Topics in Teaching French Culture

3 units

This course is designed for middle and high school French instructors. It combines advanced analysis of cultural and/or literary content with a focus on how to share this content with a younger audience. The course will examine the chanson française and explore how this typically French genre can work well in classrooms for all age groups. Students will read history and theory in the beginning of the course, and gain broad exposure to some of France's most important singers and ACIs (Auteurs-Compositeurs-Interprètes). The last weeks focus more on creating meaningful input activities and a course unit appropriate for the level of French taught by each participant.