Francization
In its desire to promote French in Nunavut and create a learning environment for people who want to learn French, the Association des francophones du Nunavut has set up a pilot project for a French as a second or additional language learning service for the community.
This service, the fruit of a local partnership and the result of growing interest in the community, promotes French as a second or additional language, and currently targets young people aged 4 to 18 attending local majority schools. Officially launched on April 1, 2022, the project ran for eight weeks, with an afternoon session every Wednesday at the Franco-Centre.
Defending and representing the rights of Franco-Nunavians
The following topics will be covered:
Vocabulary:
- Forms of greeting
- Nationalities
- Common phrases
Grammatical concepts:
- The expressions « je m’appelle » and « il/elle s’appelle » (“I’m called” and “he/she is called”)
- Conjugation of the verb “être” in the present tense
- Context of use of the verb “être” (with nationality and profession). For example : Je suis nunavummiut, tu es enseignant, il est petit, elle est…
Vocabulary:
- Family members
- Numbers from 1 to 10
Grammatical concepts:
- Grammatical concepts : Conjugation of the verb “avoir” in the present tense
- The context of “avoir” verbs when talking about age and relationships with other family members.
Vocabulary:
- Days of the week
- Seasons
- Terms in relation with the weather and the forecasts
Grammatical concepts:
- Weather-related impersonal verbs (il pleut, il neige, il vente, il fait beau, etc.)
- What time is it?
Vocabulary:
- Food products
Grammatical concepts:
- Partial determiners (for quantities) e.g. : de la viande, du poisson, etc.
Vocabulary:
- The house: the rooms and the furniture found in each of them
