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Découvrir September – October 2014

Découvrir September – October 2014, the newsletter of the Alliance Française d'Ahmedabad to discover our pedagogical and cultural initiatives. Découvrir = to discover. Join us and see you soon!

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SEPTEMBER <strong>–</strong> OCTOBER <strong>2014</strong>


For its activities, the Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad<br />

benefits from the support of the French Embassy in<br />

India and the Alliance Française Foundation<br />

Your logo here? | Contact Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad<br />

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad<br />

B/S Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane,<br />

Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite,<br />

Ahmedabad 380 015 Gujarat, INDIA<br />

+91 79 26733800, 26733900<br />

ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

www.ahmedabad.afindia.org<br />

alliancefrancaiseahmedabad @afahmedabad<br />

Desk CampusFrance-Espace Ahmedabad<br />

(at Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad)<br />

ahmedabad@india-campusfrance.org<br />

www.campusfrance.org<br />

Alliance Française <strong>–</strong> Annexe Baroda<br />

1, Sangeet Society, Opp. Shivashray Society, Vasna Road<br />

Baroda 390 015 Gujarat, India<br />

+91 265 2252854 baroda@afindia.org<br />

alliancefrancaisebaroda<br />

Executive Committee President<br />

Pavan Bakeri<br />

Vice President<br />

Abhijit Sen<br />

Treasurer<br />

Swati Soparkar<br />

Secretary<br />

Shrikant Rakhe<br />

Members<br />

Parmanand Dalwadi<br />

Meera Lakhia<br />

C. K. Koshy<br />

Director<br />

Frédérique Terzan<br />

Coordinator<br />

Chintan Pandya (Culture)<br />

Paresh Punjani (Courses)<br />

Mala de Fenoyl (Courses Baroda)<br />

Administrator<br />

Raj Vakil (Ahmedabad)<br />

Shilpa Thackre (Baroda)<br />

Assistant<br />

Priyal Kothari (Course)<br />

Rutwik Khalanekar (Culture)<br />

Accountant<br />

Bobby Christie<br />

Teachers<br />

Anne Balaram<br />

Chaarvi Ladia<br />

Dipal Kansara<br />

Dipika Kshatriya<br />

Jayesh Patel<br />

Jignasa Shukla<br />

Jyoti Hotchandani<br />

Kanchan Sharma<br />

Krupa Shah<br />

Mauli Modi<br />

Megha Nayar<br />

Mruga Thakkar<br />

Nirja Parmar<br />

Nisha Vyas<br />

Nishith Shah<br />

Payal Choksi<br />

Punam Tiriar<br />

Rinku Patel<br />

Sapna Garg<br />

Seema Sheikh<br />

Shreeja Dayanand<br />

Tejal Vyas<br />

Bhasha Mewar (Baroda)<br />

Meghna Shah (Baroda)<br />

Satyen Gulabrai (Baroda)<br />

Library<br />

Sujit Nair<br />

Mira Shah<br />

Desk CampusFrance<br />

Dharti Dave<br />

Reception<br />

Francis Raj Anthonappa<br />

Aanal Prajapati<br />

Esha Kothi (Baroda)<br />

Translation Cell<br />

Rinku Patel<br />

Technical Staff<br />

Ankur Parmar (Technical Head)<br />

Jayesh Parmar<br />

Dhanbahadur Thapa<br />

Ganpat Vaghela<br />

Gautam Vaghela<br />

Shobhana Sapkal (Baroda)<br />

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After French Guiana, Hong Kong<br />

