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.
This workshop was followed by 6 sessions led by highly knowledgeable educators from Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on the topics of meeting the needs of all students, promoting confidence and connection, using digital tools to increase students’ engagement, teaching for and with Metacognition, developing intercultural skills and challenging stereotypes, and gender-just linguistic practices. Thank you to Sarah Pavy, Katerina Forrester, Erin Peter, Maud Fugier-Sola, Annabel Gassmann, Elena Pirovano and Riccardo Amorati for sharing their expertise and knowledge with the community of French teachers in Victoria.
The atmosphere in all sessions was very positive and helped make the conference a success. Participants interacted with the presenters and with each other to share their thoughts and reflection on the topic and the burning issues in the world of Language education today, all of which will certainly positively influence our future teaching practices.
Some participant feedback:
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