Thank you to everyone who attended. Today, we were pleased to welcome Jennie from Canada and Nathan from France to our club. During the session, we shared stories about momiji, talked about our favorite autumn destinations, and exchanged our favorite foods. We appreciate everyone’s participation and look forward to seeing you next time.

Although OA was absent and no native French speakers joined us, Japanese students interested in learning French gathered and had a great time sharing their ideas.

This week, we talked about Halloween in Japan, shared our activities after finishing exams, and discussed what we like to do during the autumn season 🍁.

Thank you very much to all the active students who joined and participated with great energy!

A special thank you to Garance for sharing your ideas and experiences.

Good luck to everyone who will take the DELF B1 exam.

And of course, new members are always welcome to join our club! 

Yesterday, Garance and Léonie, students from Grenoble University who arrived in Japan just a month ago, visited our club! They were warmly welcomed by our 11 student members who joined the session.

They shared fascinating stories about student life in France and offered great tips, sparking lively discussions about cultural differences and experiences. Everyone was curious, engaged, and eager to learn; it was an inspiring and memorable afternoon for all!

A big thank-you to Garance, Léonie, and all our members for making the day so enjoyable. 

We can’t wait to see more students take part in future sessions filled with cultural exchange and fun activities. You’re always welcome: we’d be happy to have you with us! See you soon! 🎉

During our first French conversation session this semester, 6 students joined and shared a great moment together!

We started by introducing ourselves and sharing our experiences as French learners: everyone had a unique story and reason to learn the language.

Then, we talked about what motivates us to learn French:
✨ For work and study opportunities
🌍 For travel and cultural discovery
💬 For the joy of speaking another language

We also chatted about our winter activities: some enjoy cozy days cooking or eating hamburgers, while others love winter sports or family time.

It was a great chance to practice French, learn new words, and connect with others who share the same passion!

📅 Join us next time to keep improving your French in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere!
We can’t wait to see you there! 

Today was our last session of the French conversational club. We had 7 participants.

We discussed each participant's future and our holiday plans. We also took advantage of the 14th of July celebrations in France to discuss the history of this national holiday and its similarities with Japan's main national holiday. Finally, we discussed French history in more detail, particularly the changes in territory over the course of wars and treaties.

To celebrate our last session and share one last convivial moment together, with Marie we bought cakes for all our attendees.

We wanted to thank you all for these 10 weeks of conversational club. We wish you all the best.

Enjoy your summer break!

The session took place and we shared lunch together, discussing food and we took advantage of this session to talk about the trips we're planning for the summer. Some of us are planning to go to France, prepared the DELF (french test) or write their PhD thesis.

We're all really looking forward to the vacations !

Lunch went by very quickly,

Next week will be the last session, so we're planning a surprise!

See you soon,

Today we were 8 peoples for the French conversational club.

One group have compared Japanese and French music, sharing for example the different version of Aux Champs Elysées and then have played shiritori.

The other group discuss about:

• TA role in Japan
• Difference of university fees and access for students (local and foreigners) depending on the country
• Habit of lecture in foreign language. Sharing our own experience, we exchange about L’étranger a book from French author Albert Camus that three of us had already read.

Next time, it will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Wednesday, July 9.

We look forward to your participation!

On Wednesday 25th, 5 people attended the French conversation class. Léa and I split the group in two: beginners on one side and advanced in the other side. With the more beginner students, Léa discussed travel and cultural differences. For my part, we played a Japanese game which consists of finding a word with the last syllable of the last word spoken with the participants. It was particularly interesting and fun to do it in French, as I was able to discuss the different meanings of the words, and the participants were able to learn new words in French.

Lunch went by very quickly.

We look forward to seeing you next week, on July 2, at noon! 

Today we were 8 peoples for the French conversational club.

This week we naturally create small group of discussion, like in a group of friends and we let the conversation take its course.

Here is some topics we talked about: food, French VS Japanese class, part-time jobs, karaoke, …

No club on the 18^th of June due to university’s holidays!

Next time, it will be from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 28.

We look forward to your participation!