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8:30am CDT

[Session #10] Comment aborder Manie Musicale?
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Salon 12
Manie Musicale is a powerful and fun way to engage students in French language and culture. If you're not participating already, you are missing out! Come to this session to learn all about Manie Musicale, and how to join the international movement started by Michelle Fournier and Stephanie Carbonneau.
Speakers
VJ
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Salon 12
  Regular Session

8:30am CDT

[Session #14] Differentiation for French DLI Learners with Special Needs
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Indiana
The controversial studies conducted by Dr. Kenneth Dinklage of Harvard University and Leonore Ganschow of the University of Miami, beginning in the 1970s, have significantly influenced the ongoing debate regarding the inclusion of students with learning difficulties in immersion classes. These studies have heightened the interest of bilingual education specialists in exploring the factors and possibilities involved in such inclusion.

The prevailing perspective today is that the integration of students with learning difficulties into immersion settings can be a valuable asset to their overall development, as supported by Wayne P. Thomas and Virginia P. Collier. Furthermore, the movement advocating for the inclusion of these students has gained considerable momentum, particularly with the effective utilization of artificial intelligence tools in immersion classrooms.

This session will initially focus on assisting educators in identifying the specific challenges faced by certain students, thereby enabling them to appropriately categorize these difficulties within the immersive context. Subsequently, attention will shift to selecting the relevant artificial intelligence tools designed to support student success, with an emphasis on differentiation to accommodate individual needs.

In conclusion, we will explore practical applications of these AI tools within real classroom settings.
Speakers
GP
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Indiana
  Regular Session

8:30am CDT

[Session #40] Teaching Methodologies and Technology
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Wilson
Cette contribution propose le développement d’une plateforme numérique adaptative visant à optimiser l’apprentissage du français langue étrangère (FLE) auprès des apprenants hispanophones à l’Université du Nouveau-Mexique. Partant du constat que plus de 60% de nos étudiants sont bilingues espagnol-anglais, et que les approches pédagogiques actuelles ne tirent pas pleinement profit de ce capital linguistique, nous proposons un dispositif technologique innovant basé sur l’intelligence artificielle. Le projet vise à créer une interface interactive capable d’identifier automatiquement les zones de convergence entre l’espagnol et le français, permettant ainsi de personnaliser l’apprentissage selon le profil linguistique de chaque apprenant. L’originalité de cette approche réside dans l’utilisation d’algorithmes d’apprentissage qui analyseraient en temps réel les productions des étudiants pour identifier leurs points forts et leurs difficultés spécifiques, notamment dans les domaines morphosyntaxique, lexical et phonétique. Cette proposition s’appuie sur des recherches récentes en linguistique computationnelle et en didactique des langues romanes, tout en répondant aux besoins spécifiques de notre contexte d'enseignement. L’implémentation d'une telle plateforme permettrait non seulement d’optimiser l’apprentissage du FLE pour nos étudiants hispanophones, mais aussi de générer des données précieuses pour la recherche en didactique des langues assistée par ordinateur.
Speakers
ME
MP
GV
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Wilson
  Regular Session, Panel/Round Table

8:30am CDT

[Session #43] Le Français chez nous - Advocacy for French as a Global and Local Language
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Logan
Speakers
MB
RB
CH
JP
JS
KS
MH
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Logan
  Regular Session, Panel/Round Table

8:30am CDT

[Session #76] Enough with the Policing: Let’s Incorporate Google Translate
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Salon 10
This session explores integrating Google Translate into classroom activities to enhance vocabulary, sentence structures, and pronunciation. It demonstrates how to use Google Translate for educational benefits, if strategically incorporated in language classrooms. Drawing on university lessons, participants' samples and reflections illustrate practical applications and outcomes. Key findings show that strategic use of Google Translate improves vocabulary, pronunciation, sentence structure, and critical skills, addressing common pitfalls for better usage.
Speakers
JM
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Salon 10
  Regular Session

