Archives For November 30, 1999

A pair of French teachers followed for two years the actors of the resurgence of French in Louisiana: teachers, activists, politicians, students and parents of students. Their documentary, The Choice of Theo , will premiere in Lafayette, Louisiana on January 26.

Theodore Brode is one of the few French teachers from Louisiana. He is part of this generation of Louisians who discovered French in Canada. His ancestors were Francophones, of Acadian and Creole descent, but the 28-year-old grew up speaking English, a consequence of the law that banned French in Louisiana for nearly forty years.

Un duo d’enseignants français a suivi pendant deux ans les acteurs de la résurgence du français en Louisiane : professeurs, militants, politiciens, étudiants et parents d’élèves. Leur documentaire, Le Choix de Théo, sera diffusé en avant-première à Lafayette (Louisiane) le 26 janvier prochain.

Théodore Brode est l’un des rares professeur de français originaire de Louisiane. Il fait partie de cette génération de Louisianais qui a découvert le français au Canada. Ses ancêtres étaient francophones, d’origine acadienne et créole, mais le jeune homme de vingt-huit ans a grandi en parlant anglais, conséquence de la loi qui a interdit le français en Louisiane pendant près de quarante ans.

https://france-amerique.com/fr/a-documentary-depicts-the-rebirth-of-french-in-louisiana/

Toute langue crée son monde, donne une autre perspective. Perde une langue, c’est réduire sa perspective. Et je suis d’avis que le monde a besoin d’autant de façons de voir et de concevoir que possible.

https://www.acadienouvelle.com/mon-opinion/2017/08/09/grace-de-langue/

Pretty cool website that displays with audio recording and transcripts over a hundred different regional dialects of french.

https://atlas.limsi.fr/index-en.html

Today is the provincial francophone celebration in Newfoundland.

https://www.francotnl.ca/fr/nouvelles/2017/05/18/journee-de-la-francophonie-provinciale/

Why French?

April 27, 2017 — Leave a comment

In a globalized, interconnected world, foreign language skills are more important than ever before, and yet Americans do not tend to study foreign languages, with only 18.5% of K–12 public school students studying a foreign language and a mere 8.1% of college and university students enrolled in a foreign language course.

Sad. The poor educational techniques and inability to practice foreign languages through immersion play a big part in the poor language language learning statistics. Unfortunately many can go their entire lives without the need to learn another language.

https://languagemagazine.com/2017/02/why-french/