Important News from the AATF-RI Board...
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June 2008
Open Teaching Positions 2008-2009
Lincoln Middle School
(Full-time Middle School French
position)
Need
Middle School endorsement
15
June 2008
LE BULLETIN
vol. 1, num. 4
Le Bulletin vol. 1,
num. 4
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Bonne
Lecture !
12
June 2008
Open Teaching Positions 2008-2009
Newport Public Schools
(Full-time Middle School French
position)
**
please contact the AATFRI President for
further information
09
June 2008
French Course for
Teachers at URI !
NEW
EDC 920: Workshop for Teachers (3) grad
credits
TOPIC: French Culture in the Classroom
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2008
This course is designed to help teachers
of upper level French classes animate
their classes through the study of
French and Francophone culture and
current events through the use of:
cultural readings, short stories,
literature, music, newspaper articles,
film, and most importantly the French
news and other current documentaries
from the French TV channel, TV5. The
class will be held in the language,
allowing teachers to increase their
competence in French through a variety
of activities, including a final
presentation.
*Participants will need the use of a
digital camera for this class.
Instructor:
Sharyn Hallal
Course costs:
$500.00
Class will meet at:
TBA
Class Meeting Dates:
August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 12
Class meets: 8-4:30 daily
Please contact Christine Dolan
for further information & registration.
christine@uri.edu
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May 2008
Open Teaching Positions 2008-2009
East Providence High School
(French & Portuguese)
Coventry High School
(French & Spanish or Italian)
**
please contact the AATFRI President for
further information
16
May 2008
2008 ACTFL Student Survey Report
More Students are interested in studying
French than any other language.
French tops this year's list as the
language of choice !
18 % French
17 % Italian
16 % Spanish
49 % Other
QUESTION : Which language
would you most be interested in studying
?
Full 2008 ACTFL
Student/Teacher Report
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
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May 2008
Cercle de lecture
French book club sponsored
by L'Alliance Française.
** OPEN TO AATFRI MEMBERS **
Update
- new book selections - Carole FIGUET
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
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May 2008
RIFLA Spring Meeting
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Independence Hall, URI
Kingston,
RI
RDV -
3:30pm
**
AATFRI Membership Meeting **
RDV -
4:00pm
Cocktail, Dinner, & Program
University
Club - 5:00pm
RIFLA
Spring Meeting
(click for
more information)
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April 2008
Cérémonie du Grand Concours 2008
Thursday, 22 May
at 6:30pm
Lincoln School,
Providence, RI
Directions to Lincoln School
(click on link here above)
Teachers
whose students ranked in the
10 Ten in
the state &
in the nation
will be
receiving invitations to the ceremony
for them and their students via email.
Félicitations aux gagnants et gagnantes
!
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April 2008
LE BULLETIN
vol. 1, num. 3
Le Bulletin vol. 1,
num. 3
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Bonne
Lecture !
15
April 2008
The PROVIDENCE FRENCH NIGHT is back!
WEDNESDAY, April 23rd 9pm to 1am
AT VIVA
230 Thayer Street on the East Side of Providence
-
DJ Nick de Paris - mixing French-style hip-hop/electro, and more...
-
French appetizers/drinks/atmosphere
-
A prize will be drawn at midnight
-
Admission 21+: $5.00
-
Look for the posters and flyers in Providence!
You don't have to speak French to party à la française, so bring all your friends along!!!
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April 2008
RIFLA SPRING DINNER MEETING
/
AATFRI MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
at URI at
3:30pm
information & registration
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
08
April 2008
AATFRI Wins Small Grant Award ! !
The 2008 "AATF Small Grant Award" has
been granted to AATFRI for their
coordination of activities in
celebration of the
400th
anniversary of Samuel de Chaplain's
arrival in Nouvelle France
- Concert for students of French
(Concert de Printemps avec Josée Vachon)
-
03
March 2008
PRESENTING A CONCERT
FOR
STUDENTS OF FRENCH
in celebration of the
400th anniversary of
Québec
Born in
Québec and raised in Maine,
JOSÉE VACHON
shares her Franco-American culture
through traditional and contemporary
folksongs from Québec and Acadie as well
as original songs.
http://www.joseevachon.com/
Monday, 31 March 2008 @
10:00 AM
Cumberland High School
Concert registration & payment
information
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
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March 2008
Programme de la Francophonie 2008 (Rhode
Island)
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Ù
L'Alliance Française de Providence
presents
Where is the French Language Going?
Conference with Julie Barlow,
journalist, writer
29 March at 3pm
Museum of Work and Culture
42 South Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
For more information and reservations
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
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Bishop
Hendricken
Saturday, 01 March 2008
To
register your students,
click here
Please review proctor
responsibilities,
click
here
Directions to Bishop
Hendricken,
click here
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Le Grand Concours : Strength in Numbers
2007 once again saw record enrollment in LGC.
