While it is challenging to find authentic resources online from free sites, there are even more than ever before available. Now it seems possible to find ones on that come from francophone countries outside of France.
One approach to curriculum writing is to start by gathering resources on a topic and then write a unit that incorporates what you find. At the Novice-Mid to Intermediate-Low Level students can already speak about colors, emotions and clothing. They can react to songs by saying what they like about the song and can make personal connections to art. So, a unit has that vocabulary to build on. The theme of identity is possible at that level and in the domain of cultural competence, students are able to recognize products and practices and can look at them to understand perspectives.
I set out to find authentic resources from Senegal and prioritized resources from authors who are Senegalese. Here are the 24 or so authentic resources I found ready for you to make your own unit. Read, watch and listen to them to first learn more about Senegal, then consider organizing them into a unit for your students. Or, add these resources to the units you have already written for French 1 as they lend themselves well to the different topics you probably already address.
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2 responses to “Authentic Resources : Senegal”
Bonjour Mme Moghtader,
Merci de partager toutes vos ressources. Je suis fatiguée et vous m’aidez beaucoup. Connaissez-vous Katy Wheelock, la vice-présidente de notre AATF? Elle a monté sa propre entreprise Vive l’Expérience, Inc. et elle nous emmème au Senegal cet été. Et elle a aussi plein de ressources.
Corine Charrier Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 AATF Susquehanna Chapter President
Oui, je connais Katy. Nous avons véçu dans la même ville en France pour 6 mois comme étudiants, elle est venue en France pour mon marriage et chez moi à Paris avec sa famille, j’ai été à la maison de ses beaux parents en Espagne et on s’est rendu visite souvent aux États-Unis! Elle était même là la première fois que j’ai dîné avec mon futur mari en Autriche! Ce travail est absolument inspiré par Katy. J’espère pouvoir apprendre de vous et vos colleagues après votre visite au Sénégal.