Stereotypes about France, French people and the south of

FranceA presentation by Lukas Baur, Kerstin Lukas,

Dominik Klett and Michaela Dölitzsch

Structure

1 . Introducing ourselves

2. Introducing our task

3. Examples of the most significant stereotypes

4. Introducing the survey

5. Results of the survey

6. Summary

1 . Introducing ourselvesGerman Comenius Group: Stereotypes

From Sigmaringen (Southern Germany)

1 . Introducing ourselvesGerman Comenius Group: Stereotypes

From Sigmaringen (Southern Germany)

Studying at GES

12th and 13th grade

technical and nutritional sciences high school classes

2 . Introducing our task“Making a survey in your school about the stereotypes of France, French people, and the south of France.What images do your students have (if any) of our country, our people, and the part of France we live in?”

3. Examples of the most significant stereotypes

Our assembly of typical French clichés:

4. Introducing the surveySurvey included 14 questions: General information

Stereotypes and clichés

4. Introducing the survey

148 students were asked

75 males

46 have been in France yet

29 have not been in

France yet

73 females

40 have been in France yet

33 have not been in

France yet

5. Results of the survey

1. What are you interested in France?

culture28%

language14%

food34%

landscape16%

humans8%

 

5. Results of the survey

2. With which prejudice would you agree?

hardworking

big

kind

sporty

attractive

punctual

educated

23%

21%

38%

42%

28%

17%

48%

23%

32%

35%

20%

29%

26%

12%

agree neutral disagree

5. Results of the survey

3. What do you think about a typical Frenchman?

wears a beret20%

modern dressing style4%

with a beard15%

kind, friendly12%

small11% slim

10%with dark hair

7%

with a baguette in his hand

11%others

10%

 

5. Results of the survey

4. What are the most committed food products?

baguette38%

frog6%

croissant21% wine

9%

cheese9%

crêpe6%

quiche5%

others6%

 

5. Results of the survey 5. Which points do you associate with France?

baguette hat beard wine striped shirt

stylish clothes

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5. Results of the survey 6. Which points do you associate with the south of France?

sea

sun

beach

Côte ...

Mars

... CaNizz

a

Bord...

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6 . SummaryThe results of the survey represents the German impressions of French stereotypes and clichés:

- Our German students are interested in French food and the French culture.

- The most famous French food for Germans is the baguette.

- In German opinion a typical Frenchman is kind, helpful, educated, slim and wears a beret.

Thank you for your attention!

Comenius Group Germany: Stereotypes and clichés