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EDUCATION & SCIENCES
FEBRUARY 2010 |
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SAMEDI 27 FEVRIER A 10H00 : GRANDE DICTEE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
Put some French and some fun in your life and participate in the Grande dictée de la Francophonie.
The French spelling contest offered by the Department of French & Italian of Northwestern University and the American Association of Teachers of French. |
The French spelling contest offered by the Department of French & Italian of Northwestern University
and the American Association of Teachers of French.
4 catégories: les jeunes jusqu’à 18 ans (High School: all levels) - les jeunes jusqu’à 21 ans (College level: birth date limit: 02-26-89) - les adultes amateurs (everyone beyond 21 years) - les professionnels: enseignants, linguistes, traducteurs.
Kresge Centennial Hall 1-375 - 1880 Campus Drive, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Complete Information and Registration form. |
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2010 SUMMER FRENCH TEACHER TRAINING GRANTS
The Cultural Services of the French Consulate in Chicago offers 3 grants to qualified Primary and Secondary Schools French Teachers and 1 grant to an elementary french teacher in a French immersion program (Strasbourg grant only) who would like to improve their language skills and enhance their knowledge of French culture. THE DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 12TH - APPLY NOW!
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The program includes: Tuition and training fees for 3 weeks, A round-trip train ticket from Paris to the destination city, Program participants receive grants covering a portion of their accommodation and food expenses. Please note roundtrip airfare is NOT included.
Program Dates: July 5th - 23rd, 2010 / Available Destinations:
1. Strasbourg - Université de Strasbourg Marc Bloch, Institut international d'études françaises de l'Université de Strasbourg (IIEF)
2. Vichy - Centre d'approches vivantes des langues et des médias (CAVILAM)
3. Grenoble - Université Grenoble 3, Centre universitaire d'études françaises (CUEF)
Applicants must be: full-time teachers in accredited U.S. schools in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin assigned to teach the French language and/or French culture in grades K-12 U.S, citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. (French citizens are not allowed to apply), highly proficient in French, must not have received a grant from the French government within the last 3 years.
Please send your application to: Jean-françois Rochard, Attaché Culturel Adjoint - Consulat Général de France - 205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3710 - Chicago, IL 60601.
Information and application. |
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OUVERTURE DE LA DEUXIEME SEMAINE MONDIALE ET FRANCOPHONE DE FILMS D'ECOLES
Après le succès de la première édition de la Semaine mondiale et francophone de films d’écoles en 2009 avec 21 pays et lieux de diffusion et quelque 12 000 spectateurs, les inscriptions pour la deuxième édition 2010 sont ouvertes.Lancée par l’association @rtiste production audiovisuelle, cette manifestation, unique en son genre, permet à toutes les institutions (Centres culturels ou Instituts français, cinémas, associations…) et écoles de recevoir et de diffuser la sélection de Festimaj, festival international de films d’écoles.
Inscriptions films : Les écoles, ateliers, ou festivals de cinéma dédiés à la jeunesse, peuvent inscrire leur(s) film(s) pour concourir à Festimaj 2010. |
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Les formulaires d’inscription et le règlement sont disponibles sur notre site.
Pour les écoles ou structures qui inscrivent des films pour concourir à Festimaj et souhaitent organiser chez eux la 2e édition de Semaine mondiale et francophone de films d’écoles, leurs films seront automatiquement retenus pour concourir à Festimaj 2010 (sauf cas exceptionnel qui sera motivé par courriel ou par téléphone).
Les inscriptions de films se font jusqu’au 1er avril et les films sont à envoyer avant le 25 avril.
Pour vous inscrire à la Semaine mondiale, ou inscrire les films, et avoir accès au règlement de Festimaj, rendez-vous sur le site: www.festimaj.fr |
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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FRENCH IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!
