Posts in category Divers

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 …

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 …