and French Polynesia where she<br />

held various senior and important<br />

positions such as Director of the<br />

airports of semi-public company,<br />

Administrator of the major<br />

airports of Polynesia as well as<br />

Director of the urban planning<br />

department, Ms. Frédérique<br />

Terzan, Civil engineer of the<br />

State, succeeds Mr. Philippe<br />

Martin as the Director of Alliance<br />

Française d’Ahmedabad. She<br />

is accompanied by her younger<br />

daughter. Her companion,<br />

temporarily handling a senior<br />

position in the Legal Dept. in<br />

Polynesia, will join her as soon as<br />

possible.<br />

“I am very well aware of my profile slightly unusual for an Alliance<br />

Française, but I know that I got selected by the Ministry of Foreign<br />

Affairs because of my long experience as an Administrator and<br />

Manager. For the conventional missions of an Alliance Française,<br />

namely the teaching of French language and organising events<br />

to spread awareness on French and Francophone culture, I<br />

know that I can rely on the knowledge and skills of the Alliance<br />

Française staff, although I have some ideas to bring along. But<br />

beyond my profile of civil service, I have entrepreneurial skills as<br />

needed in the private sectors, and I wish that Alliance Française<br />

will become a happening meeting place for locals, Indians, French<br />

as well as other foreigners. In other words, I wish to continue<br />

my predecessor’s efforts of good management to promote this<br />

Alliance, reflecting the dynamism of the Indian state in which it<br />

operates.”<br />

<strong>–</strong> Frédérique Terzan<br />

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at Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad with<br />

a modern pedagogy (Communicative/<br />

Action oriented approach)!<br />

We are recognised by the French Embassy and<br />

the only centre for DELF-DALF exam in Gujarat<br />

Register for our first 3<br />

levels (in just one year)<br />

in Regular sessions at<br />

one go and get a 10%<br />

discount<br />

6 Regular sessions of 4 months and 3 Sunday<br />

batches per year. Level 1 (A1), level 2 (A 2), level 3<br />

(B1), level Diploma (B2) and Higher Diploma (C1)<br />

<strong>September</strong> Regular session: From 04 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong> to 13 January 2015<br />

Level A1, A2 and B1 (150 hours per level/4 months per level) Level B2 (200 hours/5 months)<br />

Monday to<br />

Friday<br />

08:00 am<br />

10:00 am<br />

10:30 am<br />

12:30 am<br />

02:00 pm<br />

04:00 pm<br />

04:15 pm<br />

06:15 pm<br />

06:30 pm<br />

08:30 pm<br />

Level 1 (A1)<br />

Level 2 (A2)<br />

Level 3 (B1)<br />

Level 4 (B2)<br />

Level 5 (C1)<br />

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November Regular session: From 13 November <strong>2014</strong> to 20 March 2015<br />

Level A1, A2 and B1 (150 hours per level/4 months per level) Level B2 (200 hours/5 months)<br />

Monday to<br />

Friday<br />

08:00 am<br />

10:00 am<br />

10:30 am<br />

12:30 am<br />

02:00 pm<br />

04:00 pm<br />

04:15 pm<br />

06:15 pm<br />

06:30 pm<br />

08:30 pm<br />

Level 1 (A1)<br />

Level 2 (A2)<br />

Level 3 (B1)<br />

Level 4 (B2)<br />

Sunday batches: From 23 November <strong>2014</strong> (09:00 am to 03:00 pm)<br />

With 2 breaks (15 min and 30 min)<br />

SUNDAY<br />

Level A1, A2, B1 (150 hours)<br />

Level B2 (200 hours)<br />

Duration<br />

7 months/level<br />

10 months<br />

4 SATURDAYS/MONTH DATES DATES DATES<br />

Batch 1 <strong>–</strong> 08:00 am to 09:30 am<br />

Batch 2 <strong>–</strong> 02:30 pm to 04:00 pm<br />

Monthly Conversation classes<br />

(6 hours/month) Prerequisite: Level A2<br />

06 to 27<br />

<strong>September</strong><br />

08 to 29<br />

November<br />

Please note: No Conversation classes IN OCTOBER<br />

06 to 27<br />

December<br />

Participating in a conversation class can be instrumental in increasing your language<br />

fluency as well as helps you in preparing for exams. Many students need the practice<br />

and can benefit from this to improve their spoken, everyday French in a comfortable<br />

environment. It’s a great confidence builder in addition to a skill builder.<br />

