New Production by Et Voilà Théâtre

Et Voilà Théâtre presents Ils s’aiment, by Muriel Robin and Pierre Palmade. The play will be performed in French with English surtitles at 8:00PM, March 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2013. Venue: Talento Bilingüe de Houston, 333 South Jensen, Houston, 77003. Reservations: reservation@etvoilatheatre.org or 281-901-0937

Workshops in France for Teachers: March 1 Deadline to Apply for Scholarships

The SPCD (Stages Pédagogiques de Courte Durée) program of the French Embassy awards 40 grants each year to qualified primary and secondary school teachers of French seeking to enhance their knowledge of French culture and improve their language and teaching skills. For more information, go to www.frenchculture.org, click on French Language and scroll down to Teacher's Workshops in France. Please note that the deadline to apply for this year's scholarships is March 1.

Registration for the 2013 Grand Concours

Registration Period: Registration for the exam will be held from January 2, 2013 – January 28, 2013. Please adhere to these dates as materials need to be ordered from Headquarters. Late registrants will be wait-listed to see if there are available testing materials. To register, please contact Johan P. Vergult Houston Director – Le Grand Concours / National French Contest 2013 Phone: 713-299-9434 / E-Mail: johan.vergult@springbranchisd.com or johanvergult@hotmail.com Date of Exam: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Time of Exam: Exams must take place between the hours of 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. You may not start earlier than 3:00 p.m. and you must be finished by 5:00 p.m. Location of Exam: School-site testing. All schools participating in Le Grand Concours / National French Contest 2013 will test at their own school. Teacher cannot proctor their own students but can proctor students of a colleague. Exam Cost: The cost of the exam will be $6.50/exam for AATF Members; $8.00/exam for non-AATF Members. The CD must be returned with the answer keys unless you decide to purchase the CD at a cost of $6.00/CD. AATF Membership: Please consider joining AATF and our local Chapter. http://frenchteachers.org/hq/forms/membapp.pdf (You will need to add an additional $10.00 for our Chapter dues.)

2012 AATF Fall Meeting

The Fall Meeting of the Houston Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French will be held on September 29, from 9:00-12:00PM in room 014 of the Malloy Building, St. Thomas University.

Le CIEL Bretagne

C'est la rentrée et le CIEL Bretagne travaille sur une série de vidéos gratuites en ligne. La première porte sur la présentation de la ville de Brest. Vous pouvez activer les sous-titres en cliquant sur le bouton CC du lecteur Youtube HTTP://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUDPH73ZQp4&feature=plcp Suivez nos actualités en vous abonnant à notre page Facebook HTTP://www.facebook.com/ecole.ciel.bretagne Cordialement, l'équipe pédagogique du CIEL Bretagne www.ciel.fr

Et Voilà Théâtre

Et Voilà Théâtre will present Dis à ma fille que je pars en voyage, a play by Denise Chalem (in French with English surtitles). Performances will be at 8:00 PM on Sept. 28 & 29 and Oct. 5 & 6 at the Frenetic Theatre (5102 Navigation Blvd.). The EVT website (www.etvoilatheatre.org) notes that it is “intended for mature audiences due to strong language”.

AATF Fall Meeting

The 2012 Fall Meeting of the Houston Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French will be held on September 29 (more information to follow).

Documents/fichiers/images/liens de l'atelier COLAVECCHIO

Ressources de l'atelier Réaliser uneproduction audiovisuelle en classe de français langue étrangère, animé par Gérard COLAVECCHIO à Lone Star College-CyFair, 6-7 mars 2012:

LIENS

• Ressources pour la classe (CLEMI): http://www.clemi.org/fr/ressources_pour_la_classe/



• Kit pédagogique RFI: http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/articles/139/article_4264.asp



• Regards transatlantiques: http://regards-transatlantiques.org/



• Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/



• CLEMI: http://www.clemi.org/



• ApprendreTV5: http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/accueil_apprendre.php



• EnseignerTV5: http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/accueil_enseigner.php

FICHIERS (documents, images, etc.)

Pour télécharger:

• Fiche_evaluation_CLEMI.doc
  


• Grille_observations.pdf



• Grille_analyse.pdf
  


• Storyboard.jpg

Cliquez ici: http://bit.ly/atelierCOLAVECCHIO

LSC-CyFair needs summer French instructors!

Address all inquiries and replies to Georges.J.Detiveaux@LoneStar.edu. Please note that this message corrects the online job application website & the posting number for the position. Any applications made in the old system will now need to be re-submitted at the new site below. Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience. Subject: Lone Star College-CyFair needs summer French instructors Lone Star College-CyFair will need 2-3 instructors to teach college French courses for their 2 summer sessions (summer 1: June 6 - July 12; summer 2: July 14 - August 21). Qualified instructors will hold a Master's in French (or a master's in something else, such as education, with at least 18 graduate hours in French). The summer 2011 schedule is as follows: -French 1411: Beginning College French 1, 12:30p-3:55p, MTWTh, Summer 1 -French 1412: Beginning College French 2, 12:30p-3:55p, MTWTh, Summer 2 -French 2311: Intermediate College French 1, 10:15a-12:20p, MTWTh, Summer 1 -French 2312: Intermediate College French 2, 10:15a-12:20p, MTWTh, Summer 2 LSC-CyFair is located at 9191 Barker Cypress Road, near CFISD's Berry Center, 2.5 miles south of US290, at the intersection of Barker Cypress and West Road. Apply online at http://webapps1.lonestar.edu/star/, searching for posting number 1276. Notify Georges.J.Detiveaux@LoneStar.edu once you have completed the online application.

