Duration: 8 weeks (one hour online per week)

Dates:

Beginner: Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30, from September 8th to October 27th

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.

Colbet Le Jeune was raised in LeJeune Cove in rural Acadia Parish and is a Cajun and Creole French autodidact.  He is currently a Ph.D. student in Francophone Studies at ULL, as well as the host of Bonjour Louisiane on KRVS 88.7 FM and president of the Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society.  He studied linguistics and geology at Tulane University and later received a Masters in French from ULL.  His academic interests revolve around plant names, place names, and language in general, as well as traditional French Louisiana 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.

This course covers greetings, popular expressions, basic vocabulary, and a deep-dive on the fundamentals of Louisiana Creole grammar — with a lot of lagniappe along the way.  No prior knowledge is required for the beginner’s level.

The course is $160 for AF members, and $195 for nonmembers (membership will be included with purchase) for 8 courses of 1 hour.