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Authentic Resources : Haïti
Read more: Authentic Resources : HaïtiLooking for authentic resources on Haïti that Novice learners can understand has been a pleasure. I have discovered art, music, stories and world heritage sites that I didn’t know about. It’s too bad that one of my students in French class had to ask me twice when I was going to teach about her mother’s…
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Authentic Resources : Senegal
Read more: Authentic Resources : SenegalWhile 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…
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Iconic Scenes from French-Language cinema
Read more: Iconic Scenes from French-Language cinemaLet’s watch iconic scenes from French-language movies with our students. What is it like to watch just one scene? What can we understand from one scene of a movie? Watch scenes from a few films as a class and then rate them from favorite to least favorite in a Google Form. (Please make a copy…
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In 20 minutes learn to teach through film clips
Read more: In 20 minutes learn to teach through film clipsTeachers can teach language and culture with one scene from a film.
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World Cup Resources
Read more: World Cup ResourcesThis World Cup I don’t need to make as many resources for myself because there are excellent resources to be found on the Facebook page La Folie de Foot. Make sure you take a look. My 8th grade students are interested in the teams and the players. If yours are as well, you might want…
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Leveraging EdPuzzle through Live Mode
Read more: Leveraging EdPuzzle through Live ModeI am excited to share with you that EdPuzzle can be employed with the whole class together by using the Live Mode feature. Showing your class a relevant video with embedded questions, gives students input on the theme you are presenting in your unit. The language will be used in context and the video makes…
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Watching TV to teach language
Read more: Watching TV to teach languageThe Disney show Weekend Family, that streams on Disney +, has characters of color, a same sex couple and a complex blended family. As it is a family show, the scenes depict scenarios that revolve around our students’ experiences, for example being dropped off at Dad’s for the weekend, making food together for Sunday brunch…
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How to extend authentic resources
Read more: How to extend authentic resourcesI love using authentic resources in my thematic units because when students read or watch a text from another culture, they make cultural observations. When you find a good authentic resource you will want to get as much out of it as possible, that is you will want to extend that authentic resource. In this…
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Dollar Street: Images of families from around the world
Read more: Dollar Street: Images of families from around the world“People in other cultures are often portrayed as scary or exotic,” says Anna Rosling Rönnlund, the inventor of Dollar Street. “This has to change. We want to show how people really live. It seemed natural to use photos as data so people can see for themselves what life looks like on different income levels. Dollar…
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Movie: Une vie de chat
Read more: Movie: Une vie de chatEvery year I get a few requests for materials to use with a film. I always direct teachers to this excellent packet to be used with the film Une vie de chat. This is a film that I can recommend because teachers can buy it on Amazon Prime with the audio in French and show…