This class will focus on a topic of discussion with a relevant vocabulary. Students can<br />

discuss among themselves, in small group or large groups. It can be an enjoyable<br />

experience that helps you increase your word-power and communication skills.<br />

Kid’s batch (80 hours) (Age: 8 to 12 years) (4:00 pm to 6:00 pm)<br />

SATURDAY Start Date Duration<br />

Level 1 08 November 10 months<br />

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Workshop Grammar Revision Level A2 (Part 2) <strong>–</strong> 30 hours<br />

From 07 November <strong>2014</strong> (20 sessions of 1 hour 30 minutes)<br />

Days: Every Monday and Friday<br />

Timings: 10:15 am to 11:45 am<br />

Prerequisite: Level A2<br />

Dear grammar lovers, dear friends in difficulty, dear perfectionists,<br />

We covered the structure of simple sentences, articles and the place adverbs during<br />

our first session. We’ll continue with our revision of tenses and modes (Indicatif:<br />

présent, futur simple, imparfait, passé composé; Subjonctif présent; Impératif<br />

présent; Conditionnel présent and Gérondif). Finally we’ll tackle our first compound<br />

sentences: ‘les propositions subordonnées relatives et les propositions subordonnées<br />

conjonctives’. This should keep us busy enough! All are welcome: a good base makes<br />

everything easy. Come, solve your doubts and go back strong!<br />

December Session<br />

DELF<strong>–</strong>DALF EXAM DATES<br />

Internationally recognized DELF-DALF Diplomas Only at Alliance Française.<br />

(DELF<strong>–</strong>DALF Exam certificates issued by the French Ministry of Education)<br />

6 diplomas corresponding to the levels of Common<br />

European Framework.<br />

4 French language diplomas for teenagers (DELF Junior)<br />

The certifications are standardised in 6 levels scale according to the Common<br />

European Framework of Reference for Languages<br />

(J. = JUNIOR)<br />

08/12/<strong>2014</strong> Monday DELF A1<br />

09/12/<strong>2014</strong> Tuesday DELF A2 DELF J. B2<br />

10/12/<strong>2014</strong> Wednesday DELF B1 DELF J. B1<br />

11/12/<strong>2014</strong> Thursday DELF B2 DELF J. A2<br />

12/12/<strong>2014</strong> Friday DALF C1 DELF J. A1<br />

13/12/<strong>2014</strong> Saturday DALF C2<br />

Registrations for the DECEMBER DELF exams 14 NOVEMBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

If you clear the DELF B2 exam, you can go for higher studies in France in French medium!<br />

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Training ‘Course coordinator’<br />

at Cavilam Alliance française in Vichy (July <strong>2014</strong>)<br />

a specific quality control.<br />

<br />

Paresh Punjani, course coordinator<br />

Why people learn<br />

French? Because…<br />

• French is spoken in all 5 continents by<br />

more than 200 million people.<br />

• It is a platform for education in<br />

France (cost competitive than other<br />

developed countries) which is the<br />

third most popular destination<br />

for higher studies in French and<br />

English medium (more than 2.7 lac<br />

international students in 2013).<br />

• Half of the top 10 fastest growing countries in Africa have French as an official<br />

language.<br />

• It helps a lot professionally as 350 French companies based in India are looking<br />

for French speaking employees and it is a big PLUS for an international career.<br />

Join afahmedabad.ning.com and keep writing in French<br />

For any inquiry, contact: (079) 2673 3800 / 3900 ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

DÉCOUVRIR|SEPTEMBER<strong>–</strong>OCTOBER’14|5


CINÉ CLUB<br />

05 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong> | 07:00 pm | French Gallery<br />

