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Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... Having trouble viewing this email? Click here marianne May 2010 Newsletter French Consulate in Boston Our academic news In This Issue Teaching workshop Teaching workshop Contest winners Our new Facebook page French Library/Alliance Teaching workshop Française Book May 7th 9.30 am-12.30 pm Learn French with TV5 Monde TV5 Monde Iphone app "Ideas to promote Francophonie Revue du CIEP and French in the USA" Authors on tour Jean-Claude Redonnet, Plantu and Cartooning for Peace Professor Emeritus at La Sorbonne Tournees Festival Listen to RFI on your cell-phone This workshop is mostly aimed towards teachers of French in Boston Accueil high schools, colleges et universities. It will include a short presentation of the meaning of "francophones in the USA", Follow us! group exercises and a debate on the teaching methodology. Learn more about the latest book by Jean-Claude Redonnet, Follow-up Links Heritages Francophones , by clicking here . To sign up, please e-mail Samantha André your name and the Facebook name of your school. French Embassy in the US Contest winners French Consulate in Boston Thank you to all the 30 schools and French Culture nearly 500 students who participated in the "Mystère de la chambre jaune" French Library/Alliance contest! Française of Boston Congratulations to the winners : Theworldspeaksfrench 1. Louisa French (Middlesex School) 2. Laura Suarez (Scarborough High Twitter School) 3. Alicia Young (Wiscasset High School) FlickR Special prize to : Elliot Anderson (French-American School of Rhode Island) Ellis Miskell (Ecole Française du Maine) Emily Jo Mc Knight (Milton High School) 1 sur 6 04/05/2010 16:42 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... Since Louisa wasn't able to go, Laura Suarez wins a trip to France this summer (La Rochelle). Congratulations to all the teachers and students on their hard work for this contest. Bravo à tous! The Consulate on Facebook You can now follow the Consulate General of France in Boston on Facebook! Follow this link to our official Facebook page and you'll stay informed about all our events. Lecture on bilinguism Dominique Stassart, psychologist Tuesday, May 18th 7:30 - 8:30 pm Dining Room (basement), Hancock Church 1912 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA. Free and open to the public Learning a second language is for most of us a happy prospect for our children. But when considering taking a job in a foreign country, this question is immediately followed by another, which concerns our children: in which language will they pursue their studies, and how can they maintain their native tongue? Are we discussing a loss, a deprivation, a new space open to the child and its family, or something negotiable that can be tailored to our particular family? What are the issues of bilingualism? How can a native tongue adapt to a different linguistic and cultural context? More info : http://www.efgboston.org or [email protected] More info on Dominique Stassart : http://www.dominiquestassart.com Dominique will take questions in English and in French. General academic news New book on linguistics Le point sur l'intercompréhension, clé du plurilinguisme, Pierre Escudé et Pierre Janin avril 2010, 128 pp., CLE international, Paris. ISBN 978-2-09-038260-0 Languages are not entirely separate from one another : we have all had the experience of understanding - even in snatches 2 sur 6 04/05/2010 16:42 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... - a foreign language. For several centuries, l'intercompréhension has been a fascinating subject in the newly- revitalized environment of language studies. What does it mean? How does it work? What are the issues? L'intercomprehension which belongs to the vast field of plurilingualism and linguistic diversity, proposes as an answer to these questions an entirely new approach of language. The preface is written by Jean-Claude Beacco. Website for beginners of French Are you a complete beginner in French? Try Première Classe , a free website launched by TV5 Monde. It will help you work on natural conversations through exercises and videos! TV5 Monde Iphone app TV5MONDE recently launched its first iPhone app to learn French. This app is specially designed to supplement the 26 minute-long TV news magazine,"7 jours sur la planète"(7 Days on Earth), a popular program airing every Saturday morning on TV5MONDE. Each week's show highlights major world current events in French and also includes French subtitles, helping the program reach larger audiences with varying levels of French.The iPhone app aims to help users learn 30 new words each week relating to the most relevant and pressing issues of the week, and also features games like word searches, anagrams, and quizzes to encourage the assimilation of new words and a better understanding of each week's broadcast. www.tv5.org/TV5Site/7-jours/ Revue du CIEP La Revue internationale d'éducation , edited by the International Center of Pedagogical Studies (CIEP), is a review that specializes in worldwide education. The CIEP publishes three French-language editions each year, for professionals in the fields of education, universities, and research. It aims to enrich the reflection on education by the analysis of choices made in different countries. Its scientific status allows foreign researchers to include the articles it publishes in the list of their research works. Upcoming editions: No. 53: Preschool Education (April 2010) No. 54: Grades and Honors in Education (September 2010) No. 55: Training Teachers (December 2010) 3 sur 6 04/05/2010 16:42 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... Editions published in 2009: No. 52: One world, one school? No. 51: A Renewal in Science Teaching No. 50: In the Classroom: Pedagogical Practices and Cultural Values To see the review online : http://www.ciep.fr/ries . Our cultural news Authors on tour available : Louis-Jean Calvet Louis-Jean Calvet , socio-linguist Eminent specialist in sociolinguistics, he has worked on the analysis of French political discourse, specifically the analysis of the presidential campaign. Along with his academic pursuits, for over twenty years he has published a column devoted to the French vernacular in various member countries of the Francophonie in the review "Le Français dans le monde". Possible topics : The Importance of Languages in a Global World What Slips of the Tongue Reveal Francophonie through Song Urban Sociolinguistics If you are interested in hosting this conference , contact Samantha André for specifics. To browse through other potential lecturers for your institution, check out our partner's website, the Alliance Française USA . Plantu and Cartooning for Peace in Boston April 13th - May 12th A cartoon exhibition Plantu (France), Khalil Abu Al Arafeh (Palestinian), Daryl Cagle (USA), Jeff Danzinger (USA), Uri Fink (Israel), Dan Wasserman (USA), and many others at Northeastern University Gallery 360, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston Organized by the French Consulate in Boston, with the support of Cartooning for Peace/America, Northeastern University, Harvard University, the French Library/Alliance Française, Accor Services 4 sur 6 04/05/2010 16:42 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... Tournées Festival : application available online Application and information for the 2010-2011 Tournées Festival are now available on the website : http://www.facecouncil.org/tournees The Tournées Festival is conceived to encourage colleges and universities to begin their own self-sustained French film festivals. This grant gives students and the community greater access to contemporary French films. With 21 new films added to the almost 50 films from recent past seasons, we are thrilled with the scope of this year's film selection. Application deadlines: June 30, 2010 & October 1, 2010. Please feel free to contact Stephanie Guyet (212) 439-1451, with any questions. General cultural news Listen to RFI on your cell-phone RFI is broadcasting its French programs on the telephone network, 24 hours a day, in 5 American cities including Boston. You can listen to RFI in Boston by calling the following phone number (only local charges will apply): 617.963.1545. This form of broadcasting is especially adapted to cell phone users who wish to stay tuned to their favorite shows. Radio France International is the leading French world news radio with international news round-the-clock. It broadcasts 24 hours a day. A team of journalists broadcasting from its Paris studios along with 600 correspondents worldwide offer listeners a complete range of the latest international news and features and gives them a global outlook. A word from our partners Boston Accueil Are you French, recently arrived in Boston and looking to pratice your English? Are you American, interested in meeting French people from the area and in improving your French? Boston Accueil is looking for you in order to organize 5 sur 6 04/05/2010 16:42 Newsletter French Consulate - May 2010 http://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?ag... conversation groups where both parties could improve their language skills in a social and laid-back environment. If interested, please contact Cécile Georges . 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