EDUCATION & SCIENCES SEPTEMBER 2009

EDUCATION

Le Centre National d’Enseignement à Distance (CNED) à l’Alliance française de Cincinnati L’Alliance Française de Cincinnati This program provides native French speakers to tutor children who are registered in the CNED program. Children of French expatriates can receive tutoring in their native language for one or more CNED subjects. This course begins in September and continues throughout the school year and is given on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Please register by September 19. Registration form and course brochure.

September 17 – 19: Kentucky World Language Association Conference at the Lexington Downtown Hotel The 2009 KWLA Fall Conference promises to be another outstanding professional development experience. KWLA is proud to offer a wide variety of sessions and workshops touching all levels of instruction and covering numerous topics of second language acquisition. Complete information.

L'académie en ligne diffuse des cours d'été gratuits Via ce service en ligne, quiconque peut télécharger gratuitement des cours fournis par le Cned ( Centre national d'enseignement à distance ) qui dans un premier temps feront office de cahiers de vacances avec pour chaque matière spécifique des exercices et leurs corrigés. Ces cours d'été 2009 couvrent diverses matières pour un niveau allant du CP à la terminale. Pour la rentrée À partir du 15 septembre 2009, l'heure de la rentrée aura sonné, et le site s'y adaptera en fonction pour couvrir le programme scolaire de l'année en école primaire. Le 30 octobre 2009, ce sont les cours pour le collège et le lycée qui seront mis en ligne. Le site comportera 700 unités de travail et 3 500 pages avec également des ressources sonores ou iconographiques. Informations complètes.

Programme FLAM : Programme de consolidation du français langue maternelle

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

PROGRAMS

French Authors on Tour Please find below the link to the Fall 2008 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).

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)

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.

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.

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

The World Speaks French – The French Language Initiative French is one of the most studied languages in the American educational system. It must maintain its place in this highly competitive environment. The French Language Initiative is focused on promoting the study of French language and French-speaking cultures and increasing the number of students enrolling in French programs nationwide. The French Language Initiative is a partnership between the Embassy of France in the U.S. and the American Association of Teachers of French. If you wish to receive the promotional kit, click here . Website

Information on France for K-12 students The French Embassy in the United-States and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs websites have a lot of information that will help students to do their research for a school report.

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

Website : French Immersion USA

Website : Espace Francophone

Useful websites for French teachers

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