See Thyself, Hear Thyself, Speak Thyself: Promoting French and Francophone Studies in American Higher Education by Amplifying Francophone Voices

ABSTRACT: This article offers advice for colleges recruiting international students from Francophone countries to help sustain and grow French and Francophone studies programs, promote institutional goals of diversity and, most importantly, provide these students with tools to make a lasting impact on American campuses and be successful in their future endeavors. Drawing on personal teaching experiences as concrete examples, this paper offers strategies for creating inclusive pedagogical spaces for Francophone students through curated course content that helps them see, hear, and make themselves heard in the language program, the university, and the greater Francophone community. Abstract: Cet article examine comment le recrutement des étudiants en provenance de pays francophones peut aider à soutenir et à développer les programmes d’études françaises et francophones, à promouvoir les objectifs institutionnels de diversité, et surtout, à fournir à ces étudiants les outils nécessaires pour avoir un impact durable sur les campus américains et réussir dans leurs projets futurs. Il propose aussi des stratégies concrètes pour développer des cours inclusifs grâce à un contenu de cours sélectionné pour aider les étudiants francophones à se voir, à s’entendre et à se faire entendre dans le programme, l’université, et la communauté francophone.

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˜The œFrench review
Published
2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1353/tfr.2024.a947599
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French Language Learning Methods
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See Thyself, Hear Thyself, Speak Thyself: Promoting French and Francophone Studies in American Higher Education by Amplifying Francophone Voices

Andy Stafford
˜The œFrench review
French Language Learning Methods
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See Thyself, Hear Thyself, Speak Thyself: Promoting French and Francophone Studies in American Higher Education by Amplifying Francophone Voices

Andy Stafford
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ABSTRACT: This article offers advice for colleges recruiting international students from Francophone countries to help sustain and grow French and Francophone studies programs, promote institutional goals of diversity and, most importantly, provide these students with tools to make a lasting impact on American campuses and be successful in their future endeavors. Drawing on personal teaching experiences as concrete examples, this paper offers strategies for creating inclusive pedagogical spaces for Francophone students through curated course content that helps them see, hear, and make themselves heard in the language program, the university, and the greater Francophone community. Abstract: Cet article examine comment le recrutement des étudiants en provenance de pays francophones peut aider à soutenir et à développer les programmes d’études françaises et francophones, à promouvoir les objectifs institutionnels de diversité, et surtout, à fournir à ces étudiants les outils nécessaires pour avoir un impact durable sur les campus américains et réussir dans leurs projets futurs. Il propose aussi des stratégies concrètes pour développer des cours inclusifs grâce à un contenu de cours sélectionné pour aider les étudiants francophones à se voir, à s’entendre et à se faire entendre dans le programme, l’université, et la communauté francophone.

˜The œFrench reviewVol. 98(2)
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French Language Learning Methods
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