessions. For more info and full schedule see Europe in a Nutshell Schedule.

CSE will be giving a number of doorprizes including a $500 International Study Programs scholarship and free airfare to Europe. Each session will include a prize, and every event attended will be another entry for the ISP and airfare awards.

Qualtrics is Hiring!

Qualtrics International Recruiting Meeting

"Qualtrics is rapidly expanding internationally and looking to hire driven people with international language skills including French!"

When: Tonight! 7pm Tuesday, September 25

Where: Qualtrics. 400 W Dynix Dr, Provo, UT

Why: Come learn about Qualtrics and how you can get international travel opportunities, international business experience, entrepreneurial experience, and be part of one of the fastest growing teams!

For more information or questions, contact kellieb@qualtrics.com

You Can Join The BYU French Club Now Online!, 

pay in the French office or at the next activity.

Go to  http://goo.gl/Q5bwC to join!

Fees:

Membership (2012-2013 school year) $10

Club t-shirt w/ membership $3

Club t-shirt w/o membership $6
French Club Activity a "HUGE" success!
 With more than 350 in attendance and 140 new members to the BYU French club to kick off the 2012-2013 year, we "filled the Varsity Theater" while watching Le Petit Nicolas.

"Hillarious," says Emily Walker.

"Cute, super cute and funny to watch. Tres bien!," says Denya Palmer. 

The next activity only looks to be better.

 Spotlight at the Movies!

Left to Right: Alyssa Smith, Douglas Destro

Why French 201???

Alyssa Smith

Alyssa’s father was in the air force and she grew up a little bit all over. She was exposed to a number of languages and already speaks Spanish. However, while living in Ramstein, Germany, 20 minutes from the French border she fell in love with the French language. While at French Idol a few years ago, she talked with Bethany Daniels, a French instructor, and decided to take a French class. She is studying Nursing and getting a French minor. She hopes to be an international nurse someday…maybe in France, Tahiti, or Madagascar?

                                                      Douglas Destro

Douglas is from Brazil. French is his 3^rd language. He grew up speaking Portuguese, learned English, is learning French, and would like to learn Italian and German. He is currently taking French 201 and is a Mechanical Engineering student hoping to work in aerospace engineering. Since the most of the biggest aerospace companies are American, French, and Brazilian, it is only fitting for Douglas to be studying French as well.

Come listen to the awesome forum this Wednesday!!!

 

 

"The Herculaneum papyri are more than 1,800 papyri found in Herculaneum in the 18th century, carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius In AD 79. After various methods of manipulation, a method was found to unroll and to read them.

The papyri, containing a number of Greek Philosophical  Texts, come from a single personal library, that of Philodemus, the Epicurean. Philodemus is identified as the author of 44 rolls....(Wikipedia)


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Get Inspired!

Aminata Sow Fall with Mindy Leavitt and Michael Christensen,
BYU French Students

We are so lucky to have Aminata Sow Fall, the most renowned female author of francophone Africa, on BYU campus this week. If you missed her lecture yesterday, you can still make it today at 11! Don’t miss out!

Professor Chantal Thompson introduced Aminata Sow Fall with a summary of her impressive resume. What an incredible woman. But her presence spoke more than any introduction could. She started out by telling us that what she enjoys much more than speaking is being a part of exchanges between people, so there was ample time for the discussion of several valuable questions at the end.

Her lecture was inspiring and enlightening. She didn’t talk much about her books or her work; she didn’t need to for everyone in the room to be impressed by her poetic soul. She told us about her life and her convictions, starting with her childhood in Senegal: she lived on an island between the two branches of a river that served as a threshold into Senegal. Consequently, there was a lot of diversity, but no conflict between people because of religion or race or gender other differences. There was just a strong sense of community and respect. Her lecture was entitled Culture, Tradition, et Modernité en Afrique Francophone but the clear theme was the unity of all humanity and our common pursuit of happiness.

French Club T-Shirt Voting!!!

Vote here now,  time is running out!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YBN27QG

Winner will be announced tomorrow (Thursday 9/20/12) at 
"Le Petit Nicolas" Activity. 

Humanities + Internship Fair

The Humanities Plus Internship Information Fair is this Thursday September 20 at 11:00 in B092 JFSB.

There are several great opportunities to go work as an intern in France, from Lille to Marseille, government to service, and many in between. Stop by and check it out! You may discover something great (fun, and great for your resume) to do next summer.

ISP Fair!

It's a busy week for culture-seekers!

The Kennedy Center is holding its annual international study programs fair Thursday, September 20, from 11:00 - 2:00 in the quad to the east of the Kennedy Center, just north of the MARB.

Come get information about all of the 2013 International Study Programs including Study Abroad, Internships, Field Study, and Direct Enrollment.

You can even enter a prize giveaway for free international airfare or other prizes.
In case you want this information in a cheesy, musical form, the Kennedy Center made a great music video:

Le Club presents...

Le Petit Nicolas!
The first French Club activity is next Thursday, September 20 at 6:30 in the Varsity Theatre. Come sign up and join the club for the semester, or just come watch this great film - for free! The event is open to all, so bring your friends!

Still not convinced? There will be snacks and the unveiling of the new French Club t-shirt!!!

You can watch the trailer for Le Petit Nicolas:

Renowned Senegalese Author at BYU

There are two great events featuring Aminata Sow Fall next week.
On Wednesday, September 19 at 4 p.m. in B-192 of the JFSB she will present Culture, Tradition, et Modernité en Afrique Francophone.
AND
On Thursday, September 20 at 11 a.m. in 1102 JKB she will be presenting Paradise Lost and Regained in Africa with Professor Chantal Thompson.

These are sure to be great events; you don't want to miss this opportunity!

Activités Culturelles

Wondering how to get all those cultural activities in this semester ?!?

Don't fret, we'll keep you updated here about all the goings on. You'd be surprised how many great activities there are that will broaden your understanding and appreciation of French culture!

Many of these activities will take place at:
International Cinema (http://ic.byu.edu/PDF_Schedules/CurrentPoster.pdf)
Kennedy Center Lectures (http://kennedy.byu.edu)
The Center for the Study of Europe "Café CSE Speaker Series"
and Le Club, French Club Activities...
just to mention a few.


Keep updated so you don't miss a beat by following byufrenchblog on Twitter!

Le Club T-shirt

The contest has been extended to this Friday, September 15! So, quick, put on your berets, get out your brushes (or more likely other media...), and show us your artistic flair! Submit your entries to byufrenchclub@gmail.com

Le Club is back!

... and so are classes. Welcome back for another wonderful semester! To get us back in the swing of things, a word from club moderator, Professor Flood:

The French Club is up and running with the new school year! We have our first activity planned for September 20 - you'll get more info on that as we get closer. But right now we are opening our club t-shirt design contest. Thank you for all your support! We're looking forward to another fantastic year!

So mark your calendars! And get ready for a great year of French studies!

Besides checking back here, you can keep yourself updated on Le Club's Facebook Page