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The largest French-speaking city is Paris, but which is second on the list?

Jean-Benoît just got back from Paris where we launched the new and revised French translation of The Story of French. Good news! The French — …

What year was the term “francophonie” first used?

How well do you know the story of French? We’re kicking off a series of posts with questions relating to the glorious history of the …

  FIVE DAYS TO SAVE NESBITT Save Nesbitt Elementary School It’s a parent’s nightmare. You find out your children’s school has been slated for closure and …

Unlike learning a second language, experience has taught me that to teach kids a second language, you need a plan. There’s nothing organic or natural …

When you want to learn a new language, where do you start? In my experience – and this is my fourth – it doesn’t really …

This is the question that motivated us to write The Story of French in the first place. With the mind-blowing spread of English across the …

In my last posting I spoke about francophones and used the pronoun “we.” Okay, where I live, in east Montreal, no one would call me …

Jean-Benoît Nadeau will be in Paris from March 11th to the 27th for the release of their new book, Le français, quelle histoire! With Télémaque …