The Jèrriais Language: “Norman French”
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 1) At the beginning of our research, Jean-Benoît travelled to the island of Jersey, a …
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Jean-Benoît on Bazzo.tv
Is there too much English in Quebec schools? On Oct. 13, 2011, on Bazzo.tv (Télé-Québec), Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Gérald Larose debated on Quebec’s intensive English language program. Watch …
Jean-Benoît on France Culture
Quebec and France: two different cultures separated by the same language! On the French radio program TOUT UN MONDE, which aired on Oct. 11th, 2011, Jean-Benoit …
Gallo-Roman: “Street” Latin
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 1) The Gaulish language ended up contributing very little to the vocabulary of modern French. …
Maclean’s Magazine Quotes Jean-Benoît Nadeau on the French Language and Immigrants in Quebec
Jean-Benoît Nadeau, co-author of The Story of French is quoted in Maclean’s recent article by Martin Patriquin: Will immigrants save the French language, or hasten …
You Don’t Have to Speak French at Home to Be a Francophone
L’office québecois de la langue française’s (Quebec Office of the French Language) just published a report that shows the French language is losing ground in …
French is the Latin of English
Excerpt taken from the book The Story of French (Ch. 1) Very few people know that French has its place in the world not …
PWAC Reads!
Julie Barlow – PWAC Book reading and signing along with authors Beverly Akerman, Olivia Kona, Eve Krakow and Heather Grace Stewart. October 1, 2011, 2:00p …
The Decline and Fall of the French Language? Huh?
Gary Girod piles up false evidence to support a silly and baseless assumption that the French language is on death’s door. To top it all …
Is English Montreal School Board Killing the Best to Save the Rest?
On the first day of school in Montreal, Global TV News and Le Devoir newspaper both ask: why is Nesbitt school on the chopping block? …