Presentation tomorrow! Reminder!

Remember to attend tomorrow's session on CODOFIL & French in Louisiana at the University of St. Thomas! 3-5pm, Malloy Hall, Room 017 (basement). More here:

http://www.francophonie-texas.org/histoire-du-francais-codofil/

Map/campus info here:

http://www.stthom.edu/Visitors_Community/Maps/Index.aqf

Reading Group Talk

Reading Group talk (in English) on The Marriage of Figaro by Beaumarchais open to all. Official event of March 2011's French Cultures Festival. Come & get ready for HGO's production of the Mozart opera!

Lone Star College-CyFair Library, room LRNC-215
1-2pm
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Map: http://www.lonestar.edu/maps-cyfair.htm
Address: 9191 Barker Cypress Road, Cypress, TX 77433
Info: Georges.J.Detiveaux@LoneStar.edu

Opera in the Heights Presents Bizet's Pearl Fishers

Opera in the Heights will present Pearl Fishers, by Georges Bizet
(Sung in French , with English surtitles)
Mar. 24, 25, 26, 31, Apr.1 & 2, 2011 at 7:30PM
Tickets $20-$49; student tickets $10 for some seats
(Dress rehearsals free and open to the public)
Location: Lambert Hall
1703 Heights Blvd.
Houston, TX 77008
Contact info: 713-861-5303
www.operaintheheights.org

Et Voilà Théâtre Presents Le Cimetière des Eléphants

Et Voilà Théâtre will present Le Cimetière des Eléphants, by Jean-Paul Daumas
(in French with English surtitles)
Mar. 5, 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2011 at 8:00PM
(Adults, $10; Students, Children and Seniors, $5)

Epilogue, a photo exhibit, will be seen in the lobby of the Talento Bilingüe de Houston From Mar. 4-19, 2011 (Opening Reception 6-9PM, Mar. 4)

Location : Talento Bilingüe de Houston
333 S. Jensen Dr.
Houston, TX 77003
Contact info: 281-901-0937
www.etvoilatheatre.org

Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces at MFAH

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston will host an exhibition of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art from Feb.20-May 23, 2011
Contact info: 713-639-7300
www.mfah.org

Chapter meeting!

The Houston Chapter of AATF will be meeting in conjunction with the HATFL conference this Saturday, February 12 on the campus of the University of St. Thomas in the Jerabeck Center.
Highlights for French teachers:

9:30-10:20am: Georges Detiveaux presents a session just for French teachers!
11-11:50am: Claude Boutin presents a session just for French teachers!
1:15-3pm: AATF-Houston Chapter meeting!

More info on the Houston Area Teachers of Foreign Languages at www.hatfl.org.

SOCALLT Language Technology Conference

Just down the road in April, the University of Texas at Austin will host SOCALLT 2011, April 15-16. Submit a proposal to present your best practices in language technology, and share this announcement with your colleagues by posting a flyer in your department or at your school!

See you there!

EFGH cherche enseignant

La toute nouvelle association EFGH (enseignement du français greater Houston) http://www.efghouston.org/efgh/ dont la vocation est d'enseigner le français aux élèves francophones scolarisés en écoles non francophones recherche plusieurs enseignants pour assurer les cours dans les locaux des écoles où sont scolarisés les enfants.

Les personnes qui pourraient être intéressées devraient contacter Joelle Ciesieilski à l'adresse "Joëlle Ciesielski" ou par téléphone au 281-493-0485 ou cell 832-677-7732.

Fall 2010 meeting

Greetings, AATF-Houston! Bonne rentrée! I hope this message finds you all doing well and off to the start of another great year. We are planning a fun and interesting fall meeting. Save the date: we will be meeting at the Alliance Française de Houston (427 Lovett in the Montrose area, http://www.afdehou.org/) on Saturday, October 2 at 1:30pm. Please make plans to attend, as, in addition to the usual fare of our own unique Houston area French teacher conviviality, great information, and useful professional development, we will be hosting a special ceremony to award our latest Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes académiques, Monsieur David Timms! There will be a wine and cheese reception after the meeting.

See you on October 2 !
Warmest regards, Georges Detiveaux, President, AATF-Houston

National French Week Contests

Please encourage your students to participate in the multi-level poster and essay contests for National French Week! Deadline: October 15, 2010.

Contest details here.
More info on National French Week here.

Poste à l'Université de Houston

The Department of Modern & Classical Languages at UH (University Park, Main Campus) is looking for a Lecturer in French to teach a combination of FREN 1501 & 1502 (Beginning College French 1 & 2, 15 hours total) for the fall 2010 term. Applicants must hold an MA in French. Classes begin August 23. Interested applicants are to contact Professor Claudine Giacchetti, Director of the French Program, via email at giacchetti@uh.edu.