Language guide.org -- This is a great site to practice or brush up on your
French skills. There is even a page where your computer will read out loud
to
you while you follow along the text!
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/
AIM language learning -- This site gives some insight into the French
program
we offer at a growing number of schools in Bluewater District School Board.
See parent and teacher testamonials and information about the program
creators.
http://www.aimlanguagelearning.com
French teacher at Beaverton Public School -- Kimberly Peters, core French
teacher at Beaverton Public School in Durham District School Board offers
information for parents, interactive web activities for students and a
collection of activites for teachers using AIM and other programs.
http://ca.geocities.com/greatfrenchteacher/index.html
Research behind the use of AIM in second language teaching -- This link
provides research supporting the methodology used in the Accelerative
Integrated Method of teaching French as a second language.
http://www.aimlanguagelearning.com/docs/research.htm
10 Good Reasons for learning a foreign language -- Learning another language
opens up new opportunities and gives you perspectives that you might never
have encountered otherwise. Personal, professional, social, and economic
considerations all point to the advantages of learning foreign languages.
http://www.vistawide.com/languages/why_languages.htm
CBC Word of the Week index -- Read and listen to Bernard St-Laurent and
Johanne Blais talking about words used in common French expressions. Words
are listed alphabetically.
http://www.cbc.ca/cestlavie/words/index.html
Simple Gesturing Helps Students Learn -- This article published by
LiveScience shows that using gestures and speaking aloud help students
retain
information and strategies for solving math problems.
http://www.livescience.com/health/070702_learn_gesture.html
Gestures go Hand-in-Hand with Learning -- This article printed in the
Toronto
Star explains how using hand movements in learning to solve math problems
helps with retention of learning.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/240405