Project Resources: Creative Ideas for Presenting Research (French / Francophone)
Project Resources: Creative Ideas for Presenting Research (French/Francophone)
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IF YOU WANT TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN FRANCOPHONE CULTURE:
- Get a French-speaking pen-pal (e-pal, Facebook, etc.) and ask them about their culture!
- Check out livemocha.com to find Francophone people, and interview them about their culture!
- Help out in a bilingual class or daycare center.
- Visit the “Maison Française” at Nazareth College (get the events listing online).
- Join the local chapter of the Alliance Française.
- Host a French-speaking exchange student.
- Attend a Mardi Gras, mariage, anniversaire, or other celebration and report back.
- Watch a movie or a TV show in French and report on cultural observations.
- Watch a TV special that relates to a French-speaking culture and report back.
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IF YOU LIKE ART OR ARCHITECTURE:
- Visit a museum that features art from a Francophone culture, and report on it. (Virtual visits are acceptable.)
- Reproduce a famous painting or other piece of artwork.
- Create your own comic strip using culturally relevant elements.
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IF YOU LIKE MUSIC:
- Learn a traditional folk dance and perform it.
- Learn a traditional folk dance and teach it to the class.
- Memorize a song and sing it or lip-sync it.
- Attend a concert or performance of music in the target language and discuss it.
- Learn to play a piece of music from a French-speaking country on an instrument.
- Learn to play/perform the national anthem of a French-speaking country.
- Write original music to accompany a French-language poem.
- Listen to a French-language radio show and discuss what you heard.
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IF YOU LIKE TO READ OR WRITE:
- Create a children’s book that contains culturally relevant elements.
- Write a poem or piece of prose in the style of a specific well-known Francophone writer.
- Create a newspaper or magazine of current events in a specific French speaking country.
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IF YOU LIKE HISTORY OR GEOGRAPHY:
- Visit a Francophone museum and report back. (Virtual visit is acceptable.)
- Create a map highlighting French-speaking influence.
- Chart French immigration in the USA.
- Create a detailed map of a French-speaking country.
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IF YOU LIKE DANCE OR SPORTS:
- Learn a traditional folk dance from France or another French-speaking country.
- Watch a French soccer game and report back.
- Watch the Tour de France and report back.
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IF YOU LIKE FOOD:
- Prepare a dish or meal from a French-speaking country/region for your family or the class. (Make sure your recipe is truly authentic!)
- Prepare a typical breakfast, lunch, or dinner from a French-speaking country/region. (Make sure your recipes are truly authentic!)
- Learn to make crêpes, croissants, macarons, etc.
- Create and illustrate a recipe book.
- Eat in an AUTHENTIC Francophone restaurant and report back.
- Get a copy of an AUTHENTIC Francophone restaurant’s menu and explain the dishes listed.
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IF YOU LIKE TV OR MOVIES:
- Watch a movie or a TV show in French and make note of cultural observations.
- Watch a TV special that relates to a French-speaking culture and report on it.
- Watch or listen to a French TV news program and report on it.
- Watch a musical program in French and report on it.
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IF YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL:
- Watch a travel video about a French-speaking country.
- Plan a trip to a French-speaking country.
- Take a virtual trip to a French-speaking country and make a scrapbook or travel log.
- Create a travel brochure for a target country.
- Take a guided tour of a museum, exhibition, etc. and report back.
- Write to a tourist office for information about a specific French-speaking city/region/country.
- Write to an embassy for information about a French-speaking country or region.
- Research French links to your area/hometown.
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IF YOU LIKE SHOPPING:
- Visit a Francophone business and report on the cultural and product differences.
- Talk with Francophone business owners about running a Francophone business in the USA.
- Visit the international aisle of a supermarket and report on the products from Francophone countries/regions.
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IF YOU HAVE NATIVE FRENCH SPEAKERS IN YOUR FAMILY / OR CLOSE FRIENDS:
- Give a presentation about your family’s native country.
- Present family artifacts, clothing, etc.
- Host your French-speaking family member / friend to speak to the class, and introduce discussion topics.
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