The NZC Resource Bank is made of three parts: Key Resources (eg. link to Learning Languages Series), Supporting Materials (eg: Reports and Curriculum Guidelines) and Digital Stories (eg: exemple of implementation in schools).
Alliance Française d'Auckland
The Alliance Francaise d'Auckland, located at 9a Kirk Street Grey Lynn, offers French courses, but also resources, events and a tramping club for its members! Visit the Alliance website to see what they can offer to support the learning of French. NZAFT paid members get a generous 50% discount off their annual membership at the Alliance d'Auckland. (click here for a membership form).
Alliance Française de Wellington
For DVDs, latest novels and many more up to date publications, contact the Resource Centre at the Alliance Francaise de Wellington . The permises are located at78 Victoria Street , Dominion Building Level 3. The French Library is situated in the Alliance premises and is open to anyone in New Zealand. It offers a great variety of books, DVDs, CDs, magazines, videos, CD-roms, comics, self teaching methods and reference books about France. All resources are available on free loan provided you become a member of the Alliance de Wellington. Visit the French Library webpage to find how to subscribe and access their online catalogue.
Based on her experience as a Teacher of French, in New Zealand. Florence writes of her reflections on her practice, but also of her relationship with students and of her understanding of what make them tick. She also shares her (wide) experience in the use of ICT and web based tools. Become a "follower", subscribe to the RSS feed, post comments, the choice is yours!
Single Page Unit Format and the NZC.
Wayne Lynch (St Mary's College) suggests a single page Unit Format (slightly modified from Dawn Jarbeau's original - Merci Dawn!) that allows you "to show you care about the new curriculum without having to have a 10 page document for each unit of work!" See below how Wayne has adapted the template for his Unit on School.
Effective Resources for Learning French- B. McHale
Florence Lyons (Matamata College) recommends this online book by Bianca McHale. It provides an annotated bibliography of resources that she has found useful for learning French. These resources include audio courses, books, music, movies and websites, arranged into chapters and sections for ease of reference. Because the author has kept the list short in each section—advocating quality over quantity—the resources are listed arbitrarily rather than in any particular order. A very interesting and thought provoking read.
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Examples of Units of Work for Teachers of French at Yrs 7 and 8 and Junior Levels.
The examples of Units of Work listed below are provided for your information only. These Units of Work have not been designed to meet the demands of the New Zealand Curriculum yet they are comprehensive, tested and many of the themes covered are usually taught in New Zealand. Therefore they can used as a source of inspiration to refine your planning and teaching further.
The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is" to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up". One of their purpose is to give children a top class education. Their website, called the Standards Site, offers, amongst a wide array of educational resources, fantastic, well planned, teaching resources, which have been tried and tested. Their purpose is to show how the French Programme of Study for Key stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Students (loosely Levels 1 to 5 of the New Zealand Curriculum) can be translated into manageable Units of Work. All units are available online and are fully downloadable, each providing teachers who chose to use them with clearly set out objectives, a range of activities and planned outcomes.
Each unit is divided into sections with language content and context. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. Also an indication of time for its completion is given (eg: 12 hours). Example: this Unit is entitled Chez Moi, where students learn to ask and answer questions about where they live.
More units are available in PDF format for Key Stage 2 students and can be useful to teachers of French in New Zealand at Years 7 and 8. The units are written with great attention to details and the web page includes a Guide for Teachers at this level as well as an overview of the 24 Units of Work listed.
TKI Digistore and Diginews
To access wonderful digital resources for your junior classes in particular, click and visit the TKI Digistore . If your school is not registered, it can be done on line. And if it is, just enter your login. The IT Coordinator or the person in charge of assessment will have the details.
Read the latest copy of Diginews : it features Learning Objects for teaching French. Read what Lesley Parris, teacher of French and German at Tamatea High School in Napier, and the NZAFT President thinks of these LOs, having recently introduced them to a group of year ten French students. Lesley wanted to see how her students would respond to the LOs, and what their potential would be for her multi-level combined classes.
The Le@rning Federation French Learning Objects Catalogue is available from the TKI Learning Languages Community page. The first document outlines what Learning Objects are, how you can access them and answers FAQ about TKI Digistore before getting on to the catalogue itself. The comprehensive catalogue, which highlights CHOUETTE 1, 2, 3! , the French learning objects for years 1–13, accessible through TKi DigiStore. The activities in this catalogue have been reviewed by a team of New Zealand teachers (Lesley PARRIS, Nathalie BOURNEVILLE and Pascale McMILLAN) twho set out to see how the LOs align with the achievement objectives of the New Zealand Curriculum, the Key Competencies and the draft French guidelines. Comments on how these activities could best be used have been added and the Learning Objects have been given a “star rating out of 5”, which indicates suitability for use in New Zealand French language teaching and learning programmes.The second document is a summary of CHOUETTE 1, 2, 3! contents.
Ressources produites par le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
The French Department of Foreign Affairs produces several visual resources and educational DVDs for all teachers of French as a foreign language. These products can be seen at www.diplomatie.gouv.fr - then click on " Actions de la France" - "Francophonie et langue française" - "Enseigner le français" - " Outils innovants pour enseigner" - "Audiovisuel éducatif".
Should you wish to find out how t obtain a copy of some of these resources, contact Dominique Suquet (French Embassy) at dominique.suquet@diplomatie.gouv.fr and send him your selection of 1 to 3 titles. Please mention the name of your school.
Stocks are limited - the titles you select can only be sent to you if the French Embassy can get them from the French Department of Foreign Affairs. A grouped request will be send by the Embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs. Then allow a few weeks for the DVDs to be shipped.
TV5
NEW! tivi5 - TV5 has launched on June 23rd 2009 a webTV for French speaking youth called tivi5, available world wide!
Cartoons, news and quality programmes for young people are free of access 24/24
TV5Monde on your Mobile Phone! Visit this TV5 webpage to read how to receive FlashInfo, International News and Weather on your cellphone. Better still this platform provides a Translator, and a 'Langue française" service which includes "Kit de Survie" and many Quizzes!
The French Satellite television has two on line TV programmes dedicated to the teaching and learning of French as a Foreign Language.
The link below takes you to a comprehensive list outlining the brochures and programmes on offer but also the documents allowing you to use to their full potential the suggested resources on Apprendre.TV and Enseigner.TV
Read the following document which outlines in English all the features of this website. (PDF below)
Example: this Unit is entitled 
TKI Digistore and Diginews
Ressources produites par le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
TV5