The Association of French Teachers in Victoria (AFTV Inc) is a professional association for French language teachers in Victoria. The AFTV
supports teachers and learners of French throughout Victoria by providing quality services, including professional development for teachers
and learning opportunities for students. The AFTV aims to encourage and promote the learning of French as an essential part of the school
curriculum.
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Save the date for Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November, as we dive into this year's theme: #FrenchForward: Teaching & Learning French in a Changing World.
Making Trends Into Friends
Horizons & Opportunities for Enhancing the Teaching of French
Émergences littéraires dans la Pacifique francophone
AFTV membership provides discounted rates for AFTV teacher and student activities, unlimited access to AFTV member-only resources and regular emails providing important information for French educators about AFTV activities as well as the wider French teaching community.
We are pleased to continue to offer online French conversation classes in Term 3 2025.
The online classes are delivered by Marilyne Lopez of Almaje Language School.
Dates
30 July to 3 September
Time 6.15pm to 7.45pm
FRENCH Trivia is back AGAIN in 2025!
A night of learning and fun for your Years 9 & 10 French students
Date Friday 8 August 2025
Time 6.00pm - 8.00pm (approx
Venue Sacré Cœur – 172 Burke Road, Glen Iris 3146
Bookings close Friday 25 July
An AFTV / Forum de la Francophonie Initiative
We would like to invite you to participate in our 3rd book club. Participation is free.
Two sessions will be held on Monday 25 August and Thursday 18 September at 6.00pm at Monash University, Caulfield.
BOOKED OUT!
We apologise to those schools who were hoping their students would attend the Metropolitan Atelier Oral, but it is sold out.
L'ATELIER ORAL
(une matinée pour s'entrainer) offers your students the opportunity to practise for their oral exam.
Location Glen Eira College, 76 Booran Road Caulfield East
Date Sunday 31 August 2025
Time 8.30am - 12.30pm
An opportunity for Year 12 French students from REGIONAL SCHOOLS to practise online for their oral exam.
Date Sunday 14 September 2025
Time 10.00am - 12.40pm
Location via ZOOM
Information Night & Expression of Interest
We
are very excited to invite AFTV members to visit France for an extended professional learning experience, to be fully immersed in French
language and culture for two weeks during the 2026 Easter school holidays.
AFTV event at the NGV for the Impressionist Exhibition from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
On Sunday 15 June a sell out group of AFTV members and guests arrived at the NGV for an enthralling day, starting with a fascinating and
informative lecture by Bertrand Bourgeois from the University of Melbourne French Department.
✨ The AFTV 2024 AGM was another fantastic evening, celebrating the achievements and tireless efforts of our dedicated committee members. Together, we continue to promote the teaching and learning of French in Victoria, offering dynamic, innovative projects and
professional learning sessions to support French teachers.
Please also see following the 2024 AGM Minutes and the 2025 AFTV Committee
This time it was Vietnamese with a French twist for our annual Francophone end of year celebration dinner. A sold out group of 26 members and guests gathered to enjoy each other’s company, a delicious meal of a wide variety of dishes including vegan and vegetarian, and to cap it off, an informative and interesting talk on the French Connection delivered by our welcoming and helpful host Tran.
The AFTV recently hosted a successful network evening at Roule-Galette in Carnegie, designed to welcome and support new teachers in the profession. .
Both the 2025 Y ARRIVER PAS À PAS sessions were aimed at apprehending the VCE School Assessed Coursework from a novel and specific point of view: that of the PROGRESSION expected in students’ work in the 3 VCAA-given outcomes, from Unit 1 to Unit 4 and, ultimately, the examination.