Etiket: language
The CSEM contests an interpretation of the OQLF on “common French language”
Quebec’s largest English-language school board announced Wednesday that it would challenge in court “strict” language rules that require almost all of its written communications to also be written in French.…
A language to speak to each other
Far from the political clamor of language debates, thousands of immigrants tackle the task of learning French every day in Quebec. The duty invites himself into a French class throughout…
Speak to them about a language | The duty
Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, fall session 1993, I study pure sciences. Gradually it becomes a nightmare for me. The calculus course gives me a headache. In chemistry, I choose my lab…
The play “Les remugles or The nuptial dance is a dead language” by Caroline Bélisle presented to Denise-Pelletier
As she says so well, author Caroline Bélisle specializes in “comedies that talk about unfunny things and dramas made from nothing”. The first Acadian to graduate from the playwriting program…
7 things to know about the French language
The inclusion of French in the Constitution of France only dates back to 1992. This is one of the pieces of information that you will (re)discover at the Cité internationale…
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates his City for the French Language, synonymous according to him with unity and universality
The International French Language City is a “crazy dream”, come true, which establishes French whose goal, according to the President of the Republic, “must be to continue to spread and…
Barely inaugurated, the International City of the French Language is controversial
Museum or mausoleum? The new International City of the French Language was barely inaugurated on Monday by President Emmanuel Macron when it was already causing controversy. Postponed for more than…
French language: “I think we need to find balance in our societies in our ways of expressing ourselves,” declares Maxime Chattam, French novelist
Welcome Culture Heritage Published on 10/30/2023 12:52 Update on 10/30/2023 1:07 p.m. Video duration: 5 min French language: “I think we need to find balance in our societies in our…
Nicknamed “Château Macron”, the International City of the French Language is not unanimously accepted in Villers-Cotterêts
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates his major cultural project in Aisne this Monday, fueled by a desire to reconquer in the face of the advances of the National Rally. But some residents…
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates the International City of the French Language at the Château de Villers-Cotterêts
It is a place destined to become “the beating heart of the French-speaking world”commented the Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak. The International City of the French Language is inaugurated, Monday…
Nicknamed “Château Macron”, the International City of the French Language is not unanimously accepted in Villers-Cotterêts
Emmanuel Macron inaugurates his major cultural project in Aisne this Monday, fueled by a desire to reconquer in the face of the advances of the National Rally. But some residents…
International Day of Creole Language and Culture: continue and accentuate the teaching of Guyanese Creole so that it continues
In Guyana, several communities coexist and express themselves in their original Creole, thereby impacting Guyanese Creole. If, like any living language, Guyanese Creole evolves, it must nevertheless keep a well-identified…
Quality of the French language | Earache
I warn you, the subject of this column is worn out like an old record. I come to talk to you about the quality of the French language, the one…
The bad language or the new sin of French
The author is a professor of literature in Montreal, contributor to the journal Argument and essayist. He notably published These words that think for us (Liber, 2017) and Why do…
Ó:IASE | A new apple that pays homage to the Mohawk language
(Mont-Saint-Grégoire) It is the fruit of complicity between an apple breeder and an elder from Kanehsatà:ke. A new variety called Ó:IASE is taking root in Quebec orchards. Juicy, sweet, with…
At the Château de Villers-Cotterêts, a city in honor of the French language
“Tatouiner”. The word sits in gold letters alongside a hundred others. His companions are “wassingue” (a mop, in Ch’ti), “ziboulateur” (a corkscrew, in Congo-Brazzaville), “chelou” (ladle, in verlan) and “carabistouille”…
On your screens: a certain language
Local overview The French language, whether spoken here in Quebec or elsewhere in the Francophonie, is immeasurably rich. The new Savoir Média documentary series directed by Jean Roy (On the…
Language, currency, skills… In Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for “autonomy for Corsica”, what are the differences with independence?
Before the Corsican Assembly in Ajaccio, the president proposed Thursday “autonomy for Corsica”, which is “neither against the State nor without the State”, with conditions. Visiting Corsica until Friday September…
We don’t mess around with language
The Saguenay author Kevin Lambert, whom the world discovers with wonder through his novel May our joy remain, has just won another prestigious nomination: after the Goncourt, he is in…
According to a meta-analysis | Autistic children may learn language despite low levels of joint attention
(Montreal) Autistic people could learn language differently than neurotypical children, concludes a meta-analysis which invites specialists to study language outside of the autistic and non-autistic comparison. Published at 12:45 p.m.…