Announcements
Special Issue
The French Review welcomes articles for a Special Issue on:
Le français a-t-il un avenir aux États-Unis?
This SPECIAL ISSUE, to be published in May 2013, will be devoted to professional issues, specifically the future orientation—or, more starkly, the survival—of French/Francophone studies in the United States. While the title is deliberately provocateur in tone, its intent is quite serious. The recent waves of budget cuts and program closures constitute new challenges for our discipline, challenges that call for an in-depth discussion among participants at all teaching levels. Relevant topics can include: new orientations for French/Francophone studies that would attract larger numbers of students; the connections between French/Francophone studies, business studies, social sciences, and other disciplines (journalism, engineering, etc.); the consequences of budget cuts at the K–12 and/or academic level(s); how best to proactively counter the threat of program eliminations; the development of French for professional purposes; the future of French/Francophone studies within the context of the general decline in funding for humanities programs. This issue will include a Témoignages section, in which teachers can submit shorter texts detailing the challenges they face as well as their success stories about thriving French programs.
Authors should consult the Guide for Authors for the formatting requirements.
The deadline for submission is August 1, 2012.
Submit articles by E-mail attachment to: Edward Ousselin, Editor in Chief (edward.ousselin@wwu.edu).
New Rubrics
The French Review introduces two new rubrics:
- Actualités du monde francophone: applications pédagogiques
Have you recently used news reports of current events in one of your classes? Did you apply a particularly effective teaching method? Do your students now know more about the Francophone world? If so, this rubric will allow you to share your experience with your colleagues. - Lettrismes: le français dans tous ses états
This rubric is devoted to our endless fascination with the French language. Can you present and explain a set of words or expressions in an original way? Can you produce a drawing that will visually illustrate an idiomatic expression? If you are serious about your wordplay, share your texts and graphics with our readers. Both of these new rubrics are designed for shorter texts (between one and two thousand words). For each of them, part of the content (links, graphics, etc.) can be posted on the French Review Web site.
All AATF members who have developed innovative methods to use current events in the Francophone world for teaching purposes, or who have found intriguing or playful ways to illustrate words or expressions in French, are invited to submit their texts by E-mail attachment to: Edward Ousselin, Editor in Chief (edward.ousselin@wwu.edu).
Authors should consult the Guide for Authors for the formatting requirements.