All posts on diciembre, 2011

Best wishes for the year 2012… That is, if it’s actually the year 2012–something that is far from being certain. For Muslims, the year is …

Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 6) The revolutionary government hired the poet Fabre d’Églantine–better known for his bedtime song “Il pleut, il …

On Friday, December 9th, l’Académie des Sciences d’Outre-mer (The Academy of Overseas Sciences) awarded the Prix de la Renaissance Française (French Renaissance Award) to Canadian authors Jean-Benoît …

On December 9th, 2011, authors Julie Barlow and Dimitri Nasrallah participated in the English-Language Arts Network’s panel discussion: “Becoming an Artist,” moderated by David McGimpsey. …

Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French ( Ch. 8 ) The son of a general in Napoleon’s army, Hugo was only fourteen …

There’s nothing like becoming bilingual when you’re young. All the better when you can be schooled in two languages. Julie Barlow and her daughters were …

The struggle to save Nesbitt Elementary School from closure began eight months ago and is still going strong. Yesterday, parents presented briefs to the English …

On December 9th, 2011, Julie Barlow will be one of the writers participating in the English-Language Arts Network’s panel discussion: “Becoming an Artist,” moderated by …

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong is one of the “Top 10 books on figuring out the French,” according to Expatica France, an online news …

Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French ( Ch. 8 ) Between 1800 and 1860 no fewer than a thousand French grammars were published. The …