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ATM machine in French

by Maria

Sep 13, 2010

What is the word in French for ATM? Thanks

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Hélène On 9/13/10, Maria wrote: > What is the word in French for ATM? Thanks

On dit:

un guichet et ou un distributeur automatic.

Sep 14, 2010

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watson Peter On 9/13/10, Maria wrote: > What is the word in French for ATM? Thanks

guichet automatique or distributeur automatique. The word ATM is also acceptable with French pronunciation

Sep 15, 2010

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French books

by arco

Sep 14, 2010

Is there any book that can be use as a text book to teach French to 9 And 10 yr olds which might prove helpful in middle and high school.

Every year the french teachers teach them a little bit of Fench during the school year and when they get back to school the following year, they are a blank slate again.

Please advice. Thank you...See More

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Joe Your concern is endearing. Unfortunately, no textbook will help the students to retain the content taught.

You can ask the same children if they remeber a paticular lesson or concept in science or maths, I doubt they will be able to remeber anything of it. This is how it goes.

The little bit of French is not hurting their educati...See More

Sep 14, 2010

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French Songs in the Classroom

by S. Leary

Sep 15, 2010

Can anyone recommend good French songs for use in the classroom for middle school. I do not want nursery rhymes or children's songs. I am looking for "classic" songs or more modern popular ones, but that still have fairly simply lyrics and are easy to sing along to, repetitive, etc. Thanks!!

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Cf Try looking here

Sep 16, 2010

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Project Based Learning

by Looking2Teach

Sep 18, 2010

Has anyone here implemented project based learning in their foreign language classes? If so, what has your experience been with it, and could you give some examples of types of projects your students have done? Finally, if you know of any resources that are helpful for project-based learning in language classes please let me know!

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Anonyme On 9/18/10, Looking2Teach wrote: > Has anyone here implemented project based learning in their > foreign language classes? If so, what has your experience > been with it, and could you give some examples of types of > projects your students have done? Finally, if you know of > any resources that are helpful for project-based learning...See More

Sep 22, 2010

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JK and SK french FSL

by Debbie

Sep 19, 2010

LEASE HELP with ideas for teaching french to 4 and 5 yr olds! I have them for a half hour once a week! Any materials I bring with me I have to pay for. It is an ORAL program only. Two classes have 25 kids, The other two have 16. My puppet and I could use some great ideas! Merci!!!

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D TPR commands, TPRS, and songs work well with that age group. And they don't involve writing.

On 9/19/10, Debbie wrote: > PLEASE HELP with ideas for teaching french to 4 and 5 yr > olds! I have them for a half hour once a week! Any > materials I bring with me I have to pay for. It is an ORAL > program only. Two classes have 25 k...See More

Sep 19, 2010

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biddy mint On 9/19/10, Debbie wrote: > PLEASE HELP with ideas for teaching french to 4 and 5 yr > olds! I have them for a half hour once a week! Any > materials I bring with me I have to pay for. It is an ORAL > program only. Two classes have 25 kids, The other two have > 16. My puppet and I could use some great ideas! Merci!!!

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Oct 2, 2010

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Anyone else have a department head who doesn't speak French?

by ru

Sep 19, 2010

Are you expected to translate all of your teaching materials into English so he can examine them? It seems completely unreasonable to me but I was told the department head needs to know what is being taught and how it is being taught in my classroom. At my previous school the department head didn't speak French but did not have this requirement. As...See More

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robert leabo Oh wow! My old Hs is now 3:1; 3 spanish teachers to 1 french teacher, but all the teachers are familiar w/ the other language. i hope i don't end up teaching in a school like that one day... where the dept is so small. i love languages! :(

On 12/09/12, APBF wrote: > There are many, way too many small schools or schools where foreign &g...See More

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me On 12/10/12, robert leabo wrote: > Oh wow! My old Hs is now 3:1; 3 spanish teachers to 1 french teacher, > but all the teachers are familiar w/ the other language. i hope i don't > end up teaching in a school like that one day... where the dept is so > small. i love languages! :( > > On 12/09/12, APBF wrote: >> There are man...See MoreOn 12/10/12, robert leabo wrote: > Oh wow! My old Hs is now 3:1; 3 spanish teachers to 1 french teacher, > but all the teachers are familiar w/ the other language. i hope i don't > end up teaching in a school like that one day... where the dept is so > small. i love languages! :( > > On 12/09/12, APBF wrote: >> There are many, way too many small schools or schools where foreign >> language is not very popular. In these schools, one will often have >> only one French teacher and or one Spanish teacher. >> >> It is then very rare to have any other person in the school who comes >> close to speaking fluently a second language. >> >> I believe it is an exception to teach in a school where the >> administration speaks either French or Spanish to a point of being >> competent to evaluate a a foreign language class. >> >> Bien à vous, >> >> ABPF >> >> >> On 12/07/12, robert leabo wrote: >>> On 10/19/12, Mme Sans Merci wrote: >>>> That is crazy. I have never been asked to do that. It is >>>> unreasonable, IMHO. >>>> >>>> On 9/19/10, ru wrote: >>>>> Are you expected to translate all of your teaching >>>>> materials into English so he can examine them? It seems >>>>> completely unreasonable to me but I was told the department >>>>> head needs to know what is being taught and how it is being >>>>> taught in my classroom. At my previous school the >>>>> department head didn't speak French but did not have this >>>>> requirement. As a new staff member I don't want to create a >>>>> stir but this is essentially making my workload double that >>>>> of the teachers of other subject areas. >>> >>> >>> I agree. That's pretty much insane. And you say, "Department >>> head?" Is it a Department of Modern Languages? French Department? >>> or just Department of Humanities? If it's a French Department, >>> then I'm EXTREMELY disappointed that the head (top dog) doesn't >>> speak French. If he wants to know what is being taught and how, >>> he should just SHOW UP and observe the classroom. =D >>> le gay >>> Rob, teacher in the makin

Dec 21, 2012

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Grading open ended questions

by jason

Sep 22, 2010

I am looking for the most equitable and efficient way to grade open ended questions in the target target. The questions that I am having trouble with are the ones that could elicit more than one answer. I want students to observe grammatical rules, correctly answer the question, use correct vocabulary and write to the proper level of discourse. Any...See More

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Erica I really like the rubrics I have from the College Board. They are specifically intended for the scoring of AP Exams but I've modified them a bit for my lower level classes. You can probably access them on the [link removed].

Good luck.

Sep 23, 2010

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