Le monde francophone

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Le monde francophone

• Français I

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What is a francophone?

• A francophone refers to a nation, group, or
  places where French is spoken, primarily as the
  primary language

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Where can one find francophones?

• Francophones can be found on every continent,
  except for Australia.
• All over the world, there are over 30 countries
  in which French is either the primary language,
  or in which some French is spoken.

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North America (L Amérique du Nord)

• In North America, about 1/3 of the population of
  Canada (Le Canada) speaks French. The French
  speakers primarily live in the province of Quebec
  (Le Quebec).
• Creole, a dialect of French, is also spoken in
  Louisiana (La Louisiane). Louisiana is located in
  the United States.

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Central America (L Amérique Centrale)

• Two Caribbean islands Martinique (la Martinique)
  and Guadeloupe (La Guadeloupe) are part of
  France. Their inhabitants are considered French
  citizens.
• Some French is also spoken on the island of Haiti
  (LHa?ti).

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South America (L Amérique du Sud)

• In South America, French is spoken in French
  Guiana (La Guyane Française) which is located on
  the northeastern coast of South America.

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Europe (L Europe)

• Besides France (La France), French is also spoken
  in parts of Belgium (La Belgique), Luxembourg (Le
  Luxembourg), and Switzerland (La Suisse).

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Asia (L Asie)

• Although the presence of French has not always
  been significant in Asia, its importance is
  growing rapidly.
• Currently French is spoken in Laos (Le Laos),
  Cambodia (Le Cambodge), and Vietnam (Le Vietnam).

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Africa (L Afrique)

• French is spoken on the large island of
  Madagascar (Madagascar).
• In North Africa, French is understood and spoken
  by many people of Algeria (L Algérie), Morocco
  (Le Maroc), and Tunisia (La Tunisie). Many of
  inhabitants in these countries have also left
  Africa to go to France. In France, they have
  gained French citizenship.

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Afrique (L Afrique) cont.

• In Western and Central Africa, about twenty
  African countries have adopted French as their
  official language.
• The countries are as follow
• Mauritania (La Mauritanie)
• Mali (Le Mali)
• Niger (Le Niger)
• Chad (Le Tchad)
• Senegal (Le Sénégal)
• Guinea (La Guinée)
• Burkina Faso (Le Burkina Faso)
• Ivory Coast (La Côte d Ivoire)

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Afrique (L Afrique) cont.

• Countries cont.
• Togo (Le Togo)
• Benin (Le Bénin)
• Cameroon (Le Cameroun)
• Central African Republic (Le République
  Centrafricaine)
• Gabon (Le Gabon)
• Republic of Congo (La République du Congo)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (La République
  Démocratique du Congo)
• Rwanda (Le Rwanda)
• Burundi (Le Burundi)

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Project Specifications

• You will be able to choose one of the 30
  Francophone countries. Students names will be
  placed into a bowl and pulled one by one. Once
  your name is chosen, you will select the country
  of your choice until all names or all countries
  are chosen. In case there are more students then
  countries, I will allow duplicates.

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Francophone Projects

• Countries from which you may choose

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Project Specifications

• Once a country is chosen, you will have to
  complete a project consisting of a paper, and an
  artistic representation. Students will also need
  to present their project briefly in front of the
  class. I will not time your presentations. You
  will receive credit as long as you present.

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Paper portion

• For the paper portion of the project, students
  should write a one page description of their
  country. They may include such topics as the
  history of the country, the capital, imports,
  exports, weather, demographics (population and
  ethnic breakdown) and location.
• Students must also include one current news item
  about their country.

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Creative Piece of Project

• Students may choose to portray their country in
  any way that this wish. Some illustration of
  their flag should be included.
• Options include
• Posters
• Power Point
• Brochures
• Models
• Cakes
• Maps
• Please see me if you have other ideas.

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Grading

• The written portion of the project will be worth
  40 points.
• The creative piece will be worth 50 points.
• The in-class presentation will be worth 10
  points.
• The total point value of the project will be
  worth 100 points.

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Project Due Dates

• For 2G, the project will be due on Monday,
  October 5th.
• For 7B, the project will be due on Tuesday,
  October 6th.
• For every day that the project is late, 5 points
  will be deducted.
• We will spend one day in the library. There will
  be no other class time devoted to the project.

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Final Project Thoughts

• If you have any questions or concerns, please
  ask me during class or e-mail me at
  fallonl_at_christina.k12.de.us. I will also post
  this power point online on my website
  www.schoolrack.com/Fallonl so that you may access
  the project requirements at any time.
• I will be happy to look at rough drafts and to
  help you in any way that I can.
• This project should help your grade! Give it your
  best effort and you will do great!
• Remember, its all in English!