The Limitations of Unilingualism
Canadian Prime-Minister Stephen Harper’s recent appointment of Michael Ferguson as Canada’s Auditor General stirred controversy in Canada. The reason? Ferguson doesn’t speak French, one of …
Canadian Prime-Minister Stephen Harper’s recent appointment of Michael Ferguson as Canada’s Auditor General stirred controversy in Canada. The reason? Ferguson doesn’t speak French, one of …
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 10) In Canada, the British North America Act of 1867 safeguarded the rights of French speakers …
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 6) Many plans were made during the revolutionary period to establish a system of free primary …
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 7) “Vous êtes Belge?” (“You’re Belgian?”) is a question Jean-Benoît is often asked in France, though …
Julie visited Occupy Wall Street when she was in New York last week. Anyone can walk in and tour the site. It was like an …
Watch the 2nd part of the debate » Is French culture dead? And is the French language fading into oblivion? France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 6) Vandalisme (vandalism), anarchisme (anarchism) and terrorisme (terrorism) all took their present meaning in English from …
On October 19th, Jean-Benoît Nadeau participated in a debate with the Time’s former European bureau chief Donald Morrison, organized by France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Estates-General on …
On Saturday, October 1st, 2011, in association with les Journées de la Culture / Culture Days, PWAC Quebec (Professional Writers Association of Canada) held a book …
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 7) Like the issue of the Belgian accent, that of the Suisse accent is complicated. …