News & Events
February 2012
New display monitor with information about Department of French and Spanish
A display monitor showing information about academic programs, study abroad opportunities, faculty and staff, and other information of interest concerning the Department of French and Spanish has been installed in the northeast corner of the north wing of level 4 of the Science Building, just outside the department office.
Dr. Scott Jamieson, Dr. Magessa O'Reilly and Dr. Anne Threau co-authors of new first-year university French textbook
Dr. Scott Jamieson, Dr. Magessa O'Reilly and Dr. Anne Thareau are co-authors of the new Canadian edition of the textbook Vis-a-vis: Beginning French, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson. The publisher notes that "The Canadian Edition of Vis-à-Vis engages students through an integration of Francophone culture with a balanced four-skills approach to learning French language...The twelve chapters of the Canadian Edition of Vis-à-Vis are divided into five lessons, each easily located. Vocabulary, grammar, cultural material, and skill-building activities are grouped into distinct and regular lessons for optimum ease of use. Each grouping of three chapters focuses on a different French or Francophone character and region."
Canadian cultural content has been added throughout this new edition of Vis-à-Vis. Canadian vocabulary and informal expressions are highlighted in each chapter, and vocabulary lists and pronunciation exercises have been re-recorded by Canadian francophones.
The Canadian edition of Vis-à-Vis will be used in French 1500 and French 1501 starting in the Fall Semester of 2011.
2011-2012 executive of French student society
The members of the executive of the Cercle Français are as follows:
President: Brittany Lambe
Vice President: Lindsay Bavis
Secretary: Emily Loomis
Treasurer: Kathleen Wadden
Members at Large: Kate Holden, Kathryn Lee, Liam Parsons and Allison Stentaford
M.A. programme for French Teachers
A new Master of Arts (Teaching of Francophone Literatures and Cultures) degree has been developed and is now being offered conjointly by the Department of French and Spanish and the Faculty of Education. This new M.A., which will be offered for part-time study through distance education courses, is designed specifically for practising teachers of French. Applicants must have a Bachelor of Education degree with a minimum "B" standing and at least two years of experience teaching French.