This session features a French Studies program at a small liberal arts university which, counter to national trends, has seen an increase in enrollments. The program’s new curriculum now focuses on the development of students’ intercultural competence and sense of legitimate speakership in French. We will first describe the program’s new capstone course and interdisciplinary project. A recent graduate will then present her capstone project: a translation of a previously untranslated text by Marie Curie.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Participate in style with the annual karaoke night! Warm-up your singing voice, brush up on your favorite French-language song, and join us from 19h30-21h30 on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 for a night of singing and dancing. This event is free and no ticket is required. Venez nombreux!
Le Français sur Objectifs Spécifiques (FOS) est un formidable outil pour les cours et programmes de français. Si ces cours peuvent sembler une gageure, ce panel offre des exemples concrets (des débutants aux avancés) pour démystifier la difficulté de créer des activités FOS : une leçon de français pour les étudiants de Kinésiologie, un cours de français des professions en ligne et un plan détaillé pour organiser des rencontres professionnelles ou un forum de l’emploi.
A memorable intro-level French class should be much more than the alphabet, colors, numbers, etc. With total target-language-use from kids and teacher from day one, innovative speaking-centered activities, and a clear message that kids can (and will) achieve more, beginners can soar way beyond typical expectations. Learn techniques for assuring 100% target-language use, creating speaking-focused classroom tasks, and optimizing practice/assessments with technology, such that level 1 kids have FUN while rising to higher proficiency.
More than just a training center for French teachers, Francophonia defines itself as an articulator of projects where educational communities (principals, teachers, students, and apprentices in vocational training) meet through unique pedagogical and intercultural experiences. Francophonia is also a conviction that education shapes tomorrow's world and gives future generations the tools to meet the challenges they will face.
Come and learn how to become an active member of our community through our programs: - School trips. - Continuing education for language teachers. - Internships in France for your students. - “les universités d’été”, a summer program where more than 1400 teachers from 91 countries come to Nice (on the beautiful French Riveria) for professional development workshops and cultural events designed around our values: pedagogical excellence, innovation, and intercultural understanding.
This session will explore teaching environmental stewardship in faith-based French classrooms through the documentary, LE CIEL ET LA TERRE which can engage students with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The presentation will demonstrate how the film bridges theological perspectives on creation care with global sustainable development objectives. Teachers will learn to inspire discussion and ecological consciousness. The presenter will offer activities (intermediate, advanced) and an IPA (advanced) that connect faith-based ethics with actionable environmental protection.
Comment peut-on trouver, organiser et incorporer des ressources authentiques autour desquelles on pourra créer des expériences d'apprentissage qui valorisent l'engagement social? Comment peut-on soutenir les voix et l'engagement de nos apprenants aux niveaux local et mondial ? Lors de cet atelier, nous examinerons le cadre des compétences globales ainsi que les objectifs de développement durable. D'autre part, nous verrons quelles ressources authentiques sont les plus appropriées pour aborder les thèmes des Nations Unies tel qu'il est promu et organisé par l'AATF. Enfin, nous discuterons de la conceptualisation et de l'enseignement des unités, à partir du contenu, des activités communicatives et des évaluations authentiques qui encouragent les compétences interculturelles et les recherches. Des modèles d'unités, d'activités et de ressources seront partagés.
