Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 5:00pm-6:25pm

Class Description: 

This grammar course is for students who have learned the basic elements of the Spanish language. It builds on what has been learned in Spanish 1 and 2.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Orthography

Topics:

The Present Subjunctive

The Present Subjunctive

Commands

Nouns, Articles, Adjectives, and Pronouns

The Present Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect Tense

Prerequisite: The material covered in Spanish 1 and 2.

Instruction: The instructor will speak in Spanish during most classroom activities, but when necessary, she will move briefly into English in order to make grammatical explanations clearer. Homework assignments will be from the book and the accompanying workbook.

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 5:30pm-6:55pm

Course Description: 

This class builds upon the foundations established in Level 1. The goal of the class is to enable students to achieve a higher level of understanding and ability to communicate in French while covering some of the more intricate aspects of French grammar. Comprehension and communication are achieved through in-class work and dialogue as well as at-home preparation. Cultural and social aspects of French society are an integrated part of this course.

Course Outline:  We will study Leçons 9-14 in the required textbook.  Lessons will include these concepts of French grammar and culture :

Irregular verbs including venir, prendre, mettre, sortir, partir, dormir,vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, suivre,  voir, connaître, savoir, ouvrir, lire, dire, écrire

« Depuis » and the present tense

Distinction among the definite (le, la, les, l’), indefinite (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, des)

Expressions of quantity

Idiomatic expressions with être, avoir, aller, faire

Use of “il faut”

Direct / Indirect object pronouns (le, la, les, lui, leur, me, te, nous, vous)

Pronouns « y » and « en »

Affirmative and negative expressions ( souvent, encore, deja, ne… jamais, ne… plus, ne… rien, ne… pas encore)

Passé composé with être and avoir

The imperfect tense

Use of the passé composé and imperfect in past narrative

Reflexive verbs

Irregular adjectives

Tourism and entertainment in France

Eating habits and shopping for food

University studies

Attitudes and values of the French people

By the end of this class members will be able . . .

to converse more easily using the concepts reinforced from French 1

to narrate events in the past—a vacation, one’s childhood, last weekend, an accident

to communicate in a variety of situations such as buying food in the supermarket, ordering in a restaurant, talking about themselves and family, making introductions, making appropriate responses in social situations, describing where one lives, discussing various forms of entertainment.

Prerequisites: French 1A and 1B at La Causerie or equivalent.

Required Books and Materials Used: Voila! An Introduction to French, 6th Edition, by L. Kathy Heilenman, ISBN: 1133950124

Optional Reference Books (not required): 

A French-English dictionary such as Harper Collins Robert French College Dictionary (Paperback), Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN: 0004707117 (or any HarperCollins French-English dictionaries)

Bescherelle: L’Art de conjuguer 12,000 verbes (Verb Conjugation), Publisher: Hatier, ISBN: 2218717166

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 5:30pm-6:55pm

Class Description: 

Italian 2 is the second Italian class and will pick up where Italian 1 left off.   We will spend the first weeks of class reviewing the material covered in level 1 and then start our new material.

Main Grammatical Concepts:

Past tenses: passato prossimo, imperfetto and trapassato

Articulated prepositions (preposition + article contractions)

Indirect Object Pronouns

Agreement with direct object pronouns and the passato prossimo

The verb piacere

Reflexive and reciprocal verbs

Adverbs

Vocabulary themes will include:

Pastimes/hobbies

Food/Restaurant

Clothing

Larger numbers

Mass media

Prerequisites: Italian 1 or equivalent. Students should be familiar with: basic pronunciation, gender and plural formation, agreement including articles and adjectives, present tense verbs both regular and irregular, basic sentence and question formation.  You should be able to hold a basic conversation in the present tense.

Books/Materials:  

Prego! An Invitation to Italian (Student Edition) 6th Edition ISBN: 978-0072561319

Learn Italian with Short Stories for Adult Beginners. ISBN: 9798370453410

The Ultimate Italian Review and Practice, by David Stillman ISBN: 1260453510

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursday 5:30pm-6:55pm

Class Description:

This Spanish grammar course is intended for students who have never before studied Spanish or for those who have not used the language for so long that they need to start over.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Topics:

Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives

Estar, Ser, and Subject Pronouns

Hay, Interrogative Words, Days, Months, Seasons

Numbers, Dates, and Time

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Ir and the Future

Adjectives and Adverbs

Negative and Prepositions

Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework from the textbook and accompanying workbook.

Prerequisite: None 

Book/Materials: Complete Spanish Step-By-Step, 2nd edition, by Barbara Bregstein, ISBN 9781260463132

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 6:30pm-7:55pm

Class Description:  This grammar course is for students who have been introduced to the Spanish language but are still at a beginning level. Typically, students should have completed Spanish 1 at La Causerie or have taken several years of high-school Spanish, a couple of semesters of college Spanish, or have had an equivalent life experience (lived abroad, etc.) that gives them some pronunciation skills and a basic foundation of vocabulary.

Course Objective: Completion of the following chapters and topics.

Preface: 

Pronunciation

Alphabet

Greetings and Salutations

Topics:

The Indirect Object

The Direct Object

Reflexive Verbs

The Preterit Tense

The Imperfect Tense

Ser and Estar and the Present Tense

Ser and Estar in the Preterit and Imperfect Tenses

The Present Progressive Tense

The Past Progressive Tenses

Instruction: The instructor will use English for grammatical explanations, will incorporate Spanish into drills and other exercises, and will assign homework. 

