Diversify Your French - Part 04

Expand your French teaching, curriculum, and worldview with the Diversify Your French Virtual Summer Sessions. Each week we will explore a dialect, a world region, or an aspect of French with educators that will help you make your classroom a more global, diverse and welcoming space. Connect with other educators looking to expand their practice and discover new resources. Register for one session or all four!  Session One Indigenous Worldview and Your French Classroom Monday, July 10, 2023 | 1-2:15pm PT, 4-5:15pm ET Session Presenter: M. Lauren-Rose Stunell  How do educators create meaningful lessons that work to encourage students in their journey towards Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation while also developing their student's target language? Learn from an educator who is responsible for helping do just that.  Session Two From Lagoons to Deserts: French as a Global Language Monday, July 17, 2023 | 9-10:15am PT, 12-1:15pm ET * Session Presenter: Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo  *Please note the different time for this session.  Despite the fact that the French language is written and spoken around the globe, its representation in French classrooms continues to revolve around Europe. Why is this the case? What are the scholarly, ethical, and pedagogical implications of such a skewed narrative? Ultimately, what steps can we take to create a more complex engagement with the French language and francophone literatures?  Session Three Acadia Strong! Monday, July 24, 2023 | 1-2:15pm PT, 4-5:15pm ET Session Presenter: Dr. Christina Keppie  This webinar will illustrate the strength and diversity of Acadian identity. With distinct language features that differ from the rest of the Francophone world, this French-speaking ethnic group is rich in cultural resources that will complement the K-16 classroom, and we will discuss how language interplays with identity through the use of theater, song, poetry, and online media.  Session Four Quebec French and Culture Monday, July 31, 2023 | 1-2:15pm PT, 4-5:15pm ET Session Presenter: Dr. Yulia Bosworth  Dive into the changing face of the French culture and language in Quebec and discover elements and resources you can take right into your classroom.