How to participate

  • Complete the application form by 25 November

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General information

  • Date and time: Sat 29 Nov - 9.30 - 15.10
  • Location: Institut français du Royaume-Uni, 17 Queensberry Place, London
  • Price: Free Event

Chanter, jouer, enseigner : la francophonie en musique

Are you teaching French in primary or secondary school? Join us to celebrate teaching with rhythm, sounds and rhymes!

This year’s edition of the French Teacher’s Day focuses on learning French language and cultures through music!

Through a series of short presentations and activities, the French Teachers’ Day will be the occasion to discover music related projects and resources that can be used in the classroom to develop students’ language skills.

Don’t forget to bring your favorite poem and/or favorite song in French, and be ready to sing along!

 

Programme

 

9.30 Registration, coffee and croissants

 

10.00 Opening remarks

 

10.15 French Pop Video Competition: the IFRU’s project to engage your students in French class.

 

10:30 – 11:10 Music in primary school
Presentation by Sophie Metro, Head of French, Glendower Preparatory School

 

11.10 – 11.20 Video: Aamir Kohli’s good practices.
Aamir Kohli, Trust Director of Modern Languages, Salterns Academy Trust

 

11.20 Break

 

11.40 – 12.10 Choral singing: listening, memory, prosody.
Presentation by Julien Macquart, Conseiller pédagogique AEFE

 

12.10 – 12.40 Discover music-related resources

 

12.45 – 13.25 Light lunch will be provided by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni.

 

13.30 – 15.00 Rap music, translation, writing : use of rap music in French class.
Presentation and activities by Michaël Vidon, French teacher and poet.

 

15.00 – 15.10 End of the day

 
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