The American Assoication of Teachers of French (AATF) is now on Facebook! To become a fan click here. The AATF was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members. The AATF represents the French language in North America; promotes knowledge of all aspects of the culture and civilization of France and the French-speaking world both in schools and among the general public; supports projects destined to advance the French language and literature; encourages the reciprocal communication between all levels of the teaching of French in North America. Join them in promoting the language and culture of the French-speaking world! |
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26e PRIX DU JEUNE ECRIVAIN DE LANGUE FRANCAISE 2010
Vous avez entre 15 et 27 ans, vous aimez écrire, vous souhaitez être édité(e), le Prix du Jeune Ecrivain de Langue Française vous est destiné. Ce prix annuel est destiné à récompenser
Une œuvre d’imagination inédite, en prose (nouvelle, conte, récit) rédigé en langue
française. Il s’adresse à de jeunes écrivains de nationalité non française.
Pour plus d’informations : http://www.pjef.net/-Prix-du-Jeune-Ecrivain- |
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ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES (1st or 2nd year) IN A FRENCH UNIVERSITY OR SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Academic year 2010/2011: DEADLINE - March 29, 2010. |
If you are interested in pursuing your undergraduate studies in France, you need to fill out through Campus France USA a specific application called «Demande d'admission préalable" (DAP).
In order to be able to apply, you must have:
- Completed your high school diploma, plus completed two Advance Placement Classes, with a grade of at least 3, including one in French language and the other one in the field in which you want to enroll in a French university
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- have successfully completed your first year of college.
Information and application
WARNING- The DAP procedure is only applicable if you are interested in enrolling in the first or second year of university ("licence 1 and 2").
The DAP does NOT apply to enrollment in a licence 3 (third year of university) or in a preparatory class.
The DAP does NOT apply to students of French lycées. Students from French lycées MUST apply on the website [www.admissionpostbac.fr] and contact CampusFrance at washington@campusfrance.org to inform them of their decision.
Citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area do not need to apply to first year of university by the DAP procedure. They must contact the university they are interested in directly. |
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TCF/DAP SESSION IN THE MIDWEST
The TCF/DAP testing session in the Midwest will take place on February 20th, 2010 at the Alliance Française in Chicago.
Information and registration. |
LAUNCH OF THE WEBSITE AMERICAN CENTER FRANCE ON FRANCO-AMERICAN RELATIONS
A new website, www.americancenterfrance.org, has just been created. This is a bilingual site providing information to the general public about the activities of foundations and associations in a wide range of areas and is aimed at improving mutual understanding and connecting French and American civil societies. The site also includes an interactive section for stakeholders in Franco-American cooperation. For complete informaion click here. |
© U.S. Embassy in Paris |
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UN NOUVEL OUTIL DE MOBILITE : L'ATTESTATION DE COMPARABILITE DES DIPLOMES, CIEP
A compter du 1er septembre 2009, le Centre ENIC-NARIC France propose un nouveau modèle d’attestation permettant d’évaluer un diplôme étranger par rapport au système français. En savoir plus. |
UN NOUVEAU SITE POUR L'AGENCE 2e2f
Avec ce nouveau site, l’agence nationale Europe-Education-Formation France souhaite mettre à votre disposition un portail unique d’information, de communication et de valorisation dédié aux programmes européens qu’elle met en œuvre et qu’elle gère. http://www.2e2f.fr/ |
SCIENCES PO
A French university renowned for offering a multi-disciplinary education in the social sciences, created a new program focusing on Transatlantic relations. |
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Starting September 2010, the school is opening a sixth college in Reims that both French and international students can attend. This college is open to French, American and Canadian students. Students who consider applying to the program can do so until May 4, 2010.
For more information : www.sciences-po.fr. |
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FRENCH ADVOCACY ONLINE RESOURCES WIKI
French teachers now have a tool kit to support their goal of developing and sustaining a successful French program: The French Language Advocacy Kit. Created as a response to the curtailment of French programs across the country, the kit consists of a video and an extensive set of resource documents. The video, “The World Speaks French: Video Stories,” is available as a DVD from the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). The video stories are also accessible in downloadable form from the wiki. Website. |
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Tournées Program: Create your own French Film Festival in your University
The Tournées Festival Grant was conceived as a program to encourage schools to begin their own self-sustaining French film festivals. |
Since its inception, the program has partnered with hundreds of universities and made it possible for tens of thousands of students to discover French-language films.. The Tournées Festival selection is made of the best films released in France in the past year, some of which have not yet been shown in U.S. theaters. The selection is a real reflection of what today French cinema is up to. You will find a wide array of genres.