Prerequisite: Knowledge of the material covered in Spanish 1.

Book/Materials: 

For Thursday evening class: 

Así Es (Spanish Edition), by  Nancy Levy-Konesky; Karen Daggett, ISBN 0030259282

501 Spanish Verbs, 10th Edition (Paperback or Soft-back)

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 7:00pm-8:25pm

Class Description:  This is a combination of French 1A and French 1B.  It is an introductory course designed for students who have never studied French before, those that are repeating French 1 and want to solidify their learning, and those who studied it many years ago. The goal of this class is to provide members with a basic knowledge of French, to facilitate comprehension and to encourage communication through in-class work, dialogue, and at-home preparation. Cultural aspects of French society are an integrated part of this course.

Course Outline: Lessons will include these aspects of French grammar:

Alphabet

Accents and pronunciation

Numbers

Time

Date

Formality and levels of language (vous and tu) 

Noun gender

Use of present tense and immediate future 

Negative sentence structures 

-er verbs, -ir verbs such as dormir

Etre, aller and avoir verbs 

Pronoun “on” 

Stress pronouns (moi, toi, lui, etc) 

Indefinite and definite articles (un, une, des, le, la, l’, les)

The expression « Il y a »

Placement and agreement of adjectives 

Asking and responding to questions (est-ce que)

Irregular descriptive adjectives

By the end of this class members will be able to:

Greet people appropriately and conduct basic introductory conversations

Tell time and ask about dates 

Describe everyday objects, basic activities and likes/dislikes

Describe oneself and others

Converse about work, home and leisure activities 

Engage in register-appropriate basic conversations 

Depending on the classes prior experience, the curriculum may advance to items below:

Expressions of possession (possessive adjectives, possession with de, être à)

Irregular descriptive adjectives

Interrogative adjectives (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) 

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces) 

Prepositions of place

Asking and responding to questions (inversion)

Comparatives and superlatives

Introduction to -re verbs 

Introduction to imperative verb form

Past tense (passé compose)

Prerequisite: The typical French 1 student has never before studied French, is repeating French 1, or has not used or studied the language for so long that it’s necessary to start over.

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Thursdays 7:00pm-8:25pm

Class Description: Italian I is an introductory course designed for students who have never before studied Italian or for those who may have previously studied some Italian but not used it for many years. We will start from the very beginning assuming no previous knowledge of the language.  Through active participation in class and at-home review and assignments this class provides students with the foundations of the Italian language.

Grammatical Concepts:

Alphabet and pronunciation

Use of genders and singular/plural

Definite and indefinite articles (the/a) 

Basic sentence and question formation 

Adjectives: agreement and placement

Present tense verbs:regular and irregular

The expressions c’è and ci sono (there is/there are) 

Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her etc) 

Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) 

Direct object pronouns 

Vocabulary themes will include:

Greetings and salutations 

Numbers

Basic conversational phrases

Food and beverages

Day, date, seasons

Places

Asking for and giving directions

Descriptive adjectives/colors

Family

Weather

Time

Pastimes/hobbies

Prerequisites: None

Books/Materials: Prego! An Invitation to Italian (Student Edition) 6th Edition ISBN: 978-0072561319

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 9:00am-10:25am

Course Description: 

This class builds upon the foundations established in Level 1. The goal of the class is to enable students to achieve a higher level of understanding and ability to communicate in French while covering some of the more intricate aspects of French grammar. Comprehension and communication are achieved through in-class work and dialogue as well as at-home preparation. Cultural and social aspects of French society are an integrated part of this course.

Course Outline:  We will study Leçons 9-14 in the required textbook.  Lessons will include these concepts of French grammar and culture :

Irregular verbs including venir, prendre, mettre, sortir, partir, dormir,vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, suivre,  voir, connaître, savoir, ouvrir, lire, dire, écrire

« Depuis » and the present tense

Distinction among the definite (le, la, les, l’), indefinite (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, des)

Expressions of quantity

Idiomatic expressions with être, avoir, aller, faire

Use of “il faut”

Direct / Indirect object pronouns (le, la, les, lui, leur, me, te, nous, vous)

Pronouns « y » and « en »

Affirmative and negative expressions ( souvent, encore, deja, ne… jamais, ne… plus, ne… rien, ne… pas encore)

Passé composé with être and avoir

The imperfect tense

Use of the passé composé and imperfect in past narrative

Reflexive verbs

Irregular adjectives

Tourism and entertainment in France

Eating habits and shopping for food

University studies

Attitudes and values of the French people

By the end of this class members will be able . . .

to converse more easily using the concepts reinforced from French 1

to narrate events in the past—a vacation, one’s childhood, last weekend, an accident

to communicate in a variety of situations such as buying food in the supermarket, ordering in a restaurant, talking about themselves and family, making introductions, making appropriate responses in social situations, describing where one lives, discussing various forms of entertainment.

Prerequisites: French 1A and 1B at La Causerie or equivalent.

Required Books and Materials Used: Voila! An Introduction to French, 6th Edition, by L. Kathy Heilenman, ISBN: 1133950124

Optional Reference Books (not required): 

A French-English dictionary such as Harper Collins Robert French College Dictionary (Paperback), Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN: 0004707117 (or any HarperCollins French-English dictionaries)

Bescherelle: L’Art de conjuguer 12,000 verbes (Verb Conjugation), Publisher: Hatier, ISBN: 2218717166