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Impact of Bilingualism on Personalities
A highly informative article, entitled, "Do Different Languages Confer Different Personalities?", was published earlier this month in The Economist. It addresses why people may act or feel differently when speaking another language and how a person's worldviews may differ depending on how their maternal and secondary languages are acquired. It discusses the impact of word order and many other interesting aspects of bilingualism. Click here for the article. We recommend reading it a couple of times through to appreciate the analysis, which is very thorough on many different levels.
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Beaujolais Nouveau Events Around Town
The Beaujolais Nouveau event at the Heathman, which is a fundraiser for the Alliance and the FACC, is completely sold out and the waitlist is full as well. Close to 500 attendees are expected. If you miss that event, consider the Thursday Beaujolais Nouveau street party at St Jack's new location in Northwest Portland, which is a benefit for the Oregon Food Bank. Click here for that info. Or catch Beaujolais Nouveau at the MAC on Thursday, 11/2 1, as well. For just $35 (a newly reduced price) you can taste the new vintage and gourmet nibbles as well. Click here for that info. Finally, St Honoré Boulangerie will be serving a flight of nouveau-style beverages with an Alsatian-inspired menu. The $9 flight & bite trio features Cidre Nouveau, Oregon Gamay Nouveau and more. Note that all three of these "vin primeur"events are on Thursday, and the Heathman event is Friday.
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Babar and Piano Music for Children
The Alliance is pleased to promote an independently organized afternoon of piano music and stories for chi ldren on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1-2 pm at the Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, OR 97202. The Kaleidoscope Piano Duo, Maria Antonia Garcia and Momoko Muramatsu, will play music by Beethoven, Fauré, Chabrier, and will feature Francis Poulenc's THE STORY OF BABAR with narration by Muriel Henkens. The original French text will be presented with visuals and English subtitles, for ease of understanding. Suitable for all ages. Suggested donation at the door: $10.
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French Business Networking on Dec. 10
On Tuesday, December 10, at 6:30pm, the Alliance will host, with the French-American Chamber of Commerce (FACC), a networking event for French-speaking business professionals. The event is being organi zed by Jack Cowan who is the Executive Director of the French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest. Cowan is also the Honorary Consul of France in Washington. Refreshments will be served. This evening of informal networking for Portland's French-speaking business community is complimentary; $5 donations at the door will be welcome to offset costs. Click here to register.
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Holiday Open House on Dec. 5
The Alliance will hold its Holiday Portes Ouvertes (Open House) event on Thursday, December 5, from 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm at the historic Kamm House at 1425 SW 20th Avenue. No reservations are necessary to attend the event - simply stop by to visit with teachers, chat with staff members, register for classes (the Winter term begins January 6), pick up books, learn more about upcoming events and, for those who aren't already members, learn about the perks of an Alliance membership. Note: the open house is also the deadline for getting 10% off class fees. The event will feature a variety of refreshments including European-style cider from Virtue Cider, represented by Alliance student Rob Merollis.
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Now enrolling for the December Holiday Term and the Winter Term (Jan.-March). Visit www.afportland.org
or call 503.223.8388.
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Hosted by Alliance staff or board members. Drop-ins welcome; membership is encouraged but not required.
NW Portland
St Honoré on NW Thurman on Wed., Nov. 20 at 6:00 p.m.
SE Portland
At Chez Machin, Mon., Dec. 9 at 7:00p.m. at Vie de Bohème weekly on Sundays, 4-5:30 p.m.
Vancouver
Lapellah Restaurant in Vancouver, Tues., Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
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70 for refreshments, socializing with teachers and fellow students, and a free drawing for prizes. Certificates of achievement were awarded to several students as well.
There are high levels of interest in the new workshops on Faux Amis, Idiomatic Expressions and Conjugations. For those wishing to touch on the basics in an intensive fashion, consider the Beginning French 101 Intensive. "This intense format of two weeks is rarely offered," cites Pedagogy Manager, Linda Fuchs. "The short duration makes it a great way to review or learn the basics of a beginning class, in preparation for travel or for the next level of 102 in the Wi
nter term." Click