Duration: 8 weeks (online)

Dates:

Beginner: **not available this session

Faux-debutant: **not available this session

Course Description

Join us for an informative and fun beginner’s course in the French Language of South Louisiana. Learn the unique variety of French spoken by Louisiana’s Cajuns and other French-speaking communities. Emphasis will be concentrated on effective everyday conversation. The course includes greetings, basic communication, popular expressions, asking questions, topical vocabulary, basic verb tenses, differences from other forms of French and topics particular to students’ needs, all in a relaxed and fun atmosphere with time for in-class practice and discussion. No prior knowledge is required for the beginner’s level.

Colby LeJeune was raised in LeJeune Cove in rural Acadia Parish and is a Cajun and Creole French autodidact.  He is currently an M.A. student in French at ULL, as well as the host of Bonjour Louisiane on KRVS 88.7 FM and vice-president of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society.  He studied linguistics and geology at Tulane University, and his academic interests revolve around plant names, place names, and language in general, as well as traditional Cajun and Creole music, folklore, customs, and culture.  His free time is spent in those domains: visiting French tables, jams, and dances throughout Southwest Louisiana, as well as leading botany field trips and other activities.

Our faux-debutants level is for returning students who wish to continue to learn the language and build on.

The course is $160 for AF members, and $195 for nonmembers (membership will be included with purchase) for 8 sessions.