Une place sur<br />

la Terre<br />

(A PLACE ON EARTH) [2013]<br />

By Fabienne Godet<br />

Subtitles: English<br />

Genre: Drama<br />

Duration: 100 minutes<br />

Synopsis: Antoine is a joyful but<br />

disenchanted photographer. His only<br />

true friend, Mateo, is 7 years old and<br />

the son of his neighbour, who is often<br />

absent. One day, he hears a piano sonata<br />

coming from the building across the<br />

courtyard. Mesmerized by the music, he<br />

becomes obsessed by Elena, the beautiful<br />

but mysterious pianist, and starts to<br />

photograph her at every opportunity. An<br />

intense relationship develops between<br />

fragile and idealistic Elena and Antoine,<br />

who is transformed by this encounter.<br />

Cinéclub screenings are free for Alliance Française members and students. Entry against donation for others.<br />

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Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, in association with<br />

Vibrations Academy of Music, presents<br />

Vibrato<br />

a regular musical meeting<br />

We are very pleased to announce the second iteration of Vibrato <strong>–</strong> a new regular<br />

gathering to explore, appreciate, cherish and promote the Western Classical Music<br />

in Ahmedabad.<br />

Vibrato provides a platform for young artists to portray their musical talent and<br />

for all Amdavadis to taste the new flavour of music that is little explored hitherto.<br />

Vibrato will be organised at regular intervals, throughout the year.<br />

These concerts may be restricted to invitees only.<br />

(Members will be our priority <strong>–</strong> another good reason to become a Member of<br />

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad!)<br />

Please call and verify before the concert for the entry constraints.<br />

For memberships, visit <strong>–</strong><br />

ahmedabad.afindia.org<br />

+91 79 26733800, 26733900<br />

Date: 13 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Time: 08:00 pm onwards<br />

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Manish Kansara<br />

A very well known<br />

drummer, he is not<br />

only a drummer<br />

but also successful<br />

percussionist on<br />

stage. In 22 years of<br />

musical career he has<br />

played with number of<br />

famous artists such<br />

as Rahat Fateh Ali<br />

Khan, Sonu Nigam,<br />

Kavita Krishnamurthy,<br />

Manahar Udhas<br />

etc. He has also<br />

performed in various<br />

countries and is a very<br />

successful session<br />

musician in studio.<br />

Ritesh Upadhyay<br />

Acclaimed as one of<br />

India’s finest Tabla<br />

and Dholak players, he<br />

has drawn attention<br />

of serious musicians<br />

and connoisseurs alike<br />

for his innate artistry.<br />

He has performed<br />

with very famous<br />

international artists<br />

and worked as rhythm<br />

arranger with almost<br />

all audio companies in<br />

India. He is also one<br />

of the Co-founders of<br />

Vibration Academy of<br />

Music.<br />

Tanay Joshi<br />

He hails from<br />

Ahmedabad where<br />

he has been studying<br />

Piano, Keyboard,<br />

Violin, Guitar,<br />

Percussion and Music<br />

Theory with Saurin<br />

Upadhyay at Vibration<br />

Academy of Music<br />

since he was 4 years of<br />

age.Gifted musically as<br />

well as academically,<br />

Tanay will be pursuing<br />

his college at Keble<br />

College, Oxford<br />

University to study<br />

Computer Science.<br />

To get updates on the concert, please contact <strong>–</strong><br />

+91 79 26733800, 26733900 ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

www.ahmedabad.afindia.org<br />

alliancefrancaiseahmedabad @afahmedabad<br />

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A meeting-conference<br />

conducted by:<br />

Patrice Vanoni<br />

International Reporter-<br />

Film Director<br />

The Profession of International Reporter and<br />

Correspondent Worldwide<br />

OBJECTIVES of the CONFERENCE<br />

This meeting is meant for teachers and students as well as all those who are<br />

interested in professions related to journalism, particularly that of an International<br />