For more information, click here. |
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Universciné : Free online French movies for K-12 schools, universities and cultural centers
In collaboration with the company “Le meilleur du cinéma français” (“The Best of French Cinema”), the French Cultural Services is offering an Internet portal that enables Universities, Schools and Cultural Centers to access films online and to organize public screenings more easily throughout the US.
To register click here. |
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| Programme FLAM : Programme de consolidation du français langue maternelle |
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L’objectif premier du Programme FLAM est de permettre à des enfants français ou binationaux, expatriés et scolarisés dans des établissements locaux, de conserver la pratique de la langue française et le contact avec sa culture, en suivant, dans un contexte extra-scolaire, des cours spécifiques (atelier de lecture, cuisine, jeux, sortie au théâtre, cinéma, expositions, …) Le programme FLAM consiste en quelques heures de français par semaine et s'adresse aux enfants de 5 à 16 ans, mais ne remplace en aucun cas la scolarisation. Pour plus d’information : http://www.consulfrance-chicago.org/culturel/flam.htm |
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French Authors on Tour
Please find below the link to the Fall 2009 list of fiction and non-fiction authors touring the United States with the program sponsored or co-sponsored by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the Delegation Générale de l’Alliance Française.
Information on Frenchculture.org or go to Alliance-us.org (User ID: allianceus - Password: entredonc). |
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Performers available from the Delegation of the Alliance Francaise
The Délégation générale makes available to the American network of Alliances and to cultural partners (universities, local venues) a catalog of lecturers and performers. For more information go to Alliance-us.org (User ID: allianceus - Password: entredonc) |
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| RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS |
Espace Canal Académie is a new webradio for students and teachers of French.This new resource is funded in part by OIF (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), la Dgcid (Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes) and DGLFLF (Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France, ministère de la Culture).
For more information, click here |
Website : The French Creative Connection Blog
A new French blog, The French Creative Connection Blog, offers interviews of some expatriates. In art, music, fashion, performing arts, or photography, there are many French expatriates in the United States who work in the cultural world. On the blog is a series of interviews with these people who share their experience in New York in French! |
Website : Frenchspeakingpeople
This is a website for students, teachers, and general public who want to connect and improve their french language skills. A new free website to meet French-speaking people. |
Website : Le point du FLE
The best free web-based activities for learning and teaching French. |
Website : Le fil du bilingue
Ce site, consacré à l'enseignement bilingue francophone en Europe, a été créé par le ministère français des Affaires étrangères et européennes (MAEE), en partenariat avec le Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP). Il a pour vocation d'offrir aux enseignants des établissements bilingues francophones à l'étranger, aux autorités éducatives partenaires, comme aux membres des réseaux de la Direction générale de la coopération internationale et du développement (DGCID), un moyen de valoriser ces dispositifs et d'accéder à des informations et des ressources spécifiques. |
Newsletter : FrancoFil
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a worldwide newsletter dedicated to learning, teaching and promotion of the French Language. |
Website : FRANCIAOKTATÁS
Portal for teachers of French created by the French Embassy in Hungry |
SCIENCE FAIR ET ENSEIGNEMENT DES SCIENCES AUX ETATS-UNIS
Le vendredi 13 novembre a eu lieu le traditionnel Science Fair de la Lincoln Elementary School à Chicago qui est une structure originale n’ayant pas d’équivalent aux Etats-Unis : elle offre la possibilité aux élèves d’effectuer un double cursus par cumul de programmes français et américains . Les Science Fairs sont des compétitions aux cours desquelles les élèves américains du primaire au lycée présentent un projet scientifique, qu’ils ont réalisés, sous la forme d’un rapport et d’un poster. Le service scientifique du Consulat de France a saisi l’opportunité de faire partie des jurys d’évaluation des différents projets et profite de cette actualité pour vous présenter le fonctionnement de cette compétition, dans le contexte de l’enseignement des sciences aux Etats-Unis.
http://www.bulletins-electroniques.com/actualites/61293.htm
Rédacteurs :
Magali Muller, deputy-agro.mst@consulfrance-chicago.org
Adèle Martial, attache-agro.mst@consulfrance-chicago.org |
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