Vacances de Noël

Nous sommes en vacances | We are on holidays !

The next Cork French / English language exchange will take place on MONDAY 7 January 2019 at 8pm in Electric, 41 South Mall, Cork.

Joyeux Noël et bonne année !

Last language exchange of 2018 + dates for 2019

The last Cork French / English language exchange of 2018 will take place on MONDAY 10 December at 8pm in Electric, 41 South Mall.

Thank you for being part of the language exchange in 2018. We hope to see you again in 2019 - the first language exchange of 2019 will take place on MONDAY 7 January 2019. See you there!

Joyeux Noël et bonne année 2019.

Cork French / English language exchange - Celebrating 5 years !

This September 2018, the Cork French / English language exchange celebrates 5 year in existence. Over the past 5 years, 100s of people from all over the world have joined us to practise their French and English language speaking skills.

We still meet every Monday evening from 8pm in Electric, 41 South Mall, Cork. So, whether you have just a few words or are an expert in French or English, you are welcome to come along.

A bientôt !

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French language films showing in the Triskel Arts Centre during August

Good news! During August 2018, the Triskel Arts Centre Cork will be showing several French language films.

La Pointe Courte, Sunday, 19 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

Cléo de 5 à 7 [Cléo From 5 to 7], Monday, 20 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

Le Bonheur, Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

L'une chante, l'autre pas [One Signs, the Other Doesn't], Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 6.15pm Info

According to the 'cinema' section of the Triskel website, there will be four more Agnès Varda films shown in September, together with Les gardiennes [The Guardians] which is set during World War 1.

French language films showing in Triskel Arts Centre Cork during July 2018.

During July 2018, Triskel Arts Centre Cork will be showing the following French language films. The films will all have English subtitles. Watching French language films is a great way to improve your French.

Did you know? You can also find a selection of French language films on DVD in Cork City Library They have some language learning CDs too and most importantly, library membership is free.

L'amant Double, 1-4 July. Info

Les fantômes d'Ismaël [Ismael's Ghosts], 8-11 July. Info

Jeune Femme, 22-25 July. Info

Merci professeur ! and other useful websites to help when learning French.

If you are learning French, 'Merci professeur !' is just one of the useful programmes that you can find on TV5Monde.

Here is a description of the programme in French -

"Merci professeur ! est une émission francophone quotidienne d'étude de la langue française, diffusée sur TV5 et présentée par le linguiste Bernard Cerquiglini" - Wikipédia

Link to 'Merci professeur !' website: http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/Merci-Professeur/p-17081-Merci-Professeur.htm - You can find other useful links at the bottom of this page.

Interview with | Entretien avec Bernard Cerquiglini (en français):
http://www.tv5monde.com/cms/chaine-francophone/lf/Merci-Professeur/p-25974-Entretien-avec-Bernard-Cerquiglini.htm

French language films showing in Triskel Arts Centre Cork during May 2018.

During May 2018, Triskel Ars Centre Cork will be showing some French language films including, 120 battements par minute [120 BPM], Un beau soleil intérieur [Let the Sunshine In], Aurore [I Got Life], and Redoutable.

See their website for details: https://triskelartscentre.ie/cinema/

120 battements par minute [120 BPM], 6-9 May

Aurore [I Got Life], 13-16 May

Un beau soleil intérieur [Let the sunshine in], 13-16 May

Redoutable, 27-30 May

Saint Patrick's Day 2018 in Cork

Hope you enjoyed Ireland's national holiday Saint Patrick's Day on 17 March. Here are some photographs from the 2018 parade in Cork.

Le retour...

New year and it's time to brush up on your language skills!

Join us every MONDAY evening from 8pm in Electric, 41 South Mall, Cork to practise your French and English. You will meet native speakers and be able to use your language skills. It's free and open to all.