Monday, February 6, 2012

L'invitée francophone de février


Ce mercredi 1er février, nous avons eu à le plaisir d'accueillir Mlle Caterina Sabbatini, chercheuse à Sciences Po à Paris et actuellement en poste à AUK au Gulf Studies Center. Elle a organisé plusieurs conférences à AUK notamment celle du professeur Gilles Képel. Les étudiants ont apprécié sa convivialité et ont été impressionnés par sa maîtrise du français. Elle leur a d'ailleurs vivement recommandé de passer les épreuves du DELF. Nous lui souhaitons bonne chance pour sa thèse de doctorat qu'elle est en train de rédiger. Pendant son intervention dans notre classe de français, elle a gentiment répondu aux questions préparées par les étudiants. Voici un petit compte rendu de ses réponses :
Nom : Caterina Sabbatini
Profession : Chercheuse à Sciences Po à Paris. Elle travaille
sur les pays du Golfe persique et elle prépare son doctorat.
Nationalité : Italienne
Age : 29 ans
Etudes : Elle a étudié en France et en Italie, elle a passé le DALF et a été acceptée à l’univsersité en France.
Projets : Elle va présenter une conférence sur le sport au Qatar à AUK et elle va donner un cours pour le semestre d'été.
Langues : italien, anglais, français, arabe et persan.
Loisirs et passe-temps : Elle aime le tourisme,la nourriture, lire, la culture, parler avec les gens.
Au Koweït, elle aime la vie politique locale qu'elle trouve pétillante Et selon elle, les Koweïtiens sont plus ouverts que les autres habitants du Golfe persique. Elle aime aussi le désert, les courses de chameaux, le Friday market, le souq Moubarakiya et le restaurant Edo!
Son film préféré : La conquête (le film qui évoque l'ascension au pouvoir de Nicolas Sarkozy)
Son sport préféré : Le volley qu'elle a pratiqué pendant 6 ans.
Son artiste préféré : Batlik. Elle aime aussi le rock et la musique romantique.

Autres informations : Son prénon Catherine signifie pur

Friday, December 30, 2011

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Le plaisir d'apprendre, par Khaled Al Nuwaishri


Le Plaisir D’apprendre

This is the motto of CAVILAM institute, which can be translated to the pleasure of learning. CAVILAM is a French learning center where I spent one month last summer to study French in a program supported and financed by the French embassy after being selected by AUK French professor Joseph Fiannaca. CAVILAM lies in a small city called Vichy in the south-east of Paris where I first landed. The city of light was beautiful! Paris is the city for fashion, art, culture, history and knowledge.
Living in France for a couple of weeks, allowed me to gain experience in a rich culture and learn a wonderful world classified international language. It was a unique experience that made me learn the language on the spot because you’re in a foreign country where inhabitants have so much pride in their language and will not easily speak any other international language. 15th of July 2011 was the day I left Kuwait to France. On 18th of July I had a placement test to put me in the right level. I instantly had an amazing impression about the institute and the city as well. The professors, students and the administration were very helpful and polite. I made many friendships with people from different nationality coming from all over the world to learn what most foreigners describe the most romantic language in existence. Four useful and exciting weeks passed so fast while living there. I had the chance to live in a house with a French family and experience the completely French life with them. The way they treated me as one of the family was really nice of them. I even did not feel like I was lonely in a foreign country staying in a house with a foreign family. They used to ask me everyday about how the classes wentthe. They gave me a really good impression of the French people.

One of the great lessons that I have learned during my trip was the sense of loyalty and devotion for work; whether a student or an employee, French people were very loyal to what they do and very punctual. I leaned that devotion and loyalty comes through passion, it’s by learning to love what you do and it can easily be done, as it’s simply a state of mind.
What has drawn my attention mostly and surprised me were the teachings of Islam in French people when they love what they do and they complete their work to their highest potential. Despite the fact that they are a minority, Muslims in France are very sincere to their religion.
Learning a language, gaining experience, touring around the city of arts, fashion, culture and history was a priceless journey. On 18th of August I left France to come back to my beloved country. From the first moment I was leaving Vichy I started missing it when the tape of the great time I spent was playing in my mind. Briefly that was my trip to France and I really recommend to any of you not to miss a chance like this experiencing a new lifestyle.


Les aventures de Tintin, au Koweït le 3 Novembre



Sunday, October 23, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Concert au théâtre de Shamiya mardi 25 octobre


Le Service culturel de l'Ambassade de France au Koweït
et le Conseil National pour la Culture, les Arts et les Lettres (CNCAL)
ont le plaisir de vous inviter à un concert unique de

Ballaké Sissoko (Mali) / Kora
Vincent Ségal (France) / Violoncelle

Chamber Music

Mardi 25 octobre 2011
à 19h30 au théâtre de Shamiya
Shamiya, Bloc 4, rue Hamed Saleh Al-Homaidi

Pour en savoir plus sur le duo Ballaké Sissoko-Vincent Ségal et leur musique :

http://www.noformat.net/BALLAKE+SISSOKO+%26AMP%3B+VINCENT+SEGAL-CHAMBER+MUSIC-medias.html

Toutes les informations en pièce jointe et sur www.ambafrance-kw.org

Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles
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The Cultural Section of the French Embassy in Kuwait
& the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL).
have the pleasure to invite you to a unique concert performed by

Ballaké Sissoko (Mali) / Kora
Vincent Ségal (France) / Cello

Chamber Music

Tuesday October 25th, 2011
at 7.30 pm - Shamiya Theater
Shamiya, Bloc 4, rue Hamed Saleh Al-Homaidi

To know more about the duo Ballaké Sissoko-Vincent Ségal and their music:

http://www.noformat.net/BALLAKE+SISSOKO+%26AMP%3B+VINCENT+SEGAL-CHAMBER+MUSIC-medias.html

Find all details in the attachment and on www.ambafrance-kw.org

Free entrance - Limited seats

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

L'arnacoeur-FRNC 102



Vidéo projet par Sara Al Khudaari

Bonne rentreé 2011


French Diwaniya souhaite à toutes et à tous une excellente rentrée 2011.