vendredi 3 octobre 2008

Texas French Symposium

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It's that time again! Here's an announcement & docs from Monsieur Toby Freeman, the President of the Texas French Symposium.

Cher(e) Collègue:

It is a pleasure to invite you and your students to participate in the 2009 Texas French Symposium, which will be held at Eisenhower High School, Aldine Independent School District, Houston, Texas,

February 27 - 28, 2009. The theme for this year’s competition is: “Paris Ville de Lumière.” The Texas Education Agency recognizes Symposium as the official state competition for high school French students.

Past experience has shown that both students and teachers benefit in many ways from attending and competing at Symposium. Trophies and awards are given to students and school teams who win events, as well as to the top ten schools and individual student winners. Generous scholarships for study in francophone countries are awarded each year to top students. Depending upon availability, teacher scholarships may also be offered. The spirit of competition encourages students to work hard and to do their best. Students also benefit from the cultural events which take place during the Symposium.

We again find it necessary to request that each participating school bring a French-speaking judge. In addition, we could use judges in music, art, as well as proctors for the 4 tests.

If you wish to register for this event, please complete the enclosed RSVP form, and include a $50.00 deposit (non-refundable). This deposit will be applied toward your registration fees. RSVP forms must be postmarked by October 6, 2008.

We look forward to seeing you and your students at Symposium.

Amicalement,

Toby J. Freeman

President

Texas French Symposium

RSVP Form (PDF)

School Deadlines (PDF)

For more information, visit www.texasfrenchsymposium.org

Qui sommes-nous?

We are the Houston Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF-Houston). The American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) was founded in 1927 and is the largest national association of French teachers in the world with nearly 10,000 members. Our members are French teachers at all levels and include approximately 3/4 secondary teachers and 1/4 post-secondary. We also have a growing number of French teachers in immersion settings and in the elementary grades. As a professional association, we seek to address the concerns of our members which include: promoting the study of languages in general and French in particular; facilitating the implementation of national and state standards in the classroom; improving the training of French teachers by encouraging minimum levels of language and cultural proficiency, and exposure to the French-speaking world through study abroad opportunities; creating opportunities and finding resources for practicing teachers to update their skills and improve their teaching; and, finally, encouraging the use of new technologies in the teaching of French and actively developing materials to support this use. Our regional representative to the national office is Dr. Jacqueline Thomas of Texas A&M University at Kingsville.

Officers of AATF-Houston

Roya Razavipour MCARTHUR, President
rrazavipour@gmail.com



Dore Sulistyo, Vice President
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Johan P. Vergult, Grand Concours Director
Johan.Vergult@springbranchisd.com



Kathy KOCH, Secretary



Gerri MANLOVE, Treasurer
gembus@earthlink.net



Claude BOUTIN, Destination France Program Administrator
cgboutin@yahoo.com


Marci Pampe, Webmaster
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