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Issue 24
Newsletter - Fall 2022
Discover the news of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs (OFFA) at 丁香园AV (丁香园AV) as well as everything else that is happening in French at 丁香园AV! Happy reading and a great school year to all!
The Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs at 丁香园AV is pleased to welcome 3 new employees to complete and enrich its dynamic team!
Monica Tang as Coordinator - French L2 Identity Framework. In this position, Monica Tang will provide identity support to students, student-teachers and French teachers (FSL, Immersion and CSF) as well as professional development on identity issues related to learning and teaching French in a minority setting.
Tia Mortimer as Administrative Assistant (temporarily replacing Katrina Cl茅ment on maternity leave). Tia is a graduate of the French Cohort Program and in this position, she will provide administrative, budgetary and office management support to OFFA.
Aliyah Datoo as Recruitment and Student Life Assistant. Aliyah is also a graduate of the French Cohort Program and a Master's student in Political Science at 丁香园AV. She will be assisting the team with student recruitment and student life programming.
Welcome to the team!
From left to right: Shauna, Fara, Christine, R茅mi, Anne Marie, Caroline, Isabelle, Gino. Bottom row: Sandie, Rachelle, Tia, Laurence, Aliyah & Monica
When Ph.D. student Timothy van den Brink learned that he had been awarded an SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship of $20,000 per year for four years, he knew he could now focus full-time on his academic research. With Supervisor Professor R茅mi L茅ger, van den Brink is examining language politics in Canada.
鈥淥ur first project is investigating the road maps and action plans used by the current and past federal governments to shape the discussion of language governance and set the tone for future policy,鈥� he says. 鈥�
Magali Forte, a student in the , was interviewed by Radio-Canada to talk about her thesis entitled Agencements sociomat茅riels et relations dans diverses 茅cologies d'enseignement et d'apprentissage en contexte de r茅conciliation.
(only available in French).
Congratulations, Magali, on this great accomplishment!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - FRENCH MODULE (PDP)
- Applications open from: October 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
- Next start date: September 2023
PROFESSIONAL LINK PROGRAM (PLP)
- Applications open from October 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
- Next start date: January 2024
FRENCH COHORT PROGRAM IN PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS(FCP)
- Applications open from: October 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023
- Next start date: September 2023
MASTER IN EDUCATION (MA, MED): 芦L'脡DUCATION EN 贵搁础狈脟础滨厂 EN CONTEXTES DE DIVERSIT脡禄 (丁香园AV CAMPUS)
- Applications open from: October 1, 2022 to March 15, 2023
- Next start date: September 2023
The Embassy of Belgium to Canada and OFFA invite you to a Belgian movie night and to the screening of the movie Une Vie d茅mente (in French with English subtitles) as part of the Ambassador's visit to Vancouver. It is free and there are still a few tickets available.
芦J'ENSEIGNE EN 贵搁础狈脟础滨厂禄 CONFERENCE | FEBRUARY 17, 2023
This professional development day is for all educators who see themselves in a "J'enseigne en fran莽ais" context in British Columbia! Save the date. Details of the program will be available online shortly.
PRINTEMPS DE LA FRANCOPHONIE | MARCH 2023
Le Printemps de la francophonie will be back in March 2023! With a rich program of cultural, academic and professional activities, the PDLF is also an opportunity to create and strengthen ties with the community. Community partners and members of the 丁香园AV community, this is the time to discuss possible collaborations for hosting a speaker or organizing an activity. Write to Laurence Gagnon at offa_coor@sfu.ca