Important Dates

Winter Semester
Jan 9th - Mar 1st, 2012
SPRING REGISTRATION 
Feb 3rd - Mar 16th, 2012 
Spring Semester
Mar 12th - May 3rd, 2012
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2 NEW CLASSES ADDED AFTER CATALOG WAS PRINTED - PLEASE REGISTER VIA WEBSITE

 

w12-61SP12-59   ELEMENTARY FRENCH CONTINUED

Expand your vocabulary, perfect your pronunciation, learn basic grammar, enjoy French music, explore French culture—whether you’re planning a trip to Paris or just to your local bistro. Our Elementary French class continues—with both new and previous students welcome to join. We’ll continue with Barron’s Learn French the Fast and Fun Way (any edition). Used copies are readily available online (Amazon.com, alibris.com, ebay.com, and others).

Course leader Betty Silberman is a professional cabaret singer, actress, and a music and language teacher. Originally from Montreal, and a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, Betty brings warmth and humor to her classroom. She taught French at Berklee College of Music in Boston for over a decade and more recently at the Longboat Key Education Center, as well as at the Lifelong Learning Academy. She also operates Betty’s Music Studio in Sarasota.

Mondays, 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
8 weeks, Mar 12 – April 30


w12-40SP12-60 YIDDISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

The days when millions of Jews spoke Yiddish as their first language are over, but Yiddish is far from dead. It lives on in words and phrases that enliven other languages, including English. In this fun course, we’ll cover basic terms, expressions, and fundamentals of conversation. We’ll explore many styles of Jewish music and sing along with well-known melodies. Just bring your notebook, sit back, and schmooze with us while you learn a bissel Yiddish!

Course leader Betty Silberman is a professional cabaret singer, actress, and a music and language teacher. Originally from Montreal, and a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music, Betty brings warmth and humor to her classroom. She taught Yiddish in Boston for more than twenty years, at Tufts Experimental College, Hebrew College and at Harvard and M.I.T. Hillel. She operates Betty’s Music Studio in Sarasota.

Wednesdays, 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
8 weeks, Mar 14 – May 2