Reporter. It aims at:<br />

• discovering the story of an International Reporter, understanding the steps<br />

needed to be taken and acquiring the qualities to achieve the goal.<br />

• discovering the conditions under which this job is carried out: salary, legal<br />

status, potential impacts on personal, family and conjugal life.<br />

• understanding how the profession of a reporter has evolved during the past 40<br />

years, with, for example, the proliferation of media and new opportunities as<br />

much as competition ushered in by the Internet.<br />

ABOUT THE JOURNALIST<br />

Starting as a freelance journalist for several<br />

magazines, radio and Le Monde, Patrice<br />

Vanoni has been an International Reporter<br />

and Correspondent in many countries for<br />

several major French television channels<br />

(TF1, Canal +, I TV, Arte) for 30 years.<br />

He has made reports and documentaries<br />

covering highly topical international issues:<br />

wars and conflicts, particularly in Africa,<br />

but also major political events, such as,<br />

the last France-Africa Summit of the French<br />

President François Mitterrand in Biarritz.<br />

He also met many artists whom he covered.<br />

Patrice Vanoni lived six years in Africa, four<br />

years in India, ten years in the United States<br />

and a year in Morocco.<br />

Since late 2008, he has been serving<br />

various French institutions with his rich<br />

experience as an International Reporter. He<br />

was Audiovisual Attaché at the Embassy of<br />

France in India, seconded to Mumbai, then<br />

Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of France to<br />

the USA, seconded to Houston (Texas). Until<br />

late 2013, he was Staff on Mission to the<br />

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris.<br />

Date: 23 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Time: 12:00 to 02:00 pm<br />

Venue: French Gallery<br />

To register, write to <strong>–</strong><br />

chintan.pandya@afindia.org<br />

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CINÉ CLUB<br />

10 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2014</strong> | 07:00 pm | French Gallery<br />

VERSAILLES [2013]<br />

By Pierre Schoeller Versailles<br />

Subtitles: English<br />

Genre: Drama<br />

Duration: 114 minutes<br />

Synopsis: A young mother Nina and her<br />

son Enzo find themselves sleeping on the<br />

streets of Paris. Their tentative lifestyle<br />

eventually leads them to Versailles. Out<br />

in the woods near the palace, they meet<br />

a man named Damien who lives cut off<br />

from the rest of the world. Nina and Enzo<br />

decide to take refuge with him overnight.<br />

The next morning, Nina seems to have<br />

disappeared. As days and seasons pass,<br />

Damien and Enzo grow fond of each other,<br />

unaware that one day they will have to<br />

leave the safe haven of the hut.<br />

Cinéclub screenings are free for Alliance Française members and students. Entry against donation for others.<br />

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DOCUMENTARY SCREENING<br />

Fighting for food independence<br />

Are seeds a commodity or a vital resource to be shared for the benefit of Humanity like the water we<br />

BY VANDANA SHIVA<br />

drink or the air we breeze ?<br />

Are seeds a commodity or a vital resource to be shared for the benefit of<br />

In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds. Indeed, in Europe, a<br />

Humanity like the water we drink or the air we breeze ?<br />

regulation is emerging which will impose strict controls on the use of agricultural seeds. Behind this<br />

appropriation stand five corporations already governing half of the seeds market and looking to spread<br />

In the near future, farmers might lose the right to plant their own seeds.<br />

their stranglehold even further.<br />

Indeed, in Europe, a regulation is emerging which will impose strict controls<br />

on the use of agricultural seeds. Behind this appropriation stand five<br />

This corporations film travels from already India to governing France, and even half the of polar the circle, seeds to unveil market a silent and and looking unknown war to<br />

spread their stranglehold even further.<br />

which outcome is critical for all of us, that of our food independence.<br />

This film travels from India to France, and even the polar circle, to unveil a<br />

silent and unknown war which outcome is critical for all of us, that of our<br />

food independence.<br />

Date: 18 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Venue: French Gallery<br />

OPEN TO ALL<br />

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1, rue Maurice Bouchor - 75014 PARIS - FRANCE / + 33 (0)9 54 58 35 75


