This category can only be viewed by members. Please
Login.
by cristahazell | Apr 28, 2020 | French Culture, French Discussions, French Network, French News, French Zone, News, What's New
Are you longing to travel to la belle France again? Many of us are! Thanks to an article in The Guardian you can be transported from the comfort of your home to the backstreets of Paris in Perfume to sun-baked Provence in Jean de Florette. To visit France through...
by Victoria Mitchell | Oct 18, 2017 | French Culture, French Zone
Words: Jane Harvey, ALL President Elect and ALL Border Marches Network I have just returned from Québec, which I first visited as a student in 1971 a few years after General de Gaulle had made his “Vive le Québec libre” speech. At that time, English was the official...
by Victoria Mitchell | Sep 22, 2017 | French Culture, Language Zones
Guest blog by Georgia Stone, King’s College. En septembre 2015 j’ai fait mes valises, dit mes adieux, et je suis montée dans le train à destination de Paris. J’ai passé l’année scolaire 2015/16 dans la capitale de la France pour étudier à l’Université Paris-Sorbonne...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jul 7, 2017 | French Culture, French Practice, French Zone, Language Zones
Le 14 juillet is nearly upon us, so if you are celebrating la fête nationale in school, here are some fun filled ideas to get you started: Organise a little fête at lunchtime with stalls including some food tasting Pin the beret on the..? Find a famous French...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jun 21, 2017 | French Culture, French Practice, French Zone, Language Zones
Known in France as ‘Le 14 juillet’ or ‘La fête nationale du 14 juillet’, the day that we refer to as Bastille Day, is a fantastic opportunity to engage pupils in the French language and the country’s culture. A French day, or a lesson, can be planned with the help of...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jun 16, 2017 | French Culture, French Zone, Language Zones
Du samedi 1 juillet au dimanche 23 juillet 2017, le 104ième Tour de France comprendra 21 étapes pour une distance de 3,540 kilomètres. Le 104ième Tour de France fera étape dans trois pays limitrophes : l’Allemagne, la Belgique et le Luxembourg. En France, 34...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 6, 2016 | French Culture, French Practice, French Zone, Language Zones
Isabelle Vanderschelden, Manchester Metropolitan University INTRODUCTION Le vingt-et-unième siècle présente de nombreux défis pour l’enseignement du français et de sa diversité culturelle au Royaume Uni. Plus que jamais, les enseignants de Sixth Form doivent adapter...
by Wendy Newman | Jun 28, 2016 | French Culture, French Practice, French Zone, Language Zones
Géraldine D. Enjelvin, University of York Introduction En 2011, Dominique Rateau s’interrogeait: « Pourquoi kamishibaï, tapis-lecture, et autres, envahissent-ils les crèches et les bibliothèques ? » La même année, l’éditeur Didier Jeunesse demandait, lui « Pour ou...
by Wendy Newman | Oct 10, 2013 | French Culture, French Zone
Marie-Isabelle Mallett (European School Culham) La littérature jeunesse offre une grande diversité de supports, particulièrement adaptés à un public d’apprenants de Français Langue Étrangère. En effet, alors que les textes littéraires peuvent être laissés de côté en...
by Wendy Newman | May 3, 2013 | French Culture, French Updates, French Zone
Jean-Benoît Alokpon (Président de l’APFA-OI) L’ASSOCIATION L’Association des Professeurs de Français pour l’Afrique et l’Océan Indien (APFA-OI) est l’une des huit Commissions que compte la Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Français (FIPF). Les sept autres...
by Wendy Newman | May 3, 2013 | French Culture, French Updates, French Zone
Mike Kelly (University of Southampton) La laïcité has recently re-emerged as a focus of French political life. All main parties endorse it across the political spectrum, as do the most important institutions of civil society, including most religious organisations. La...
by Wendy Newman | May 3, 2013 | French Culture, French Zone
Jonathan Tyrens (Editor of Francophonie) The Académie Française, protector of the French language since the 17th century, has elected the British poet Michael Edwards to the seat formerly occupied by Jean Dutourd. The Immortels of the Académie hold an influential...
