Welcome to the Association of French Teachers in Victoria.

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


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.

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Kit pédagogique "N'oubliez jamais"

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.

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    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.



    What's On

    01
    Jan
    31
    Dec
    Teacher activity
    Croissants Plus

    Croissants Plus

    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.

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    06
    Dec
    Teacher activity
    AFTV 2024 Cultural/PL Event: Soirée Rue de Thanh

    AFTV 2024 Cultural/PL Event: Soirée Rue de Thanh

    SOLD OUT

    Our annual celebration Francophone dinner is now sold out. 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

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    29
    Jan
    04
    Jul
    Student activity
    AFTV 2025 Junior Video Competition - La Gastronomie.

    AFTV 2025 Junior Video Competition - La Gastronomie.

    We are pleased to announce the AFTV 2025 Junior Video Competition, centered around the theme La Gastronomie

    This competition invites students from Year 5 to Year 8 to look into the rich culinary traditions of Francophone countries. 

    To be be launched in 2025 at the beginning of Term 1, with video submissions due by the end of Term 2.

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    07
    Feb
    Teacher activity
    The 2024 AFTV Augmented AGM

    The 2024 AFTV Augmented AGM

    We have pleasure to invite AFTV members to the AFTV 2024 AGM. The AGM will include an introduction and viewing of the Notre Dame de Paris: the Augmented Exhibition which will be showing at the Immigration Museum.

    Venue The Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000

    Date
    Friday 7 February 2025

    Time 6.00pm - 8.30pm

    Want to join the 2025 AFTV Committee?

    AFTV members are welcome to join the AFTV 2025 Committee, which will be voted in at the AGM.

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    12
    Feb
    Teacher activity
    AFTV Language Maintenance Almaje Term 1 2025

    AFTV Language Maintenance Almaje Term 1 2025

    We are pleased to continue to offer online French conversation classes in Term 1 2025.

    The online classes are delivered by Marilyne Lopez of Almaje Language School.

    Dates
    12 February to 19 March

    Time 6.15pm to 7.45pm

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    28
    Feb
    Teacher activity
    AFTV VCE PD : Y ARRIVER pas à pas

    AFTV VCE PD : Y ARRIVER pas à pas

    The AFTV invites new teachers of VCE (Units 1,2,3,4) and those needing a refresher, to attend this all day professional development workshop.

    Participants will be looking at the PROGRESSION expected in students’ work in the 3 VCAA-prescribed outcomes, from Unit 1 to Unit 4 and, ultimately, the examination.

    In short, we will be looking at each outcome and the evolution expected in SACs throughout the 2 years of VCE French, leading to the exam itself.

    Venue Catholic Leadership Centre

    Date
    Friday 28 February 2025

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    Previous Events

    09
    Nov
    Teacher activity
    COMPTE RENDU 2024 AFTV Cultural PL: Marcel Pagnol et la Provence

    COMPTE RENDU 2024 AFTV Cultural PL: Marcel Pagnol et la Provence

    On Saturday 9 November, 20 AFTV members and friends gathered to celebrate the region of Provence and one of its most illustrious children, Marcel Pagnol. 

    We were hoping for the Provençal heat and sin, the cicadas' sound and the eucalypt scent to be au rendez-vous, not an unreasonable expectation for a Victorian November day. Melbourne, however, was intent on giving us a typical 'four-seasons-on-one-day' experience. Fine! We had our own sun, warmth, scent and sounds, through our program.

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    04
    Sep
    Student activity
    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Metropolitan & Regional Ateliers Oraux

    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Metropolitan & Regional Ateliers Oraux

    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..

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    30
    Aug
    Teacher activity
    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Soirée Crêpe et Cidre

    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Soirée Crêpe et Cidre

    The AFTV recently hosted a successful network evening at Roule-Galette in Carnegie, designed to welcome and support new teachers in the profession. .

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    09
    Aug
    Student activity
    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Soirée Trivia Années 9 & 10

    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV 2024 Soirée Trivia Années 9 & 10

    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.

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    04
    Aug
    Teacher activity
    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV Cultural / PL : THE LUME and Leonardo da Vinci

    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV Cultural / PL : THE LUME and Leonardo da Vinci

    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.

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    24
    Jul
    Teacher activity
    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV Teach it easy with Joe Dale: Adapting new technologies

    COMPTE RENDU - AFTV Teach it easy with Joe Dale: Adapting new technologies

    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.

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    12
    Jun
    Teacher activity
    Compte Rendu - AFTV Nailing it! Marking Unit 4 SAC

    Compte Rendu - AFTV Nailing it! Marking Unit 4 SAC

    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. 

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    20
    May
    Teacher activity
    Compte Rendu - AFTV Tech it easy - Tech-tastic Teaching!

    Compte Rendu - AFTV Tech it easy - Tech-tastic Teaching!

    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.  

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    19
    May
    Teacher activity
    Compte rendu - AFTV Cultural PL: Paris comes to Bendigo! It’s in the BAG!

    Compte rendu - AFTV Cultural PL: Paris comes to Bendigo! It’s in the BAG!

    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

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    26
    Apr
    Student activity
    WINNERS - AFTV - La Francophonie à travers les Jeux Olympiques

    WINNERS - AFTV - La Francophonie à travers les Jeux Olympiques

    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.

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    25
    Mar
    Teacher activity
    Compte Rendu - AFTV 2024 Online Conference

    Compte Rendu - AFTV 2024 Online Conference

    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.

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    19
    Feb
    Teacher activity
    Compte Rendu - Nailing it! Assessing VCE French Units 1 & 3

    Compte Rendu - Nailing it! Assessing VCE French Units 1 & 3

    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.

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