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CAFÉ ACTUS  

Let's take some news from each other and from the world and talk! All our students are invited to discuss current and international news in French.


CLUB DE LECTURE

Hosted in collaboration with the Centre de la Francophonie at UBC, this book club is free and open to all - French speakers or French language learners.


EU BOOK CLUB

Different European cultural institutes in Vancouver present books from their countries and invite you to discuss them.


SPEAK DATING

Speak-Dating are friendly meetings in French with Francophones and Francophiles of all levels inspired by the Speed-Dating concept. 



LITERARY BREAKFAST

What have you read recently? What books would you recommend to other readers? Come and share your favorite readings with a coffee and a croissant!


Our suggestions online



You miss going to school or university? Never too late to learn, even from home! With FUN MOOC, discover the freedom to study...for free!

Gallica is the online Library of the "Bibliothèque nationale de France" and its partners. Among others, you can find 150 documents in full access.

The "éditions Lapin" offers comics in Free access. If you like dark humor and absurd, you'll be delighted!

RFI Savoirs helps listeners keep up with French, to improve knowledge of a language they regularly need in their work, or simply for people who love French and the values it conveys.