Learning Opportunity

Parlons Français: French Conversation Group

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Facilitator: Quinton Stotz
Date:

This is a multi-day event.

Day 1Sep 08, 2022 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 2Oct 13, 2022 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 3Nov 10, 2022 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 4Dec 08, 2022 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 5Jan 12, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 6Feb 09, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 7Mar 09, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 8Apr 13, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 9May 11, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Day 10Jun 08, 2023 (3:45 pm to 4:30 pm MDT)
Cost:
No Charge
Location: Virtual
Session Code: 23-FR-008
Focus: French Language (FI, FSL)

Target Audience

Grades K to 12 Teachers of FSL or French Immersion; Any adult desiring to practice their oral French

About this Learning Opportunity

Teachers of French often have few opportunities to converse en français with adults and colleagues, so why not create our own community? Every second Thursday of the month, join us online from wherever you are for a number of engaging conversation activities. These sessions are for those who simply enjoy speaking en français and want a welcoming space to sharpen and maintain their abilities. Although this group does not focus on K-12 second language pedagogy (these sessions are for you!), you will leave with a number of ideas on how to facilitate similar conversations in your own classrooms. Venez en grand nombre! All French proficiencies and accents welcome, but a prerequisite is to be able to hold a basic conversation in French.

All sessions will be held in French. Participants can expect to hear and use French during all sessions and can join the group at any time during the year.

This session addresses the LQS competencies

  • 2. Modeling Commitment to Professional Learning
  • 4. Leading a Learning Community

This session addresses the TQS competencies

  • 2. Engaging in Career-Long Learning
  • 3. Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge

This learning opportunity is being subsidized through funding from Alberta Education.

About the Facilitator

Quinton Stotz

Quinton Stotz B.Ed., MA (Applied Linguistics) is a practising FSL and Advanced Placement French teacher in Edmonton, and a research assistant at Concordia University’s Applied Linguistics Lab in Montréal. His real-world language experience intersects multiple language families, contexts, competences, and motivations, each of which adds a new dynamic to his... Read more »