8:30am CDT

[Session #79] L' Écopoétique de la ville et de la campagne dans Maria Chapdelaine de Louis Hémon
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Kimball
Maria Chapdelaine de Louis Hémon reconduit un imaginaire écologique propre à la pastorale, un genre littéraire qui exalte la simplicité et la pureté de la vie champêtre au détriment de la ville, présentée à tort ou a raison comme un générateur de pollution, sur le plan environnemental, et d’ambition, de cupidité et de corruption, sur le plan moral. Notre propos est de montrer comment la mise en poème de l’habitat, cet ensemble de procédés stylistiques qu’utilise l’auteur en vue de donner un corps et une âme à la nature, transforme celle-ci en un protagoniste de l’homme.
Speakers
EK
Tuesday July 8, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am CDT
Kimball
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #103] No Child Left Behind Kids Go to College: How do Heritage Speakers of Spanish mediate linguistic (in)security through their acquisition of French?
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Madison
The Heritage Speakers of Spanish (HSS) in college today were raised during the No Child Left Behind era and its politicized invalidation of Spanish. Now, they are a substantial demographic in French language classrooms. Uniquely, these spaces view Spanish bilingualism as an asset, providing a venue where HSS can navigate linguistic (in)security from their early education. This interactive presentation explores this process and how instructors can support HSS by promoting linguistic justice in the classroom.
Speakers
SP
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Madison
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #18] Empowering students: Creating and implementing National French Week activities on campus
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Wilson
In this session, participants will learn how students in a French conversation class designed and implemented engaging National French Week activities to promote French language and culture on campus. Emphasizing student involvement, this presentation will showcase how students can take the lead in creating and executing these activities as part of their coursework. We will explore a variety of event ideas, strategies for student engagement, and methods for integrating these activities into the broader curriculum. Attendees will leave with a toolkit of practical ideas and resources to celebrate National French Week and engage the wider campus community.
Speakers
AC
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Wilson
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #3] Anti-Racist Approaches to Decolonizing and Diversifying a French Language Program
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Salon 12
Presentation of curricular materials created for BU’s “Designing Antiracism Curricula” fellowship. Lessons include multiple modules on Francophone North and West Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia, to be used across the four-semester language sequence with the aim of decolonizing the curriculum, better serving our diverse students, and deepening students’ awareness of non-Western francophone regions. The presenters will describe their process and their first year piloting the program. Presenters will provide sample activities and resources.
Speakers
MB
LW
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Salon 12
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #48] Lessons Learned: Implementing New Directions in a French Language Program Curriculum
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Salon 2
Keeping the curriculum relevant and current is a central concern of every French language program director. But where to start when it's time to change a 40-year-old curriculum? This session will describe challenges and lessons learned in a major curricular overhaul of a French language program, based on experiences of this university-level language program director. Examples will be shared from a timeline of curricular planning and implementation, with audience participation in a hands-on brainstorming session.
Speakers
CS
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Salon 2
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #71] Vive la Francophonie: Engagement and Exploration Through a Diverse Lens
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Marshfield
This session will introduce a school-wide, year-long Francophone country exploration, sharing guidelines for selecting and promoting the 3 P's of a target country, while adhering to regular curricular goals, and demonstrate how the nature of the project puts students' voices and interests at the forefront, leading to increased engagement while providing a more diverse lens into Francophone culture. The session will include a hands-on learning experience and a portion of the session for sharing resources amongst participants.
Speakers
EG
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Marshfield
  Regular Session

10:30am CDT

[Session #81] Making the case for French: A toolkit for articulating critical competencies through advanced French study
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Logan
This session presents a French Embassy and FACE Foundation funded project that is creating an advocacy toolkit promoting advanced French study. We'll discuss how French studies develop valuable career skills, share how these competencies were identified by faculty from ten institutions, and present sample toolkit materials including a website and advising resources. Though university-focused, this project offers relevant insights for French programs at all levels.
Speakers
HA
KM
Tuesday July 8, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Logan
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #28] French Language and Francophone Cultures through Film: Free resources from CinéSchool, IFcinéma, and TV5Monde
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 10
Discover three free resources—CinéSchool, IFcinéma, and TV5Monde—to bring authentic French films and TV into your classroom. CinéSchool offers francophone films with interactive activities on Genially and Padlet. IFcinéma provides a diverse catalog of French films and shorts. TV5Monde brings Francophone culture to life with TV shows like Destination Francophonie and ready-to-use lesson plans. Leave with practical tools and activities to make French learning more engaging, relevant, and immersive for your students!
Speakers
NC
NW
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 10
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #33] Influential Lessons: Using Influencers and Social Media in the Classroom
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Logan
Using social media in the classroom can come with many benefits for students and teachers alike. However, there are also risks and responsibilities associated with opening your classroom to the world through the networks. This session will review best practices for using social media in language lessons. Attendees will have access to sample lessons for all levels as well as examples of influencers to share with students.
Speakers
KB
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Logan
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #65] The Here and Now of AI in French: Examples from across the Curriculum and Profession
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 12
This presentation offers five interactive examples of AI usage in lesson planning and classroom activities piloted at two higher education institutions and developed in parallel with the more established and research-based digital humanities practices of: accessibility (free and limited account creation required), meaningful contribution (the activity must benefit students’ learning in a novel way), and ease of use (the platform must render instructor’s work easier, not more onerous).
Speakers
MH
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 12
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #66] The Linguistic Landscape of Paris: Making Connections to Other Disciplines
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 2
This presentation promotes the inclusion of authentic content in the curriculum by offering a pedagogical model for using photos of the linguistic landscape of Paris to make connections to other disciplines (architecture, art, geography, history, jurisprudence, marketing, math, and sociology). The photos, which were taken by the presenters over the past two years, represent a wide range of contexts in many different parts of the city.
Speakers
LE
LW
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Salon 2
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #78] High-impact Practices for Fluency in French
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Marshfield
Learn how to invigorate French conversation with your students in class through the high-impact activity of structured debate. The format of debating, infuses enthusiasm into conversation, while building vocabulary, refining pronunciation, enhancing confidence, and improving fluency. Using video of your choice, documentary, serial, or feature film, as the starting point, students lead the discussion implementing the important elements of debate such as argument, evidence, refutation, and respectful communication. Debate sample lesson with activities and templates will be provided during this interactive presentation.
Speakers
NG
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Marshfield
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #92] Grand Concours
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Wilson
Language skills and cultural knowledge are necessary in the globalized world and our daily lives. French is a global and local language, spoken by over 300M around the world and 33M in the Americas. In a multilingual world, the opportunity to learn French should be available to all. The mission of French language advocacy is to ensure that access and opportunity to learn French are available to all interested learners. We can all be advocates!
Speakers
RB
DF
LN
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Wilson
  Regular Session

