Jean-Benoît Alokpon (Président de l’APFA-OI) L’ASSOCIATION L’Association des Professeurs de Français pour l’Afrique et l’Océan Indien (APFA-OI) est l’une des huit Commissions que compte la Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Français (FIPF). Les sept autres...
Martine Pillette (Moulton, Northamptonshire) THE GRAMMAR AGENDA In the days of O level (GCE Ordinary level was introduced in Britain in 1951) communication was not at the heart of the MFL agenda. The emphasis was much more on linguistic competence than on performance....
Mike Kelly (University of Southampton) La laïcité has recently re-emerged as a focus of French political life. All main parties endorse it across the political spectrum, as do the most important institutions of civil society, including most religious organisations. La...
Christine O’Leary (Sheffield Hallam University) INTRODUCTION L’utilisation du tableau numérique intéractif (TNI) doit tenir compte de l’évolution des pratiques pédagogiques, en particulier l’approche actionnelle. Celle-ci exige une méthodologie active centrée sur ...
Sandrine Aguerre (Université de Bordeaux 3), Bill Alder (Open University), Tita Beaven (Open University) INTRODUCTION Tele-collaboration is now a well-established practice in language learning and teaching and usually involves ‘learners in parallel language classes...
Jonathan Tyrens (Editor of Francophonie) The Académie Française, protector of the French language since the 17th century, has elected the British poet Michael Edwards to the seat formerly occupied by Jean Dutourd. The Immortels of the Académie hold an influential...