With Pres. @EmmanuelMacron in NOLA, we discuss a new initiative that he announced as part of his State Visit: French for All, a program to encourage bilingualism and to widen access to French teaching tools in schools.
A 🧵(in English) about a Francophonie project (🇫🇷 follows)
A 🧵(in English) about a Francophonie project (🇫🇷 follows)
French for All is composed of four initiatives:
1/The French Heritage Language Program helps French-speaking immigrants and young Americans with francophone backgrounds maintain linguistic and cultural heritage, with a focus on West African and Caribbean cultures.
1/The French Heritage Language Program helps French-speaking immigrants and young Americans with francophone backgrounds maintain linguistic and cultural heritage, with a focus on West African and Caribbean cultures.
2/The French Dual Language Fund expands and supports bilingual K-12 programs in public schools. These programs focus mainly on Title 1 schools and supports communities in 182 schools over 30 US states and counting.
3/The French in Higher Education Program addresses ongoing loss of foreign language departments across colleges & universities. It supports the modernization of French departments through calls for projects.
4/The New Pathways to Teaching French Program targets the shortage of foreign language instructors in schools. It leverages the skills of French-speaking Americans of all backgrounds to train a new generation of French teachers.
Overall, the French for All program seeks to expand access to language education and to make bilingualism more attainable, to succeed in today's world. (End)
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