- Teacher Resources -

À vos marques, prêts, partez!
À vos marques, prêts, partez! is a useful guide for new (and experienced) teachers alike. Developed in Manitoba and the fruit of a collaborative effort, the bilingual guide offers essential information and strategies supporting communicative teaching and learning as well as the integration of cultural activities in the classroom. Core French teachers from across Canada can benefit from the tried and true ideas set out in this attractive guide.

À vos marques, prêts, partez! - PDF (2.6 mb)

Greg Sametz and Judy Bilenki

Greg Sametz has held a variety of roles in his teaching career,French Consultant ,Second Language consultant and Principal to name just a few highlights. Greg is also the recipient of the MATF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 for his years of dedicated service..to second language learning. His knowledge has been highlighted in this document.We look forward to hearing from him at this presentation.

Judy Bilenki is currently employed as the second language consultant at St.James Assiniboia in the St.James school division. Judy is well known throughout the province for her outstanding teaching. In the past she has worked at BEF as the second language consultant and has held the position of President of MATF. She is known as a master teacher who shared her knowledge in this document.We look forward to hearing from her at this presentation.

We are pleased to have them with us to share their knowledge and explain how this excellent document can be used in the Basic French classroom

French for life - Promotional Presentations, Tools and materials
These discs (DVD and CDROM) were designed to help promote and support French second language in your school or community. Contents unclude: lesson plans, worksheets, brochures, parent and teacher booklets, teacher and student presentations. A great resource! Conact the email below to order your free copy.

http://www.frenchforlife.ca/contact_us.html

What is the Accelerative integrated method?
The Accelerative Integrated Method (AIM) is revolutionizing the way second languages are taught. This approach - which combines the use of gestures, drama, music, storytelling and error analysis – is helping students develop a good working fluency in less than 100 hours of instruction. This 20 min DVD shows the AIM in action. For more information on this DVD contact:

http://www.aimlanguagelearning.com/

Please contact us for additional resource information.

- News and Events -

Etraffic Press has released a new core French curriculum, "Let's Discover French", for use in classrooms with SMART Boards.

Simply match your existing program with our SMART Board package and you have enhanced your courses tremendously.

New French Courses ONLINE

The School of Languages, University Laval, which enjoys an international reputation in teaching French as a second language, now offers two courses in French as a second language, online, beginner-intermediate level.

Message from Bev Rosenstock, recipient of the MATF Teacher's Bursary

A kind thank you for recieving the MATF Teacher's Bursary.

It’s time to start thinking about an exchange for next year!

Please visit our website to submit an online application. For your convenience, we’ve provided a link to our website,www.sevec.ca.

2009 Bursary Recipient

Congratulations to Carly Stockford from Miami Collegiate who received the $500 French Bursary Award. Click here for information on bursary opportunities.

Canada Year Book 2008 now online!

The Canada Year Book 2008, now online, is a fabulous reference on Canada’s society and economy, written in accessible, plain language.

The Canadian Modern Language Review is now available.

Almost 70 years of support to researchers, language educators and policy makers … The Canadian Modern Language Review (CMLR) publishes peer-reviewed articles on second language learning and teaching.

One Common Space - One young Canadian at a time – One Exchange at a Time.

"Two Official Languages: One Common Space", is the third annual report submitted by Commissioner Fraser of Official Languages. This year’s report is particularly important as it marks the 40th anniversary of the Official Languages Act and falls in-line with SEVEC’s values.

The SEVEC group Organizer Bulletin ( June/Juin 2009) is now available

Help spread the word - Inform your friends and colleagues about the benefits of a SEVEC exchange and how to apply. We’ve made it easy. Simply visit the e-newsletter and follow the instructions to email and forward the message. All the details are there!

LEARNING RESOURCES BULLETIN from Statistics Canada

Attention teachers!
This bulletin presents free information and teaching materials available on Statistics Canada's Learning Resources website.

Bon voyage Sumi!- Opportunity for FSL classes / Paralympic Games

There is a simple activity being organized to get primary students engaged in understanding of the upcoming Paralympic games in March 2010 in Vancouver.