French Talk: Literature - Guy de Maupassant and Boule de Suif

This foreign language talk will be delivered entirely in French, so you will need a good understanding of the spoken language to understand the content. You don’t need to be a fluent speaker, but you do need to understand sentences on unfamiliar topics.

Guy de Maupassant était un écrivain français du 19ème siècle considéré comme un des meilleurs auteurs de nouvelles. Durant cette session, nous discuterons de la vie de l'auteur, puis, d'un de ses contes les plus célèbres ayant lieu pendant la guerre franco-prussienne: Boule de Suif. Guy de Maupassant was a French writer of the 19th Century considered as one of the best authors of short stories.  During this session, we will discuss the life of the author, then, one of his most famous novellas "Boule de Suif", which is set during the Franco-Prussian war.

There will be no exams or qualifications, and the course will focus mainly on listening comprehension. At the end you will complete a simple task or a quiz to check your understanding and overall comprehension of the presentation. Resources will be shared on Google classroom before and after the talk, so it is important that you have access to this Virtual Learning Platform to stay up to date. Additionally, students will be asked to complete a course evaluation survey to share their learning experience. This survey will be shared via Google classroom at the end of the course.

You need to have a good understanding of the spoken language to enable you to follow the content.

There will be other talks in French throughout the year that you may like to attend and LAEC offer other short courses that may interest you. You can access free impartial careers Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG) through the careers service at Leicester Adult Education. We are here to help you to make informed choices about your future pathways and support you to progress towards your goals. We can support you with 1-2-1 IAG tailored to your needs, via Google Classroom and through our resources such as Kudos AD© & our Careers Zone. Please telephone 01164541900, contact reception, speak to your tutor, email dkilgariff@leicesterlearns.ac.uk or text Dan on 07821803056 to make an appointment or for further information.