Planet French online courses and the News
There has always been demand for easy texts in all media for second language students.
French culture courses: Printed Kits and Packs and Online access
BOOKSMARTS FRENCH CULTURE KITS AND PACKS Over 600 levelled French resources!
Engage your French students with the News
One of the best ways to engage your French students is with The News and topical, relevant content.
Redshirting: Use differentiated instructions for your younger French students
According to the Harvard Kennedy school of media, parents are faced with a dilemma if their children are born near the enrolment cutoff date. Every year, parents whose children’s fifth birthday falls right before their school district’s kindergarten age cutoff can make a choice: Enrol them or put off kindergarten another year. Some parents and…
Are class sizes too big?
Class sizes are an issue in many parts of the country. For example in Calgary enrolments are rising by 2000 new students each year and parents are concerned with class sizes hitting nearly 40 students, according to a recent CBC article. There’s not enough money to hire more teachers and with big classes it’s hard…
Why French teachers leave
The Canadian Office of the commissioner of official languages conducted a recent study on the state of FSL and immersion in Canada. In short, it found that parents across Canada want their kids to learn French, and they want it to be available at school. At the same time, there’s a shortage of FSL and…
How to motivate your French students today
One day, a Canadian graduate student met with his advisor to discuss possible thesis topics.
3 Techniques for using videos in French class
I’d like to offer you 3 techniques you can use in French class tomorrow morning with videos.
The world is going video
The world’s is going video. “In five years, most of [Facebook] will be video,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said (pictured on left) .