Learn French with TVMONDE

Learn French with TVMONDE

apprendre.tv5monde.com and enseigner.tv5monde.com For 20 years now, TV5MONDE has been developing a free, interactive multimedia system for learning and teaching French, using its programmes and online content. Thousands and thousands of French learners use Apprendre et Enseigner le français avec TV5MONDE. The concept includes a large amount of video content to make French learning even more appealing. There are hundreds of worksheets with transcriptions and exercise answers. It is very popular among self-learners at school or in training (civil servants and diplomats from international organisations, company staff, etc.) and in sectors helping with immigrant integration. It includes interactive exercises and is aimed at all levers from true beginners, thanks to the interface available in 8 languages (Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, English, German, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Arabic), to people looking to polish their linguistics skills. 7 JOURS SUR LA PLANÈTE Presented by Valérie Tibet Duration: 26 mins Broadcast every week on all TV5MONDE signals, this programme is fully subtitled in French and aims to teach French through the international news. Its reports can be used in class alongside the interactive activities. The programme has inspired an iphone/ipad/ Android application which gives learners the chance to learn forty new words each week, in connection with the week s international news. It has already been downloaded more than 200,000 times and is available on a freemium basis in eight languages: German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Japanese, Mandarin and Arabic. tv5monde.com/7j 2

SPECIAL THEME COLLECTIONS PAROLES DE CLIPS Music videos to discover new French-speaking talents. ÇA BOUGE! Reports to help viewers learn French while visiting some of the most beautiful regions of France and Canada. PREMIÈRE CLASSE Available in different languages (German, English, Korean, Spanish, French, Japanese, Vietnamese and Arabic), exercises to help you pick up the basics of the French language. FRENCH LANGUAGE TESTING (TCF) Practice exercises and exclusive mock tests. FRENCH FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Worksheets for the magazine programmes Géopolitis (RTS), Le Dessous des cartes (Arte), le Bar de l Europe (TV5MONDE) etc. The Apprendre et enseigner le français avec TV5MONDE system is the outcome of partnerships with some major institutions: the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF), the French ministry of foreign affairs, Wallonia-Brussels International, Atout France and the regional tourist boards, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the internal centre for educational studies (CIEP), the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), the CLEMI/French ministry of national education, the Institut Français, the Swiss development and cooperation department, the National Film Board of Canada, TV5 Québec Canada, the Louvain and Paris 8 universities, the higher institute of translators and interpreters in Paris, the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Alliances Françaises (e.g. Vichy, Brussels and Paris). Also worth noting is that, since October 2013, the French ministry of foreign affairs has entrusted TV5MONDE with a new website promoting French language learning: Parlons français, c est facile (parlons-francais.tv5monde.com). 3

LE DESSOUS DES CARTES (ARTE) GÉOPOLITIS - Xavier Colin (RTS) 4

PROGRAMMES ON THE FRENCH LANGUAGE MERCI PROFESSEUR! Presented by Bernard Cerquiglini Duration: 2 mins The linguist Bernard Cerquiglini explains some of the verbal curiosities of the French language... tv5monde.com/merciprof DESTINATION FRANCOPHONIE Presented by Ivan Kabacoff Duration: 3 mins Tokyo, Martinique, Côte d Ivoire... A new destination each week, to meet the people who use all their energy and inventiveness to keep the French language alive, dynamic and constantly evolving. tv5monde.com/df 5

POST SCRIPTUM Presented by Philippe Chauveau Duration: 3 mins Join Philippe Chaveau on an entertaining and informative journey to discover the story behind some famous manuscripts. A FEW FIGURES UN LIVRE, UN JOUR / UN LIVRE TOUJOURS - 4 million visits per month for the French language section on the website tv5monde.com/lf - 880,000 views on YouTube for the 7 jours sur la planète interviews - One online exercise completed by a learner every 8 seconds - One worksheet downloaded by a teacher every 25 seconds - More than 130,000 fans for the Le français avec TV5MONDE Facebook page. Presented by Olivier Barrot Duration: 3 mins Every day, Olivier Barrot shares a book he has enjoyed and a work published in paperback in this programme showcasing Francophone writers from across the world. 6