In collaboration with community organizations, York University's Glendon Campus will recognize this year's International Francophonie Day with a week-long program that celebrates the French language and diverse cultures of the international Francophone community. Events will kick off March 18 and will run until March 26.
March 20 is International Francophonie Day, and more than 274 million people representing every continent will celebrate their heritage. French is an official language in more than 30 countries around the world. This cultural mosaic, although invisible to some, is very much a part of the York University social fabric.
There will be a wide range of activities to satisfy all French language and culture enthusiasts in the community. Click on the title for each event for more information, and register using the RSVP links.
Virtual Meet & Greet with Mr. Tudor Alexis, Consul General of France in Toronto
Date: Friday, March 18
Time: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Location: online (open to the public)
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Student Round Table: Studying Teaching Methods for Second/Foreign Languages in the Francophonie
Date: Friday, March 18
Time: 3 to 4 p.m.
Location: York Hall 172, Glendon Campus
This event is being hosted as a collaboration between York University's Glendon Campus and Camerise, the Canadian French as a Second Language (FSL) Hub built at York University, Glendon's French Studies Department, and Glendon's Salon Francophone.
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Virtual Meet & Greet with Naomi Fontaine, Innu Writer & Poet
Date: Monday, March 21
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: online
This event is being hosted as a collaboration between York University's Glendon Campus, The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and Glendon's Salon Francophone.
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Round Table: Towards a More Inclusive French
Date: Tuesday, March 22
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Location: online
This event is organized by Catherine Lamaison (elle/she/her), assistant professor at the Language Training Centre for Studies in French at York University's Glendon Campus and by Miriam Greenblatt (elle/she/her), advisor in EDI initiatives (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) at York University.
The discussion will be moderated by Greenblatt.
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Virtual Café for Francophones et Francophiles
Date: Tuesday, March 22
Time: 8 to 9 p.m.
Location: online
This event is being hosted as a collaboration between Glendon's French Studies Department and Camerise, the Canadian FSL Hub built at York University.
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Glendon Theatre Tour
Date: Friday, March 25
Time: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Glendon Theatre, Glendon Campus
This event is being hosted as a collaboration between Glendon's Salon Francophone and the Glendon theatre clubs.
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Virtual Learning Day: Teaching & Learning Competencies for the 21st Century in French : Resilience, Collaboration, and Creativity
Date: Saturday, March 26
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (round tables and presentations); 6 to 8 p.m. (Cinéfranco Film)
Location: online
This event is being hosted as a collaboration between York University's Glendon Campus, Camerise, York University's Faculty of Education, Glendon's Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact, The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, and Glendon's Salon Francophone.
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