1:00pm CDT

[Session #96] Optimiser l’enseignement en DLI : approches pédagogiques et leviers d’action
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Madison
Cette session a pour objectif de fournir aux enseignants actuellement en poste dans des programmes d'immersion en français aux États-Unis des outils et des stratégies pour renforcer leurs pratiques pédagogiques. Nous explorerons les principales approches pédagogiques permettant d’optimiser l’enseignement en immersion et aborderons les défis spécifiques rencontrés dans ces contextes. Nous discuterons également des moyens de soutien disponibles pour accompagner ces initiatives et enrichir les projets éducatifs dans les établissements DLI.
Speakers
BR
Tuesday July 8, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Madison
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #19] Enseigner la prononciation dès le début : pourquoi et comment
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Salon 2
Vous ne savez pas comment intégrer la prononciation dans vos cours ? Pas besoin d’être un·e expert·e ! Je vous propose un modèle/système simple et facile à intégrer à tous les niveaux pour inclure des éléments de prononciation liés avec des distinctions grammaticales. Ces activités développent la compréhensibilité des élèves, leur compréhension et leur apprentissage de la langue. Elles vont aussi augmenter la confiance en soi et la participation en classe.
Speakers
AV
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Salon 2
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #30] GLEAMer dans la classe de français: Modéliser un enseignement engageant, affirmatif et significatif à travers la littérature sur la famille.
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana
Cette session explore l’intégration de la littérature sur la famille en cours de français pour un apprentissage engageant et inclusif. Les participants apprendront à sélectionner des livres reflétant diverses structures familiales et à concevoir des activités centrées sur les élèves (vocabulaire, jeux de rôles, discussions). Ils adapteront leurs leçons pour répondre aux besoins de tous, tout en valorisant la diversité. À la fin, ils repartiront avec des outils pratiques pour enrichir leur enseignement.
Speakers
BT
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Indiana
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #64] Teaching World Langugages with a Montessori Twist
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kimball
After nearly 20 years of World Language teaching experience at the college, high school and middle levels, as well as being heavily active in colleague collaborations and presentations at the local, state and national levels, Teresa Floch made a huge career swerve and took a position as an Upper Elementary Montessori Guide in the school where her toddler was attending summer camp. Join her as she relates her experience transitioning to this entirely different way of teaching and how it looks to incorporate Wprld Languages into Montessori’s vision of Cosmic Education.
Speakers
TF
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Kimball
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #74] Comment connecter vos élèves à la francophonie d'ici?
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Logan
Et si nous pouvions connecter les élèves à des ressources locales pour dynamiser leur apprentissag? Cette session prendra l’allure d’une véritable conversation entre collègues francophones pour 1) valoriser la francophonie locale dans toute sa diversité, 2) repérer les ressources qui nous entourent, 3) créer un lien de proximité pour les élèves et 4) cultiver leur intérêt. Découvrez comment miser sur nos propres communautés francophones par des moyens simples et abordables.
Speakers
MB
SG
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Logan
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #88] Teaching French entirely through Film Clips
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Salon 12
In a time of decreasing French language enrollments, instructors need to consider radically new approaches to teaching the language and culture. This talk shows how to use film clips not only as an effective way to teach all the communicative functions, structures, and vocabulary domains found in traditional textbooks, but as an innovative way to present the rich diversity of the French-speaking world and to excite and engage a heterogeneous learner population.
Speakers
ND
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Salon 12
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #89] Teaching Literary Interpretation with Stylistics
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Madison
The teaching of literature often centers on interpreting themes. This presentation aims to demonstrate how introducing stylistics can support the student’s literary interpretation. I will work with several short works, by Colette, Linda Lê, and Assia Djebar. Through these different examples, I aim to demonstrate that focusing on an objective linguistic aspect of the text opens up hitherto unsuspected paths for the student in interpretation—an amplifying, and rewarding, means of investigating the text.
Speakers
LC
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Madison
  Regular Session

2:45pm CDT

[Session #8] Chapter Officers' Round-Up
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Wilson
Are you a chapter officer? Do you have an idea to share -- something that has worked well for your chapter and would be easy to implement in another? Or, is your chapter in need of fresh ideas, having a hard time overcoming a challenge, or needing some help? Bring your great ideas and your struggles to this round-table session and connect with, share, and learn from other chapter officers.
Speakers
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Megan Diercks

Executive Director, American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
The AATF is the largest organization in North America dedicated to serving the needs of French teachers and students at all levels of instruction. Our resources, advocacy, contests, awards, grants, scholarships, webinars, publications, and annual convention can support and grow French... Read More →
JS
Tuesday July 8, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm CDT
Wilson
  Regular Session, Panel/Round Table
 
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