MONTREAL – Francolab, a free web platform developed by TV5 Québec, is becoming a go-to resource for teachers and students of the French-language across Canada, says the specialty French-language station. As a result Francolab is sending information kits to teachers across the country to help people learning French to hone their language skills.
The kits contain a collection of materials presenting the many themed modules, quizzes, videos and teaching fact sheets that are available online. More than 250 school boards, nearly 100 post-secondary institutions or summer schools, and close to 150 associations, organizations and French-language teaching centres, as well as some 30 teachers' associations and institutional groups, will soon have all the information in hand to begin using the content on this platform. By the end of this campaign, TV5 will have reached several thousand teachers across Canada and introduced them to Francolab.
In addition, starting March 4, 2013, Francolab will invite students registered in French as a second language, French immersion or francization courses in Canada to take part in a contest, Le français m'inspire (''Inspired by French''). Participants will be asked to choose a French expression or proverb and illustrate it in a photo, image or video.
By offering teachers and students a resource like Francolab, TV5 says its helping francophones living and working in a minority situation to build their identity, while “delighting those who have a passion for French culture and supporting an immersive approach to learning the French language.”
