La Francophonie dans le monde

le Français au Canada• French is an official language in Québec, Canada.• French dialects in Québec e.g. Québec French, Acadian French, Chiac , Métis, Newfoundland French, Magoua and Chaouin

L’histoire et la culture des Canadiens Français

• The founder of New France and Québec city, Samuel de Champlain• Holidays

- Fête de la Reine (Victoria Day)- Fête Nationale du Québec (St. Jean Baptiste Day)

• Carnaval de Québec (Québec winter carnival)

Le Français en Afrique

• 90 million people• African French

- 115 million people - 31 francophone countries

• e.g. Congo, Tunisia, Ghana• Pourquoi? Colonisation!

African French vs Standard French

• Differences in pronunciation, e.g. “r” • Trilled R vs Guttural R

• Same intonation • Local and African Vocabularies• “Merci Mingi” vs “Merci beaucoup”

• Same word with different meanings• “Présentement”: as it were vs at the

moment

Vocabulaire• Francophone – person who speaks french or

as adjective “pays francophone”. • La langue maternelle – Native language

/mother tongue.• L’Afrique – Africa• Pourquoi – why• Présentement – at the moment• Merci beaucoup – Thank you very much