DÉCOUVRIR|SEPTEMBER<strong>–</strong>OCTOBER’14|13<br />

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00 am <strong>–</strong> 07:00 pm Tuesday: 11:00 am <strong>–</strong> 07:00 pm<br />

Sunday: 11:00 am <strong>–</strong> 04:00 pm Monday: CLOSED


New attractions in the Library!<br />

Bonjour Readers,<br />

We are pleased to announce that the recently nurtured library’s ‘Literature section’<br />

gives access to French literary culture and books on French literary works. The<br />

multimedia library of Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad welcomes all French<br />

literature lovers to explore our grand collection of literary books about history of<br />

literature, essays, theatres, poems and novels, both classical and contemporary, in<br />

French, English and in Gujarati & Hindi.<br />

Our ever growing online multimedia<br />

library ‘Culturethèque’ proposes all our<br />

members not to miss the Edutainment<br />

section: wherein you can learn the<br />

language while enjoying exciting games.<br />

LIBRARY<br />

TIMINGS<br />

Open on all days a week<br />

Monday to Saturday 10:00 am to 07:00 pm<br />

Wednesday 02.00 pm to 07.00 pm<br />

Sunday 11:00 am to 04:00 pm<br />

HURRY!<br />

The Library now offers Half-yearly Membership for the year <strong>2014</strong>-15. Please visit us or send an email on:<br />

library.ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

ATTENTION: The deposit of Rs. 500 is fully refundable. The deposit receipt should be retained in order to<br />

reclaim the deposit at the time of closing the account.<br />

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CULTURAL GET-TOGETHERS AT THE LIBRARY<br />

READ OUT LOUD<br />

THEATRE<br />

Molière in 5 Minutes<br />

Jules Verne<br />

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a 19th<br />

century French author known for<br />

revolutionary science-fiction novels.<br />

This <strong>September</strong> the library welcomes<br />

you to explore all the adventure from his<br />

renowned novels by reading out loud<br />

fabulous extracts from his works and<br />

showcasing an interesting documentary<br />

on him.<br />

Those who are keen to read the extrait<br />

aloud to the audience, may register at<br />

the library as soon as possible or write<br />

to us: library.ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

Date: 23 <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Time: 07:00 pm <strong>–</strong> 08:00 pm<br />

Open to all<br />

This <strong>October</strong>, The Library brings you<br />

a hilarious evening of theatres of<br />

‘Molière’, considered as the greatest<br />

French playwright and actor in Western<br />

theatre. Be our Participant and take up<br />

the challenge to act selected extracts<br />

of various plays of Moliere, within 5<br />

minutes and win exciting prizes. Or<br />

enjoy the evening with our participants<br />

who perform the roles of Moliere’s most<br />

famous characters.<br />

Those interested to participate in<br />

the plays, may register at the library<br />

as soon as possible or write to us:<br />

library.ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

Date: 15 <strong>October</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />

Time: 07:00 pm <strong>–</strong> 08:00 pm<br />

Open to all (pre-registration required)<br />

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ADMISSION TOUR<br />

IN AHMEDABAD -<br />

OCTOBER 18, <strong>2014</strong><br />

@ Radisson<br />

Blu, Panchvati<br />

Ahmedabad<br />

www.inde.campusfrance.org<br />

CampusFrance Paris and French Embassy in India<br />

organising first time admission tour in Ahmedabad<br />

The quality of French higher education is widely recognized throughout the<br />

world. French institutions figure prominently in the Shanghai Classification of<br />

Universities, in the rankings of the Financial Times and Times higher, and in<br />

the European Report on Science and Technologies published by the European<br />

Commission.<br />

Where, you can meet French Engineering and Management Colleges to meet on<br />

a one to one basis.<br />

Face-to-face<br />

• Pre-selection of students through<br />

consultation CV<br />

• Taking appointments upstream<br />

• 4 ‘individual interviews with different<br />

school.<br />

Predeparture Session <strong>2014</strong> <strong>–</strong> Students travelling<br />

to pursue their higher studies in France<br />

Institutional meetings<br />

• A day of conferences and meetings<br />

• CampusFrance can help for the<br />

signing the MOUs with Indian and<br />

French School.<br />

For more information, contact <strong>–</strong><br />

Ms. Dharti Dave<br />

Email: ahmedabad@india-campusfrance.org | Phone No: 079 2673 3801<br />

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an innovative video<br />

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Alliance Française <strong>–</strong> Baroda Annexe<br />

