activities and support for french teachers Alliance Franรงaise de Canberra offers a variety of French courses to cater for all ages and levels. Furthermore, we now also provide courses specifically designed to meet the needs of teachers of French in Australian schools.
FOR you teacher training Contact Myriam Davies French Network Leader Aranda Primary School Tel: 6205 5977 Tel: 0416248757 Email: myriam.davies@ed.act. edu.au
Alliance Franรงaise de Canberra regularly holds professional training sessions for French teachers looking to improve their skills in areas such as the use of ICT in education and the development of original teaching material.
improving language skills We offer a flexible range of morning and evening courses on weekdays, as well as Saturday morning classes. We further organise immersion weekends for Alliance Franรงaise students throughout the year.
We run conversation workshops as part of our termly course offer and also during each term break to give you the opportunity to practise your language skills all year long!
Contact Jessica Choquet Deputy Director Tel: 6257 6696 Email: deputy@afcanberra. com.au
teaching kits and resources Alliance Française de Canberra proudly assists students and teachers in finding adapted teaching and learning material. This includes:
* ready-to-use teaching kits for French movies
* a free educational package
to teach French through WW1 available online for a variety of levels Contact Jessica Choquet Deputy Director Tel: 6257 6696 Email: deputy@afcanberra. com.au
* A directory for online resources to adapt to the classroom
* A “learners’ Library” corner with material organised by level of proficiency in French
* A “teachers’ library” corner with textbooks, workbooks, children’s and teenagers’ books
FOR you and your students activities and workshops at alliance francaise Contact Jessica Choquet Deputy Director Tel: 6257 6696 Email: deputy@afcanberra.com.au
At Alliance Française de Canberra, your students can meet and interact with French native speakers. We welcome classes to visit for half an hour up to a full day! You can choose between a range of activities: • • • • •
quizzes on French culture and/or language film workshops cooking workshops pétanque lunch by a French chef living in Canberra...
Classes and workshops are organised so that you and a teacher from Alliance Française can work together on a tailored schedule to support your students in learning French.
french afterschool care in act school In 2015, Alliance Française de Canberra is starting a new program of afterschool care in ACT schools. We believe that early exposure to a foreign language gives children cognitive benefits transferable to all learning areas and further helps develop a global mindset building on the awareness and understanding of a foreign culture. Moreover, children get to enjoy a fun and friendly environment where learning takes place through recreational activities! Contact Jessica Choquet Deputy Director Tel: 6257 6696 Email: deputy@afcanberra.com.au
french official exams Recognised in 165 countries, the DELF and DALF exams (Diplôme d’études en langue française Diplôme approfondi de langue française) are official French certifications administered by the French Ministry of Education.
The DELF and DALF exams focus on French language skills for non-native speakers and offers 5 levels: you or your student can apply for several levels during the same session… and your results are valid for life!
Contact Mireille Hendy Tel: 6257 6696 Email: delfdalf@afcanberra.com.au
the concours george vincent Alliance Française de Canberra is proud to be running the Concours George Vincent each year for all secondary schools offering French as part of the curriculum. Teachers can enrol participating students in one or more of the following five categories according to their level of French proficiency: Découverte, Débutant, Intermédiaire, Indépendant or Francophone.
In 2015, the Concours welcomed 260 students of French in the ACT! Winners in each category are awarded French books, DVDs, CDs... and even a special prize such as a tablet for the higher levels! Contact Florence Finel Competition coordinator Tel: 6257 6696 Email: afc.georgevincent@gmail. com
linguistic stays in france Let us organise your trip to France (visiting museums, cities, scheduling restaurants, living in a family) and get a 12% discount on courses fees! Alliance Française de Canberra is happy to organise this experience of a lifetime in Paris, Lyon Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Marseille et Rouen. Administration fee of $300 applies. Contact Karelle Duchesne Administrative assistant Tel: 6257 6696
Email: enquiries@afcanberra.com.au
alliance francaise french film festival school screenings Alliance Française de Canberra and Palace Cinemas are regular partners for the yearly Alliance Française French Film Festival in March. Each year we are pleased to organise school screenings for students of French and to provide teachers with film teaching kits to extend this unique opportunity to the classroom.
Films screened in 2015:
Asterix: le domaine des dieux (Year 7 - Year 10)
Les vacances du petit Nicolas (Year 5 - Year 10)
Les Moomins sur la Riviera (Pre-Kindy to Year 6)
Il était une forêt (Years 11 & 12) Loin des hommes (Years 11 & 12) La grande illusion (Years 11 & 12) Contact: events@afcanberra.com.au Tel: 6257 6696
the alliance francaise network teaching kit exploring wwi: learning french with the soldiers Exploring WW1: learning French with the soldiers is the result of a joint project between Alliance Française organisations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra. This free resource kit is available online in PDF format or in AF libraries. It is aimed at providing original resources to each French through WWI and ANZAC for Year 1 to year 12 (Common European Framework levels A1 to B2).
culturethÈque online library
Discover Culturethèque, and access thousands of documents in French (books, magazines...) for all ages and interests with just a few clicks. Teach thanks to the teachers’ resources on www.culturetheque.com
Not yet a member? Sign up today on www.afcanberra.com.au or www.culturetheque.com
Alliance Française is a notfor-profit ACT association and a registered charity which has been promoting cultural exchanges and specialising in high quality French language teaching since 1943. We are part of a network of 800 Alliances Françaises in 137 countries.
Because French is more than a language, the Alliance Française proposes many events throughout the year to help you to live French culture: Café Région, Speed Talking, Book Club, Bastille Day, French Christmas Fair etc.
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