Let’s sing in French with a smile! Combine your love of singing with the French language in this fun workshop where together we will sing simple songs in French. Open to everyone willing to have a go, you do not need to speak French.
This session is part of the 2026 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners.
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Enjoy exploring French language and culture with this fun workshop based on simple songs that French speakers learn as children.
What will we cover?
You will learn to sing around four comptines (nursery rhymes), with help to understand and pronounce the words you are singing. .
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- sing around four simple French songs - feel more relaxed - make sounds that sound more French - have a better grasp of the rhythms of French language
There may be other outcomes, depending on the needs and interests of the group of students.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This worshop is for anyone who is interested and willing to have a go!
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The tutor will teach the songs by ear and you will be invited to join in with the group to sing them.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
No.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
The languages department offers a variety of French courses. Go the website or contact us at languages@citylit.ac.uk
This workshop is part of the 2026 Mental Wealth Festival hosted by City Lit and partners. The Mental Wealth Festival is a week of events and experiences which celebrate and promote activities, projects, ideas and tools which restore, support and enhance positive mental health. The Festival aims to highlight the way mental health issues impact on so many aspects of daily life, and how the arts, politics, culture, faith and the media can support our ‘mental wealth’. We bring together professionals and key stakeholders to discuss mental health issues, providing a forum for informative, challenging and inspiring discussions and workshops exploring mental health issues.
Trista studied French at UCL and, in 1988 published a book on the French writer Marguerite Duras, based on her PhD thesis: “The Other Woman” (Yale UP). Since then she has led a double professional life as a freelance translator and teacher. As a translator she works mainly in literary non-fiction, fiction and academic writing. Her translation of Gwenaëlle’s autofiction “Personne” was shortlisted for the French-American Foundation Translation Prize in 2013. For 30 years she also worked for the British Film Institute as a translator, performer and subtitles of film soundtracks and as an interpreter for actors, directors and producers from the French-speaking world. In parallel to translation she has always been a teacher, on courses in French language, literature, cinema and translation at various universities in London and, since 2005, also at City Lit. She greatly enjoys sharing her French-related interests with students and learning from the ideas and experiences that they bring.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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