Alliance Française <strong>–</strong> Baroda Annexe, Vasna Road, Baroda<br />

Email: baroda@afindia.org | Phone: +91 265 2252854<br />

FRENCH CLASSES<br />

New sessions<br />

Regular Sessions<br />

08 <strong>September</strong>: A1 morning <strong>–</strong> 150 hrs<br />

Monday to Friday | 07:00 to 09:00 am<br />

18 <strong>September</strong>: B2 evening <strong>–</strong> 200 hrs<br />

Monday to Friday | 06:30 to 08:30 pm<br />

Weekend Sessions<br />

07 <strong>September</strong>: A2 Level <strong>–</strong> 150 hrs<br />

Every Sunday | 10:00 to 04:00 pm<br />

Grammar Classes<br />

06 <strong>September</strong>: (Pre-requisite B1) <strong>–</strong> 30 hrs<br />

Every Saturday | 03:30 to 05:30 pm<br />

Monthly Conversation Classes (6hrs)<br />

(Every Friday 05:30 to 07:00 pm)<br />

SEPTEMBER Batch: From 06 SEP <strong>2014</strong><br />

OCTOBER Batch: From 10 OCT <strong>2014</strong><br />

“EN CHANTANT”<br />

(French Songs Workshop)<br />

Fun way to learn French with songs…<br />

Improve your pronunciation and French<br />

vocabulary while you sing French songs.<br />

Every Thursday | 08:30pm to 10:00 pm<br />

ONLY FOR STUDENTS AND MEMBERS!!!<br />

NO SKILLS REQUIRED IN MUSIC,<br />

SINGING & FRENCH…<br />

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES<br />

What’s<br />

IN STORE?<br />

VATO-V Are The One<br />

(Next Event Dates)<br />

SEPTEMBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

06 Sept:<br />

Yaman ki bandishe<br />

by Gulam Farid<br />

20 Sept:<br />

Evening with<br />

Harmonica Players<br />

OCTOBER <strong>2014</strong><br />

18 Oct:<br />

Evening with<br />

Seventy 7’s<br />

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CINÉ CLUB<br />

Explore the French art and culture through films...<br />

Theme of the month: Historique<br />

Les beaux gosses<br />

Date: 21 <strong>September</strong> | Time: 01:00 pm<br />

Venue: AF Baroda Annexe<br />

Synopsis: This wild, raunchy, gag-a-minute French farce<br />

concerns Hervé (Vincent Lacoste), a skirt-chasing 14-yearold<br />

boy struggling to contend with social awkwardness and<br />

the fact that he isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. Nor do<br />

female respond favorably to him either: he suffers rejection<br />

after rejection, until he draws some attention from gorgeous<br />

and popular classmate Aurore (Alice Tremolieres). Suddenly,<br />

with Aurore at his side, Hervé lands in the middle of the most<br />

exclusive social circles, but finds himself surrounded by a series of wild and unruly characters.<br />

Meanwhile, he struggles to contend with the emotional ups and down of a young adolescent.<br />

Bancs publics<br />

Versailles rive droite<br />

Date: 19 <strong>October</strong> | Time: 01:00 pm<br />

Venue: AF Baroda Annexe<br />

Synopsis: Bancs Publics chronicles three intersecting<br />

stories in the city of Versailles: an office worker who hangs<br />

a banner reading “Lonely Man” beneath his window,<br />

the feuding families and couples in a busy town square,<br />

and the employees and customers of a local shop. This<br />

sprawling and droll exploration of the estrangement<br />

of modern life boasts a star-studded supporting cast<br />

that features a veritable who’s who of French cinema,<br />

including Olivier Gourmet, Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu<br />

