Useful Ideas for
Promoting French In and Out of the
Classroom
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Small Grant Reports
National French Week
Reports
Classroom Activities
- C'est du déjà vu...au cinéma (American Remakes of French Films)
- Diabolo Menthe: Peppermint Soda
- Francophone Cinema, a Primer
- Francophone Film: Pièces d'identités
- Les Liaisons dangereuses: The Devil and the Cinema of Cruelty Come to the Aid of an 18th-Century Literature Course
Culture Projects
- À la découverte de l’Union Européenne
- French Culture Project: Regions in France
- How to Enjoy French Food in the Classroom
- Le Proverbe français: clé de la langue et de la culture
- On the Teaching of French Culture through the Press
- Qu’est-ce que tu manges?
- Teaching Culture with Grafitti
- Le Français m'ouvre le monde
- Le Français m'ouvre le monde: La Belgique
- Teaching About "La Francophonie et les états-Unis"
- La Francophonie et les états-Unis: Teaching Activities
- Louisiana French Expressions
- La Musique c'est quelque chose de magique
- Qui nous mène?
- Teaching about les Acadiens
- Classroom Activities and Internet: Using Search Engines in French
- Easy Button for Free Basic Web Sites
- Paris: A Virtual Tour
- Quebec Internet Tourist Sites
- Technology Works in this Classroom
- See also on-line ideas
- Telematics Commission
Poetry / Literature / Song / Theater
- A Case for Teaching Oscar et la dame rose
- Interdisciplinaire à la carte: Making Connections in the French Class (Phantom of the Opera)
- Learning Project for French II Students Studying Poetry
- «Madeleine» et Brel en classe de français
- Musical Legacy of Carole Fredericks Introduced in Martinique
- Notre-Dame de Paris: le spectacle comme outil pédagogique
- Petit Déjeuner avec Prévert et Queneau
- Refreshed Reading of Voltaire's Candide
- Une si longue lettre
Travel Reports or Activities
- Excursion to St.-Pierre et Miquelon
- Exploring Québec: Hier, aujourd'hui, demain (en anglais)
- Immersion 2005: From Paris to the Pyrenees
- St. Pierre et Miquelon
- On Présente Paris
- U.S. School Administrator Reflects on Experiences in France
- 2006 U.S. Administrators Visit France
General Information
- "Cajun," "Cadjin," ou "Cadien:" Une Question Socio- et Psycho-linguistique
- DeGaulle et l'Algérie: Première Partie
- DeGaulle et l'Algérie: Seconde Partie
- La France vue par les Français Part I
- La France vue par les Français Part II
- Journal d'un assistant américain en France 2002-2003
- Quand les Français ouvraient la marche vers l'ouest américain
- Ségolène et les animaux
Other Ideas
- Directions Game
- Four Walls and the Fourth Wall, or How to Create an Animated French Classroom
- Creative Writing in French
- Games (en anglais; version française)
- Giving Beginning French Students the Business: The Case for Teaching Business French at the Beginning Level
- Money for Nothing Chapter Fund Raiser
- Mystery Theater in the French Classroom
- Petit Déjeuner à la française
- Quel nombre?
- Another Reason to Learn French (Crossword Puzzles)
- Beret Day A Hit!
- Celebration of Francophonie
- Cooking Activities (see also)
- "French in English" Activity
- General National French Week Activities (see also)
- Give the English Meaning
- La Salle University Students Celebrate National French Week
- Le Tour de France "On the Prairie"
- National French Week at Rivier College
- Philadelphia Celebrates National French Week
Salut les jeunes! (FLES* Activities)
- Salut les jeunes! (FLES* Activities)
- L'Arbre généalogique
- Le Baseball
- Gender Dilemma
- Joyeux Noël
- La Salle de classe
- Tabou
- Vous et tu
Promotion
- Affirm French
- Timeline of Events for an Active French Program (en anglais; version française)
- Les Moines et les Missionnaires
- Marketing French: New Strategies
- SWAAF: Collegiality and Collaboration Yield Rich Rewards
- French Moments in State History
- French for Fun: An Idea to Promote French
- Increasing French Enrollment in Middle School Program
- Promoting French to Spanish Speakers
- Vive le Français: Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Students in French Classes
- How to Recruit Students and Support Teachers
- Who Says We Can't Do It?
Promotional Activities
- Célébrons le français
- Service-Learning in French
- French Plus!
- Peace Corps Returnees Broaden French Students' Horizons
- Promoting the AATF at the State Level
- National French Week Activities That Work
Travel and Tourism
- Discover French-Speaking Louisiana: A Brief Guide to Creating an "Acadiana Adventure Tour"
- Students Pedaled the Pyrenees and Beyond
- School Administrators Visit France
- School-to-School Exchange: Kentucky and Burgundy
- Promoting French Through Music
Promoting French at the University
- Building Better Bridges from Secondary School to College: Foreign Language Training and Current Trends to International Studies
- Le Français est la langue des champions
- Promoting French in Colleges and Universities
- Raising the Visibility of French on the College Campus with Pi Delta Phi
Courses
Advocacy
Useful information
- Top Languages: the World's Ten Most Influential Languages
- AATF Internet Use Policy
- AATF K-12 Policy Statement
- The Aftermath of 9/11 and Year of Languages: From Sputnik Moment to Real Momentum in Language Policy
- Canadians are Coming
- Le Français pas compliqué: An Advocacy Moment
- French: The Most Practical Foreign Language
- New Area for Foreign Languages
- On the Importance of Knowing Other Languages
- ABC's of Elementary School Foreign Language Programs: A Guide for Parents
- Advocacy Lessons Learned
- Advocacy Tips
- Making Your Voice Heard is Important
- The Power of One, the Support of Many: On Single Deeds that Can Save French Programs
- Preemptive Strike: The AATF Works to Preserve Choice for Kids
- Repairing After One Storm, Preparing for the Next: AATF Advocacy
- Saving a French Program
- Unabashed: Defending French without Defensiveness
- Your French Program is Worth Saving
For more information contact AATF National Headquarters, Mailcode 4510, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901; Tel: (618) 453-5731; Fax: (618) 453-5733; E-mail: abrate@siu.edu