French teachers can be a lonely bunch. But that doesn't mean they aren't part of a community of Francophones (and Francophiles) here in the US and abroad. As French teachers everywhere are gearing up for French week (November 1-8) join guest Terri Hammatt as she talks about the myriad of ways that French teachers can promote their programs and stay connected to the Francophone world, even if they are a department of one.

Bio

Terri was a French and French immersion teacher for 20 years in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She then served as supervisor of world languages and immersion programs at the Louisiana Department of Education, supporting Louisiana teachers and numerous international teachers who come to Louisiana to teach their own languages. In addition, Terri currently serves on the CODOFIL board (CODOFIL--the state agency responsible for the ongoing development of French), LFLTA, and the Louisiana Consortium of Immersion Schools. Terri has worked hand-in-hand with France’s Education Nationale and the Ministère des affaires étrangères, Wallonie-Bruxelles (the French-speaking Community of Belgium); le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques and numerous entities as partners to enhance la francophonie internationale. She is an instructional strategist with Wayside Publishing.

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Mentions

National French Week November 1-8, 2023 https://frenchteachers.org/promote-french/national-french-week/

Atchafalaya Basin https://www.atchafalaya.org/atchafalaya-basin

Stuart Hall, Who needs identity? (2000)

Télé Louisiane https://telelouisiane.com/

Franco-jeunes, Franco-Mariés

Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOTL) https://www.scolt.org/

American Association of Teachers French https://frenchteachers.org/

Académie de Rennes https://www.ac-rennes.fr/

Délégraton Générale du Québec (à NY, Las Angeles, à Atlanta, en Floride, à Houston etc.) https://www.quebec.ca/en

Embassy and Consulates of Belgium in the United States https://unitedstates.diplomatie.belgium.be/en

National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages (NCSSFL) https://ncssfl.org/

Speakers of French in the USA FACE Grants https://frenchlanguagek12.org/3318-speakers-french-united-states

Embassy of France https://franceintheus.org/

French Cultural Services (FAC) https://frenchculture.org/

Alliance Française https://afusa.org/

Académie Française https://www.academie-francaise.fr/

Les Editions Tintamarre https://www.editionstintamarre.com/

Parlement des jeunes https://www.paricilademocratie.com/participer/26-parlement-des-jeunes

Université d'éte https://francophoniedesameriques.com/vos-services/programmes/universite-ete/devenez-hote-2025

Concours de la bande dessinée https://francophoniedesameriques.com/vos-services/concours/concours-de-bande-dessinee-aventures-dans-les-ameriques-2022

La Francophonie des Amériques https://francophoniedesameriques.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4bipBhCyARIsAFsieCyCoFnipmOHxX1eqIC8TyvPuQlRv100ZrImA7ti7ifYMy5LlgVrQlYaApoZEALw_wcB

Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIE) https://www.francophonie.org/Council

Council on the Development of French in Louisiana (COCOFIL) https://www.crt.state.la.us/cultural-development/codofil/