Editor’s Note We have a rather short Reviews section this time. We are currently looking for a new Reviews Editor for Francophonie. If you’d be interested in sourcing new publications, finding reviewers (who get to keep the books they review) and editing this column...
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...
Martine Pillette (Moulton, Northamptonshire) THE GRAMMAR AGENDA In the days of O level (GCE Ordinary level was introduced in Britain in 1951) communication was not at the heart of the MFL agenda. The emphasis was much more on linguistic competence than on performance....
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...
Christine O’Leary (Sheffield Hallam University) INTRODUCTION L’utilisation du tableau numérique intéractif (TNI) doit tenir compte de l’évolution des pratiques pédagogiques, en particulier l’approche actionnelle. Celle-ci exige une méthodologie active centrée sur ...
Sandrine Aguerre (Université de Bordeaux 3), Bill Alder (Open University), Tita Beaven (Open University) INTRODUCTION Tele-collaboration is now a well-established practice in language learning and teaching and usually involves ‘learners in parallel language classes...