For comparison :
The National Latin Exam : 135,000 students
The National French Contest : 104,155 students
The National Spanish Exam : 89,401 students.
The National German test : 26,177 students
These comparisons show us that The National French Exam continues to be a strong presence in our schools.
Félicitations !
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February 2008
Celebration of Black History Month
---Perishable Theatre---
95
Empire Street, Providence, RI
Thursday, 29 February : 2pm and 7pm
PLAY :
Comme Deux Frères (Like Two Brothers)
For
reservations call 401 272 6243 or online
www.frenchri.org
$10 students and AATFRI/Alliance
Française members, $15 non-members, $20
at the door
Comme Deux Frères
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
22
January 2008
Cercle de lecture
French book club sponsored
by L'Alliance Française.
** OPEN TO AATFRI MEMBERS **
Update
- new book selections - Carole FIGUET
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
21
January 2008
LE GRAND CONCOURS - AWARDS
For the 2008
National French Exam, AATFRI and
L'Alliance Française de Providence will
be granting
monetary awards
to the student who achieves the
highest score in each level of the
contest.
Level I -
$50 savings bond (AATFRI)
Level II
-
$50 savings bond (AATFRI)
Level III
-
$50 savings bond (AATFRI)
Level IV/V -
$250
(Alliance Française)
*
*
highest score achieved by a
senior high school student
14
January 2008
Le Grand prix de l'Alliance
Française meets
Le Grand Concours de l'AATF
Enter the 2008 AATF National
French Contest for a chance to
win
the Alliance Française grand
prize:
-
1 linguistic stay in Paris,
airfare, lodging and tuition
included*
-
125 French books for your
High School library*
Who qualifies for the Alliance
Française grand prize?
Any national winner of Le Grand
Concours 2008 in Level 3, 4 or 5
(division A, D, or E only) who
earns a national first place in
the "Grand Concours" 2008.
Who wins?
A random drawing will select the
winner of the Alliance Française
Grand Prize
What do I win?
-
1 AIR FRANCE
Washington-Paris roundtrip
ticket for you and a parent
or legal guardian*
-
1 week stay in Paris at le
FIAP Jean Monnet for you and
a parent or legal guardian *
-
1 week tuition with the AF
de Paris International
School of French for you*
There's more?
Your school library will receive
a donation of 125 books, DVDs
and/or CDs in French, related to
France, the French-speaking
world and the French language,
graciously offered by HACHETTE
FLE.
Ù
Summer Scholarships, AATF
Awards, National & Regional
Nominations
Please
click on link here below
for specific information on
opportunities for AATFRI
members:
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
Summer Scholarships
2008 ISE Language Matters Award
AATF Dorothy Ludwig Excellence
in Teaching Award
Seeking AATF Regional and
National VP Nominations
AATF National FLES Commission
2008 Elementary and Middle
School
French Poster Contest
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
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01
January 2008
LE BULLETIN
vol. 1, num. 2
Le Bulletin vol. 1, num. 2
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Bonne
Lecture !
22
December 2007
URI ROOTS MUSIC SERIES
:
Pangea,
the URI Roots Music Series presents the
Malian music group
Toumani
Diabate & his Symmetric Orchestra
in a
FREE
concert
Edwards Auditorium, URI Kingson Campus
01 February 08 at 8pm
Contact :
401.874.5162
www.myspace.com/toumanidiabate
08
December 2007
Liège Pre-convention Seminar 2008
- Belgium & Switzerland -
AATF National
President Marie-Christine Koop has
obtained funding from the Belgian
and Swiss governments to organize a
two-week pre-convention seminar.
One week at the
University of Geneva and one week at the
University of Liège.
Complete
information and the application form are
now available at
www.frenchteachers.org
Please note that the application
deadline for this seminar is earlier (01
Feb)
than the one for the regular AATF Summer
Scholarships.
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November 2007
Graduate level
ON-LINE
French Course
available for classroom teachers
of French !
FRN 412:
Identités et Destinées dans le roman
français du 20e siècle
URI Summer Session II 2008 (June-July)
Course Info at:
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/durand/412syll.html
(click on link here above)
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November 2007
Graduate level French Course
available for classroom teachers
of French !
FRN 474 : Francophone
Literature of Africa
Mon & Wed 3:00-4:15
URI Kingston Campus
- Independence Hall
22 Jan - 01 May
Course
description & enrollment information
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
15
November 2007
Cercle de lecture
Announcing a French book club sponsored
by L'Alliance Française.
** OPEN TO AATFRI MEMBERS **
Next meeting :
Monday, 14 January 14th at 6:30pm
88 meeting street, Providence, RI 02906
Discussion of the book Le Président
by Jean Raspail.
The novel is in French and not available
in the States.
