Advocating+for+French


 * Advocating for French**

[|17 reasons for parents and school principals to choose French]

As of July, 2015, note which countries are Ohio's largest trading partners! Of the six, THREE (Canada, France, Switzerland) are French-speaking!:
 * Think Ohioans don't use French? Three out of six of our largest trading partners are French speaking countries (July 2015)**
 * [|International Corporate Invest ment in Ohio, July 2015]**



[|Want To Know The Language Of The Future? The Data Suggests It Could Be...French]
 * Recent articles:**

[|The 15 counties in the U.S. where French is actively spoken] (map plus article in French, from US census data ,August 2013)

[|Speaking Le Monde - French is the most Practical Language !]

[|Which is the best language to learn?] "But if I was asked what foreign language is the most useful, and given no more parameters (where? for what purpose?), my answer would be French. Whatever you think of France, the language is much less limited than many people realise."

French Advocacy Wiki

[|AATF Ohio Blog]... [|AATF National] ... [|Follow AATF on Facebook]

[|AATF National Technology Blog]- this links to AATF's excellent social media resources



[|Will French be the lingua franca of the future? !]


 * More articles:**

[|Bilingual Benefits - is it worth learning French anymore?] You bet it is !

[|Why bilinguals are smarter]

[|Bilingual Brains are More Healthy]


 * Some very useful links** - many have ready to use materials, pertinent statistics, etc

[|On the Importance of knowing French]

[|The Language of the Stars] (groups of famous French speaking people)

[|You Wouldn't know they majored in French] (another TBob Peckham site)

[|Speak French and make money] !

The World Speaks French - online French Advocacy Wiki by the AATF. Loaded with resources, many "ready to use" !

Fantastic article: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/09/top-3-useful-foreign-languages-for-business-excludes-spanish/

[|For Bastille Day, what America owes France] (Vive la France ! Vive la similarité!)

[|French Matters] ! (recent piece by TBob Peckham) See also: French programs being replaced by Chinese

[|Ideas for French Language and Cultural Advocacy in the U..S.] (TBob Peckham)

French Advocacy Session given at OFLA by Deborah Stout - many ready to use resources

F[|rench Advocacy Fact Pack for Ohio]

[|Organizations Promoting the Study of French]


 * [|French - the most practical foreign language] **

[|Le Monde francophone]

[|On Francophobia]

La france chacun l'aime a sa manière. media type="youtube" key="gUdL2C8jZNU" height="360" width="640"


 * Some Fun French Trivia:**

[|100 Famous People With French Heritage]

[|Some Famous French Speakers]

[|French Place-Names in the United States]

[|Top Ten Myths about France and French People]

[|Two Centuries of French and American Friendship]

[|Some cultural icons of France]

[|The 20 hottest French actors] (This one is for the girls!)

French inventors media type="youtube" key="tYzqo8l9WwU" height="390" width="480"

France media type="youtube" key="5-KcBatsglw" height="390" width="480"


 * French Trivia Game**


 * Useful Videos**

The World Speaks French Video Stories (Scroll to the bottom of this page from the AATF's Advocacy wiki. The films and accompanying documents are downloadable from here.)

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Le français m'ouvre le monde media type="youtube" key="jQVD0UuTnvU" height="390" width="640"

Why Learn French? (A great example of the several accents of native French speakers) media type="youtube" key="e3OBy8fSywU" height="315" width="560"

How does knowing French improve your career options? media type="youtube" key="nsUCfZHj0d0" height="390" width="480"

How can learning French help in an international business career? media type="youtube" key="HP2DyK4rWkY" height="390" width="480"

Les étudiants de Mme Theisen expliquent pourquoi ils veulent apprendre le français media type="youtube" key="Y6H2cPTJERM" height="390" width="480"

Justin Bieber speaks French:-) media type="youtube" key="prb5JlSU1UU" height="315" width="420"

Prince William speaks French ! media type="youtube" key="fs2YfA1D4ns" height="390" width="640"

A celebrity speaking French - Jodie Foster opens the 2011 Cesar media type="youtube" key="wnuvQphnv9c" height="390" width="640"

La Grande Aventure de la langue française - Reportage de Catherine François chez Radio-Canada et TV5 Monde sur La grande aventure de la langue française. Jean-Benoît Nadeau parle de l'importance incontestable de la langue française dans le monde. media type="youtube" key="2CYLsnzDHAg" height="390" width="640" www.NadeauBarlow.com

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 * La Cuisine Française au patrimoine UNESCO**

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 * Le Repas Gastronomique des français**

Advocacy for other specific languages (German, Classics, Chinese, etc)
 * All languages are useful!** Check out these general language advocacy resources and