Kids' books for International Dance Day

To celebrate #InternationalDanceDay, our Librarian Renée compiled a list of books related to dance, for children aged 3 to 14 years old. All the books are available on Culturethèque, an online library for Alliance Française members.

Connected Through French Language

Meet Jin Jin, better known by her family and friends as Kitty! When she first stepped into the Alliance Française de Chicago four years ago she didn’t know any French, not even “bonjour.

Gazette de l'Alliance par nos étudiants !

As some of you might have seen this past week we have released our first edition of the “Gazette de l’Alliance,” our very own student-made journal available here. I am very proud to introduce this fantastic work realized by our students and I want to congratulate and thank them for their hard work, their perseverance and their accomplishments in learning French.

French, Pierre de Coubertin and the Olympics

The 2018 Olympics are upon us and let me preface this blog post by saying that I am a huge Olympics fan. Being a naturally competitive person, I am drawn to competitions and what competition is more grand than the Olympics?

Grammar with Elodie — "U" vs. "OU"

Bonjour à tous! Elodie Kaplan, our wonderful co-director of the learning center sits down with us and gives us grammar and pronunciation tips when learning French. In this series of the Mais Oui!

Grammar with Elodie — the ins and outs of H's and S's

Bonjour à tous! Elodie Kaplan, our wonderful co-director of the learning center sits down with us and gives us grammar and pronunciation tips when learning French. In this series of the Mais Oui!

Grammar with Elodie — intonation and vowels

Bonjour tout le monde! Elodie Kaplan, our wonderful co-director of the learning center sits down with us and gives us grammar and pronunciation tips when learning French. In this series of the Mais Oui!

Mais Oui! Podcast - Maël's Recommendation (en français)

The Mais Oui! Podcast from the Alliance Française de Chicago continues! Today- episode 5 of the Staff Recommendation series. We talk to Maël Ginsburger (Culture and Administration intern), as he gives us his library recommendations!

Mais Oui! Podcast - Marie's Recommendation (en français)

The Mais Oui! Podcast from the Alliance Française de Chicago continues! Today- episode 3 of the Staff Recommendation series. We talk to Marie Lhuillery-Weber (brand specialist), as she gives us her library recommendations!