Anyone interested in joining should
contact Carole FIGUET, Vice-President of
AATF-RI and board member of L'Alliance
Française via email (cfiguet@lincolnschool.org)
by 24 November.
The cost will be approximately $10-$12.
05
November 2007
PRESENTING A CONCERT
FOR
STUDENTS OF FRENCH
in collaboration with
L’Alliance Française de Providence
The band
OPUS 4
was born in 1997 in the south of France
near Saint Tropez.
OPUS 4
turns
the Russian, Romanian, and gypsy folk
songs in a new way, building a bridge
between the two
borders of the Atlantic ocean. Inspired
by their eastern roots and swing music,
they invite the audience
to take a tour into the gypsy lands and
Django Reinhardt style.
www.opus4.net
Friday, 14 December @
11:30 AM
Cumberland High School
2600 Mendon Road,
Cumberland, RI 02864
COST
: $ 50 per school
For
more information, please click on the
button here below:
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
BEAUJOLAIS FESTIVAL 2007
Come and Enjoy French Wine and Culture
with
l'Alliance Française & The French
American School of Rhode Island
Friday, 16 November at 7pm
FASRI, 75 John Street, RI 02906
For
more information, please click on the
button here below:
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
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October 2007
URI French professor receives
prestigious French teaching award
Dr. Alain-Philippe DURAND, a
French professor at URI
was honored with the Palme Académique
Award for teaching
Friday, 19 October.
22
October 2007
BUFFET
LUNCHEON, LECTURE, & A BEAUTIFUL CONCERT
Friday, 02 November at 12:30
AT THE MUSIC MANSION
88 Meeting Street
Providence, RI 02906
Buffet Luncheon with wine
Lecture with JEAN HARZIC: "The French
Language Today in the World"
Mr. HARZIC, General Secretary of the
Alliance Française Internationale
will offer a lecture about the role of
the importance of the French language
in
the modern world.
PLUS
Short Mandolin Concert by l'ENSEMBLE A
PLECTRE DE TOULOUSE
Admission is $10.00. Please
reserve at 401.272.6243 or at
afprovidence@cox.net
01 October 2007
New AATF Advocacy Page !
Please see our new advocacy page which
includes printable materials for
teachers,
administrators, students, and parents.
CLICK
here :
or
above.
25 September 2007
In
Class Musical Experience
available to AATFRI members and their
students
The Concertmaster of the
Providence Mandolin Orchestra
and 4 to 5 members of the visiting
Ensemble a Plectra de Toulouse
will offer a "hands on" seminar on the
development of the Mandolin
in Europe and how it is played.
For more
information, please CLICK the button
here below:
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
21 September 2007
3-for-1
Membership Drive
A
current member
can mail his or her 2008 renewal invoice
(available on line),
along with
three (3)
new membership applications and
payments.
The current member will receive their
2008 membership for
FREE
!
Important developments from the Baton
Rouge Convention 2007
The AATF and the French Embassy have
launched a promotional campaign for
French.
Materials will be made available to AATF
members in the coming months.
Our goal is to focus attention on the
importance and relevance
of the study of
French in today's
evermore interconnected world.
Please visit our joint Web site here
below for more information.
http://www.theworldspeaksfrench.org/
ATTENTION AP FRENCH TEACHERS
Please see letter here below concerning
issues with the
French AP Exam
including a
petition
to the AP College Board
A copy of the letter is found below
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
To view petition, CLICK link here
below:
http://www.petitiononline.com/APfrench/
President of the United States honors
National French Week 2007
A copy of the letter is found below
(CLICK button for PDF copy)**
15 September 2007
LE
BULLETIN
Première
edition AATFRI newletter is released !
AATFRI will be publishing a quarterly
French language newsletter
called "Le Bulletin" in
PDF format.
Members
will be receiving copies via email.
This newsletter will contain important
AATF information, news, events,
articles, and submissions from members.
Please
contact our ATTFRI president for
submissions.
A copy of the premiere edition is found below
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Le Bulletin vol. 1, num. 1
Bonne
Lecture !
05
September 2007
RIFLA Fall
Conference
Saturday,
29 September 2007
Knight
Campus
Community
College of Rhode Island
For more
information:
http://www.rifla.org/Home.html
(CLICK link for PDF copy)**
Three (3)
RI French teachers will be presenting !
A copy of the programme is found below
(CLICK button for PDF copy)
**
30 August
2007
"Une lettre de présentation"
from our
newly elected president was sent to all AATF-RI members whose contact
information had been updated by national
headquarters.
It is hoped that all future
correspondence between AATF-RI members
can be made via email (blind copy).
If you have not done so already, please
confirm your address by sending a
response to the president's email.
Merci beaucoup !
A copy of the letter is found below
(CLICK button for PDF copy of letter)**
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