Amalric, Chiara Mastroianni, Hippolyte Girardot, Pierre Arditi, and the grande dame herself,<br />

Catherine Deneuve. ~ Sandra Bencic, Rovi.<br />

Open for students and members of AF.<br />

Non-members can join by becoming member of AF.<br />

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YOUR<br />

ONE STOP<br />

DESTINATION<br />

FOR FRENCH<br />

TRANSLATION<br />

SERVICES<br />

Gujarati or English to French | French to English<br />

Proof reading | For any kind of document <strong>–</strong> official,<br />

non official, general, technical documents<br />

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad provides interpreters<br />

for your business needs. Think about it!<br />

For more information or details, please contact the Alliance Française at<br />

Phone: +91 79 2673 3800 / 3900 | Email: ahmedabad@afindia.org<br />

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Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad<br />

B/S Food Corporation of India, Himali Tower Lane, Manekbaug-Shyamal Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad 380 015<br />

Free for Members/Students. Non-members on contribution Enquire at the Reception Entry Free, Open to All<br />

Cultural Events SEPT<strong>–</strong>OCT <strong>2014</strong><br />

Ciné Club Une place sur la Terre | French Gallery<br />

Date: 05 <strong>September</strong> | Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Ciné Club Versailles | French Gallery<br />

Date: 10 <strong>October</strong> | Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Documentary La Guerre des Graines | French Gallery<br />

Date: 18 <strong>October</strong> | Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Reading Out Loud Jules Verne | French Library<br />

Date: 25 <strong>September</strong> | Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Theatre Molière in 5 Minutes | French Library<br />

Date: 15 <strong>October</strong> | Time: 07:00 pm<br />

Concert Vibrato: Musical Meetings | French Gallery<br />

Date: 13 <strong>September</strong> | Time: 08:00 pm<br />

Journalism Workshop by Patrice Vanoni | French Gallery<br />

Date: 23 <strong>September</strong> | Time: 12:00 <strong>–</strong> 02:00 pm<br />

Courses SEPT<strong>–</strong>OCT <strong>2014</strong><br />

Date Course Timings Days<br />

04 Sept<br />

06 Sept<br />

07 Nov<br />

08 Nov<br />

08 Nov<br />

13 Nov<br />

23 Nov<br />

06 Dec<br />

Regular All levels<br />

Conversation batches<br />

Grammar Revision Level A2<br />

Kids’ batch Level 1<br />

Conversation batches<br />

Regular All levels<br />

Sunday Batches All levels<br />

Conversation batches<br />

See details page 2<br />

08:00 am <strong>–</strong> 09:30 am | 02:30 pm <strong>–</strong> 04:00 pm<br />

10:15 am <strong>–</strong> 11:45 am<br />

04:00 pm <strong>–</strong> 06:00 pm<br />

08:00 am <strong>–</strong> 09:30 am | 02:30 pm <strong>–</strong> 04:00 pm<br />

See details page 3<br />

09:00 am <strong>–</strong> 03:00 pm<br />

08:00 am <strong>–</strong> 09:30 am | 02:30 pm <strong>–</strong> 04:00 pm<br />

Monday to Friday<br />

Saturdays<br />

Monday & Friday<br />

Saturdays<br />

Saturdays<br />

Monday to Friday<br />

Sundays<br />

Saturdays<br />

Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad will be closed on the following days <strong>–</strong><br />

02 Oct: Gandhi Jayanti 03 Oct: Dussera 04 Oct: Bakri Eid 21<strong>–</strong>27 Oct: Diwali<br />

The timings of the Café are:<br />

Tuesday to Sunday, 09:00 am <strong>–</strong> 03:00 pm and 05:00 pm <strong>–</strong> 11:00 pm • Closed on Monday

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