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MAKING FRENCH REAL WITH THE
QUARTIER FRANÇAIS

 

Ressources et Conseils pour faire RÉELLE l'étude du français

Latest update : 15 août 2002
Using the QF MENU
Making French REAL
Centre pédagogique

WELCOME TO THE GLOBAL VILLAGE FRENCH QUARTER !

The Global Village French Quarter (Le Quartier français) format has been deliberately chosen and planned as an adventure in discovering and communicating with our neighbors in this rapidly developing village planétaire. With the miracle of modern technology, the Internet and the World Wide Web, you can now have instantaneous, direct contact with authentic French documents and French-speaking peoples! Here in the Global Village virtual French Quarter, grouped in the various locations one might visit in a French village, are Web sites and interactive communication activities of interest to all those who love the French, France and the Francophone world. Again, welcome and have a great visit!

 Click on the highlighted French Quarter location of the MENU BAR to jump directly to that area.
For a guided tour when using the Quartier français follow the  stars; they indicate choice WWW sites.

Using the QUARTIER FRANÇAIS MENU BARS to help plan your visite virtuelle :

Click on items in the blue menu bar to the left of the Centre d'Accueil (Welcome Center Main Page) du quartier français, or on the menu items in the navigation bar at the top of each Quartier français page (such as the one at the top of this page) to find the:

SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING THE STUDY OF FRENCH REAL WITH THE QUARTIER FRANÇAIS

(Conseils pour faire réelle l'étude du français)

A particularly interesting cross-cultural analysis project would be to compare "Les titres de la une" (Front page headlines) in the French-speaking press around the world with those of the American press. How important is the role of Sports Headlines, internationally, for example? Needless to say, listening, and viewing authentic French media at the Maison des Medias plus reading the French press at the Kiosque à journaux , and checking out the latest in international sporting events from the French point of view, with each skill building activity reinforcing the others, will greatly increase French language and cultural proficiency! These instantly available authentic French language and civilization reference resources also enable students to carry out in-depth cross-cultural semantic research projects such as the one described in Paulsen, J. (2001). Using Authentic Online Target Language Reference Resources - The Cross-Cultural Semantic Research Project. The Bibliothèque, the Ressources WWW de la Civilisation française, and the École de la langue français provide resources for and enhance studies of the French language and civilization at all levels ---beginner, intermediate, advanced and beyond. The instant access to selected high-quality authentic linguistic and cultural information, available in the past only through well equipped university libraries and/ or through study abroad encourages increased language skills, increased cross-cultural understanding, and life-long learning. In addition to providing access to the ever-expanding online expostions, the Musée's cultural resource data bases and instructional Webquest applications further facilite students' French cultural studies (and appreciation  ). The ever-increasing resources of the Office de Tourisme (Tourist Office)   enable the students to find a wealth of authentic information to prepare regional geography reports or an itinéraire sur mesure pour visiter et connaître une région française individually or in cooperative learning groups with an "electronic portfolio" or PowerPoint presentation, travel brochures made in the Word Processor of choice including graphics and information obtained during virtual visits, an oral classroom presentation (or all of these together!). With the "mailto:" option of these Café Électronique sites, like mine which you can try here, you can even interact with the site provider. In this manner, instant authentic communication is possible at any Web site. Students could then email a copy of their correspondance to their prof as proof of their authentic site visit and follow-up communication activity!

Student socio-cultural exchange projects might include presenting their own life-style(s), school and community by creating their own school's WWW welcome page in French (Again, note the many examples at the Café électronique, one of first and foremost being the Découvrir Berkeley page created by first year French students at the University of California at Berkeley), reporting, discussing and sharing orally in class what they have learned about their French and Francophone peers and communities, keeping records of their exchange in their electronic portfolios. For evaluation, electronic journals and/or portfolios could be maintained containing documentation of WWW visits, the weekly Newsgroup Rédaction postings, bien corrigées, bien sûr! ;-) and, messages du courrier électronique.

In discovery and interactive activities such as these, students will have much more to contribute in French and most will also become motivated to browse, explore and interact with their peers and with the Francophone peoples in French, far beyond the scope and sequence of the text-based units. They will have found a real and genuine self-directed means of achieving one of their primary goals in choosing French ---direct access to and communication with the French-speaking civilizations and peoples! Through the frequent experience of this evident and easy access and interaction, they will find reason to develop further their cross-cultural awareness and French language communication skills. Finally, they will develop increased technology and multimedia research and presentation skills as they create and share their own communication projects!

  • L'École primaire du quartier français offers FLES teachers and the child in all of us a rich selection of Débats and Forums,  Comptines, Chansons et Poésies pour Enfants [Nursery rhymes, Songs and Poetry for Children], Correspondants, Activités pour t'amuser [Fun and enriching activities for Children], Ressources et Guides pédagogiques de l'enseignement primaire [Parent and Teacher Resources and Instructional Guides for Primary Education], La Fête de Noël et d'autres fêtes [a rich collection of Christmas and other French holiday songs, customs and activities], and Littérature de la jeunesse [pointers to Children's and Youth Press and Litterature publications].


    • Frequently, secondary school advanced level language programs offer opportunities to interested students and/ or French Club members, to develop enrichment FLES (Foreign Language in the Elementary School) programs. Students of all ages love these songs and activities and gain increased skills and cultural knowledge in the process. They may also be used in families wishing to give younger children a head start in the language, particularly when such FLES programs are not available locally.

    As stated in the Paulsen, J. (2001) "New Era Trends and Technologies in Foreign Language Learning" article below,
    "Current university trends such as global education, internationalization of the curriculum, foreign-languages-across-the-curriculum, business language programs, diversification of the student body, and increasing technical literacy in students, have ushered in a new era of opportunities for language programs in higher education."
    A primary goal of this QUARTIER FRANÇAIS DU VILLAGE PLANÉTAIRE is to provide the impetus and resources for teachers, students, and francophiles to take advantage of and profit from these new era opportunities, trends and technologies. Again, quoting from the same article:
    "Today's students understand computers and the Internet, and their professors are proficient in the languages they teach. When faculty and students work together, exciting leaps in learning can take place. [...] Authentic, meaningful, interactive, student-centerd, Web-based learning activities can improve student performance in much the same manner as learning the language and culture while studying abroad."
    Hence the conception of the Quartier français as "a visite virtuelle dans le monde francophone."


    Finally, for more detailed FL Tech Instructional Application projects, resources, activities, learning modules, and syllabi visit the Centre pédagoqique du quartier français. Recently added instructional application articles by this Webmaster include:

      1. Introduction and Overview - This section includes a graphic description of the growth and evolution of the Quartier français plus an overview of this presentation.
      2. FL Tech Seminar Resources - Sound FL Tech Strategy Categories and Illustrations - Charted FL Tech Strategy categories with links to illustrative online examples.
      3. FL Tech Seminar Resources cont'd. - PPT Slide Presentations and FL Faculty Tech Resources - These PowerPoint slide presentations (all downloadable) are in 5 parts: Introduction/ FL Tech E-Information Strategies/ FL Tech E-Communications Strategies/ FL Tech E-Practice and E-Project Learning Strategies, and FL Tech Student Project Examples, E-Evaluation Strategies and Conclusion.
    FOR MORE INSTRUCTIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION VISIT THESE QUARTIER FRANÇAIS SITES:

    LE CENTRE PÉDAGOGIQUE DU QUARTIER FRANÇAIS
     Instructional Guides/ Répertoires
     Student Research Options
    Units/ Study Guides/ Tests
    French Course Syllabi
    Student Multimedia Creations


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