Workshops offered entirely online
The École de français offers a wide range of workshops on various aspects of the French language. These free online workshops are open to the entire Université de Montréal community, including students. If you are a non-French speaker, you must have an intermediate to advanced level of French.
This workshop reviews the components of basic sentence components.
- Variable and invariable word classes
- Groups of words and their functions.
It is aimed at people who have basic knowledge of modern French grammar.
N.B. For a review of complex sentences, sentence types and forms, follow the Grammar Review II workshop.
Thursday, April 16, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
While some linguistic errors are easy to spot, others require sharper tools. Thanks to this workshop, you will learn how to take advantage of Word and Antidote software to produce polished texts.
You will know how to:
- write and revise your texts by properly by using proofreaders, dictionaries and the various Word and Antidote guides;
- use your knowledge and judgment to accept or refuse the proposed corrections in the French language.
Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 1:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This workshop reviews complex sentences, as well as sentence types and forms.
- Simple and complex sentences
- Sentence types and forms
For those with a basic knowledge of modern French grammar.
N.B. It is recommended that you have completed Grammar Review I before registering for this workshop.
Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Review the structure and functioning of the verb group to avoid syntax errors. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to construct sentences in which the verb group structure is respected, as well as to identify and correct faulty constructions
Wednesday, May 1st, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Review the concepts relating to the types and forms of sentences in order to avoid construction errors. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to correctly construct interrogative, negative and imperative sentences.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Would you like to better understand the rules governing French past participle agreements in a fun and active way? This workshop is for you. Through practical exercises, you will learn to ask yourself the right questions and develop a grammatical analysis method that will be useful to you in other linguistic contexts.
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
This workshop will help you better distinguish homophones that are often a source of errors. Through practical exercises, you will learn to spell them correctly.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to identify the class of homophone words, write and agree them correctly, and choose the correct ending for verbal homophones of -er verbs in the French language.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Writing an email in French may seem simple. However, a few rules must be respected. No more vague and unproductive emails! Learn how to write clear and appropriate emails that will help your recipients to provide you with proper responses and, above all, to understand you. Fun exercises, tips and practical advice will help you acquire a skill you can use every day to become a more efficient and better correspondent.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.