Making French Class Interesting
Tuesday October 28, 2003
A French teacher in Cincinnati came up with a rather brilliant way to spark interest in her classes: she brings French-speaking athletes to class and allows the students to ask ... Read More
Daylight Saving Time
Sunday October 26, 2003
Did you remember to set your clock back? In the wee hours of the morning, daylight saving time (l'heure d'été) ended in North America, Europe, and much of the rest ... Read More
French Creole Conference
Saturday October 25, 2003
The International Creole Studies Conference, an effort to promote and preserve Louisiana's French Creole language and culture, ended today in New Orleans. Louisiana has a large number of French Creole ... Read More
Language is up and down
Monday October 20, 2003
I always like to read about schools and their language programs - are they shrinking or growing? Apparently it's all of the above.
In today's news, I read about two elementary ... Read More
French in Florida
Wednesday October 15, 2003
A new study on the status of French in North America has discovered that Florida has surpassed Ontario as the largest French-speaking area outside of Québec. The francophone population includes ... Read More
France's Stance on Iraq
Wednesday October 15, 2003
Ever since the US decided to liberate Iraq, France has been accused of trying to thwart those plans. An editorial in the International Herald Tribune (Why the French back sovereignty ... Read More
New trends in language teaching?
Monday October 6, 2003
There's a little snippet in the article "Their missions are crystal clear" from East Bay Newspapers (Rhode Island) about a private elementary school which offers both French and Spanish classes ... Read More