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Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta

Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta, is the French-American cultural center serving the Atlanta community as the premiere provider of French language and culture since 1912. Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta is a non-profit organization committed to the study of French language and cultural exchange promoting French culture representing France and 50 Francophone countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. We are committed to education and cultural outreach to communities within and around Atlanta and to fostering cross-cultural understanding. Our programs consist of educational and cultural programs. We provide French language classes for all levels and cultural programs in the form of art exhibit, lecture, concerts, movies, trips to French speaking countries and more.break

http://www.afatl.com

  • Babel is Not a Curse: Embracing Second Languages

    Fri, Oct 12, 2007
    Jean Harzic, former CEO of Alliance Francaise in Paris, speaks about the French language and cultural diversity. Learning a dozen languages, or even five or six, is beyond the reach of most of us. But if English and information technology are two tools that have become indispensable, learning a major language of communication and culture, whether it's French, Spanish, Portuguese, or German, helps to avoid a dangerous standardization: one language, one way of thinking.
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    Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta

  • Two Competing Views of the United Nations

    Fri, Sep 21, 2007
    The Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta considers the future of an international organization like the UN. Will it hold its own with the great powers or is it condemned to remain in their shadow? Will it play a more political role in international relations?
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    Alliance Francaise d'Atlanta