French Conversation - Cape May County Library

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French Conversation

Intermediate to Advanced. With Joëlle Lemerle Stopkie

2024-09-26 15:00:00 2024-09-26 16:30:00 America/New_York French Conversation Stone Harbor - Events Room

Thursday, September 26
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-09-26 15:00:00 2024-09-26 16:30:00 America/New_York French Conversation Registration REQUIRED for this 4-week course. Stone Harbor - Events Room

Stone Harbor

Events Room

Registration REQUIRED for this 4-week course.

All events are tentatively scheduled and may change. Please see the CMCL Events Calendar on our website, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our weekly eNewsletter for any and all updates.

Practice your spoken French with a native speaker. Discuss current events, French magazine and newspaper articles, learn phrases and customs used during situations that come up when travelling to France & francophone countries. Talk about familiar subjects, subjects of personal interest, or just general conversation.

This is a 4-class series being held on Thursdays, 3pm-4:30pm at the Stone Harbor Library:

Sept. 5th
Sept. 12th
Sept. 19th
Sept. 26th

All registrants are required to attend the first class of a series. If absent, your spot will be given to the next in line on the Waitlist.

Dr. Joëlle Lemerle Stopkie received her Ph.D. in French Language and Literature from Bryn Mawr College in 1979 and is a college professor emeritus of French at Lebannon Valley College, teaching for over 30 years.

Please review our Adult Events Attendance Policy.

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AGE GROUP: | 18 or older |

EVENT TYPE: | Education |

TAGS: | language |

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