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SEPTEMBER 2014 |
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The Cultural Service of the Consulat Général de France
in Boston hopes you had a restful summer. We are delighted to start this new school year and we imagine you are too. Just like every year, we are really excited to work hand in hand with you to create a strong and dynamic future for the French language in our region. We also look forward to meeting you during our Café Français de la Rentrée, the perfect opportunity to gather our community around some French food! Thank you again for your amazing work, and
bonne rentrée à tous ! Emmanuelle and Magali |
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September 16th, at 6PM
Résidence de France
194 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
In order to celebrate this Rentrée, the Cultural Service of the French Consulate in Boston is delighted to invite French teachers from all around New England to its Grand Café Français de la Rentrée. Don't miss this great opportunity to exchange with your peers while enjoying French hors-d'oeuvre
and music performed by Bertrand Laurence. To register, please click here or send an email to Magali at magali.boutiot@diplomatie.gouv.fr before September 12th. READ MORE |
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States will provide you with environment-related teaching resources throughout the year, all leading up to the Climate Conference in Paris in 2015. This fall, you can register to two very interesting programs that will allow you to screen French-speaking documentaries in your classrooms. Please click the link below to find more information about the programs.
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We want to thank all of the teachers who became students again for this amazing week of immersion in the French language and culture. It was a true pleasure to see how much everyone, whether it be the trainees or the trainers, enjoyed it and learned from each other. A special thanks goes to the staff from URI who made this delightful week possible! Please find an article about this program at the link below. READ MORE |
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| TEACHER TRAINING |
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Workshop for French Teachers: Exploring the Picture Book
October 7th, 9AM - 4PM
French Cultural Center
53 Marlborough Street, Boston
The picture book, equally directed towards children and adults, is a literary and artistic genre in itself that is gradually gaining more and more acclaim. Janine Kotwica's workshop for French teachers will explore ways in which the picture book can be used in the classroom. To register, please
click here or send an email to Magali at magali.boutiot@diplomatie.gouv.fr before October 1st. Photo: Illustration by May Angeli |
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| NEWS |
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Tuesday, September 9th, 5:30PM - 8PM
French Cultural Center
53 Marlborough Street, Boston
Welcoming new and old friends to kick off their Fall season, the French Cultural Center invites you to come meet the staff, visit the largest private francophone library in New England, and get to know the history behind its collection. READ MORE |
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Open House at Providence's Alliance Française
September 6th 2PM - 5PM
Alliance Française de Providence
928 Smith St, Providence, RI
Come by this Open House and learn about the classes, clubs, and events the Alliance Française de Providence is offering this coming year. |
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Encouraging young people to write and follow their passion for litterature, this prize is a very special opportunity for young writers to present their work, so spread the word among your students! Application deadline is March 2015. To find more information about the application process, please refer to the link below.
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Saturday, October 18th 10AM - 12PM
French Cultural Center
53 Marlborough Street, Boston
This workshop will be the first one of a fascinating series about multilingualism and bi-literacy presented by Harvard University's Dr. Maria Luisa Parra and chaired by Pierre-Antoine Tiberi, Youth Programs Coordinator at the French Cultural Center. READ MORE |
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Learn and Teach French with TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE presents web documentaries following four people that allow you to discover life in France. Different workshops and games will help you understand, learn, and practice French. To access the resources, please click the link below. READ MORE |
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| FOR YOUR CLASSES |
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French Films on Campus
Tournées Festival is a program of the FACE foundation, in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American college and university campuses by facilitating festival organization. Please note that the
application deadline is October 1st, 2014. Don't miss this great opportunity to show French films to your students! To see the brochure, click here. For more information, click here.
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Get help from a French educator into your classroom
The French Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program offers American schools the chance to welcome young French educators to serve as teaching assistants in their institutions. FLTAs lead conversation groups, attend language laboratories, research and create class materials, etc. For more information, read the flier.
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| 2014 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATIONS CONFERENCES |
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FLA's Conferences this Fall
This fall, the FLA's from our region organize their annual conferences. Don't miss this opportunity to meet and exchange with peers from your state! MaFLA: at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, in Sturbridge, MA, from October 23rd to 25th, a conference entitled: "Multilingualism, the Foundation of Global Leadership" featuring keynote speaker Rita Oleksak. To read more and register, please
click here. NHAWLT: at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH, from October 24th to 25th, a conference entitled: "Comprehensible Input: a Gateway Toward Proficiency”. To learn more and register, please
click here. RIFLA: at the Narragansett High School in Narragansett, RI, on October 4th, a conference entitled: "Global Competence: Anchored by Language Learning". To learn more and register, please click here. |
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Café Français de l'Automne
The Café Français de l’Automne will take place on Thursday, November 13 at 5:30PM at Williams College, Williamstown, MA. |
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