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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AFTV 2025 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL IS NOW OPEN!
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.
AFTV
committee members and a group of dedicated volunteers have been working on the education kit project "N'oubliez jamais" since
2022. A 20-minute documentary was made on the life of Esther Wise, who was a 15-year-old Jewish girl during World War Two and
survived the Holocaust. After the war, Esther migrated to Melbourne, Australia where she still lives today at age 99.
The volunteers worked tirelessly to create comprehension and communicative activities based on Esther's personal story as she relates it in the documentary. The kit offers differentiated activities for years 9-10 and years 11-12 and is free for all AFTV members and non-members.
Education Kit official launch: L-R: Naya Seelig-Schnattner, AFTV Vice-President Lucie
Dickens, Esther Wise, the French Ambassador to Australia, Pierre-André Imbert and Honorary Consul of France, Myriam
Boisbouvier-Wylie.
Croissants Plus | AFTV and Gourmet Kitchen
Right here in Melbourne you can learn to make your own essentials of French gastronomy and culture and even pass on these skills to your
students.
The AFTV takes pleasure in offering AFTV Members the opportunity to attend one of 3 classes at a date of your choice
throughout 2024.
We are pleased to continue to offer online French conversation classes in Term 4 2024.
The online classes are delivered by Marilyne Lopez of Almaje Language School.
Dates 16 October to 20 November
Time 6.15pm to 7.45pm
The AFTV invites you to a celebration of Marcel Pagnol and all things 'Provençal' on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of
Pagnol's death, and 90th of his first film, 'Angèle'. A full day packed with fun ideas, good food and an amazing performance!
Venue St Michael's Art Centre, 4 Chapel Street St Kilda 3182
Date Saturday 9 November
Time 10.00am - 3.00pm
We are pleased to invite members and guests to our annual celebration Francophone dinner. This year it is Vietnam with a French twist -
GOOD | DIFFERENT is Rue de Thanh, serving some of the most interesting and delicious Vietnamese food in Melbourne.
Venue Rue de Thanh, 406 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Date Friday 6 December 2024
Time 6.30pm - 10.30pm
UNE MATINÉE POUR S'ENTRAÎNER
Over
two Sundays, AFTV organised an Atelier Oral for our metro and regional students. Students had the opportunity to practice their oral conversation and engage with the marking criteria by providing their peers with feedback and also had the opportunity to engage with the
discussion section of the exam..
The AFTV recently hosted a successful network evening at Roule-Galette in Carnegie, designed to welcome and support new teachers in the profession. .
Le vendredi 9 août, de 18h à 20h, l'AFTV a une nouvelle fois organisé sa soirée Trivia.
Nous avons accueilli 75 élèves venus de divers lycées des alentours.
On Sunday 4 August 30 members and guests assembled outside Door 17 of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to visit this exhibition dedicated to exploring the life of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known, Leonardo da Vinci, arguably the Lume’s most ambitious, immersive and breathtaking experience yet.
What an incredible presentation!
On 24 July, Joe Dale shared with the 35 participants the latest digital tools and demonstrated AI applications specifically tailored to
enrich the teaching and learning of French.
On 12 June, 15 participants took part in Nailing It! Cross-marking Unit 4 SAC.
They explored how to interpret and use the performance descriptors to assess Unit 4 SAC, discussed how to implement strategies to assess and mark Unit 4 SAC, worked collaboratively to assess sample SAC and shared best practice.
On Monday 20 May, a group of educators participated in the AFTV's first Tech It Easy workshops for 2024: Tech-tastic Teaching
- Crafting Compelling Language Lessons with Technology.
The 'Tech-tastic Teaching' session, guided by Philippe Messer, was a vibrant professional development event that brought educators together
to explore some fun and engaging ways to include technology in the languages classroom.
23 AFTV Members and Guests had an early start on Sunday 19 May, to arrive in Bendigo for our 3 part excursion- an introductory lecture at the Latrobe Art Institute delivered by Delphine Laboreau-Ormancey, (Tête-à-Tête), On View café's French themed lunch and then of course the exhibition itself: Paris - Impressions of Life 1880 - 1925
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Forum de la Francophonie & AFTV Junior
Video Competition! Congratulations to all the students who participated and showcased their creativity and talent.
Students designed a mascot representing a French-speaking country at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and presented their design in a video.
On 25 March was held the AFTV online conference that offered a variety of professional learning sessions all aimed at supporting teachers to
build and increase student motivation in the French classroom.
The conference opened with a brilliant and thought-provoking interactive workshop by renown Dr Liam Printer on building intrinsic
motivation. The workshop was extremely well received, and we all gained practical ideas and renewed motivation ourselves! Thank you to Dr
Liam Printer for taking the time on a Sunday night at 10.45 pm Switzerland time to share his expertise with us.
On 19 February, 34 teachers from across Victoria and one who flew all the way from South Korea for the day attended the first session
of the AFTV 2024 Nailing it! series.
The workshop was a great opportunity for teachers of the VCE course to get together, network and discuss their understanding of the
course assessment requirements. During the workshop we examined how to design effective outcomes using examples, shared useful tips and
advice on how to prepare students, design rubrics, give effective feedback and what to keep in mind when marking Unit 3 outcomes.