French Language/Expert Profile

Expertise

I can answer questions about French grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, and French Canadian culture.

Experience in the area

I was born in Quebec, my mother tongue is French, and I have been a French as a foreign language teacher for 30 years.

Publications

Immortal Verses

Education/Credentials

B.A. in Linguistics Master Degree in Education Master Degree in e-learning Diploma de estudios hispánicos, Barcelona, Spain

Awards and Honors

Silver Prize (Poetry.com) Lauréate des Amériques -- International competition hold by the TV5 consortium (best pedagogical idea for a TV script in order to learn French)

What do you like about this subject?

Learning / teaching a language aims to the understanding of different cultures. French is "me", my background, my way to connect with the world. Talking about French, international, standard or regional, is sharing a part of the world we live in.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Help as many people as I can. Go beyond the scope of linguistics and know the interests of learners of the French language, culture, history and way of life ...

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

The Organization of the Francophonie, the organization comprises 56 member states and governments, 3 associate members, and 14 observers.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

AH! The way people in TV shows try to speak French. Sometimes, I have to read the close-captioning to understand what they say!