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Look at the pictures below…what do you think we are going to talk today based on this slide?. Further clues…. Common language. Chad , Algeria , Congo, Ivory Coast , etc. Colonization. Arabs. France. Sub-saharian Countries. Magreb. Do you know what this symbol is?.
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Look at the pictures below…what do you think we are going to talk today based on this slide?
Further clues… Common language Chad, Algeria, Congo, IvoryCoast, etc. Colonization Arabs France Sub-saharian Countries Magreb
Do you know what this symbol is? You will find out later…
La francophonie en AfriqueFrench-speaking countries of Africa
La francophonie: qu’est-ce que c’est?What do we mean by Francophonie? Look at the followingtwoslides and take a guess Flag of La Francophonie
What will you learn today? • the meaning of the term ‘ La Francophonie’ • You will learn about the African countries that are part of La Francophonie 3. You will be given the background information and some suggestion for a project you will be carrying out over the next six weeks of the term
Cela aussi c’est La FrancophonieThis, too, is La Francophonie
Can yourecognizethese countries? What do the have in common?
Ces pays parlent le francais!!! These countries speak FRENCH!!! Ici, on parle français
DEFINITION OF ‘LA FRANCOPHONIE’ The community of French-speaking peoples. Formally known as the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) or the International Organization of La Francophonie, the organisation comprises fifty-six member states and governments and fourteen observers
AFRICA A huge and diverse continent A lot of languages are spoken in Africa, some local and some European… what European languages are not spoken at all in Africa? a. German b. English c. Italian d. Portuguese
The answer is… …German!
Why are Europeanlanguagesspoken in Africa? a. Because of the influence of movies, radio and the other media in general; b. Because African people migrate to Europe and then come back and spread the language; c. Because Europe use to ‘own’ Africa at some stage.
The answer is… ‘C’! European countries such as France, England, Belgium,Portugal, Italy and Spain colonized Africa for several centuries. France and England were the powers with more colonies in Africa. It is because of the French and Belgian colonization that half of Africa today speaks French
VOILA L’AFRIQUE! Here is Africa. A huge continent! How much of it, do you think speaks French? • 10% of it • 80 % of it • 50% of it
African Francophone Speakers are… 200 - 220 million 330-350 million 80 – 100 million
Take a look at the African map below. In ten minutes , in groups of 4 try and make a list of at least 20 countries that speak French and of the one country which doesn’t speak French but is part of ‘La francophonie’. The group with the most correct guesses will win a merit !
PAYS D’AFRIQUES AlgérieBéninTchad Burkina FasoBurundi Madagascar CamerounCap vertRwanda CentrafriqueComoresTogo CongoBrazzavilleCôte d'ivoire Sénégal DjiboutiEgypte Tunisie GabonGuinée Guinée-BissauGuinée-Equatoriale MaliMaroc MauritanieNiger République Démocratique du Congo
CHALLENGE:Match the flags with the countries MOROCCO – ALGERIA – MADAGASCAR – SENEGAL – IVORY COAST
ANSWERS MOROCCO – ALGERIA – MDAGASCAR – SENEGAL – IVORY COAST
THE MAGHREB:MOROCCO, ALGERIA AND TUNISIA • Videos/slideshows of Morocco / Maghreb http://countries.pppst.com/morocco.html (best) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuzqYJ2xKxM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXEUDTv4FnI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NoPyX6FHns 2. Moroccan music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkZGi1RdAiw 3. Food from Maghreb http://www.thegutsygourmet.net/africa.html
SUB-SAHARIAN AFRICA • Madagascar for kids: http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/madagascar2.htm 2. Ivory Coast http://countries.pppst.com/ivorycoast.html 3. Burkina Faso http://countries.pppst.com/burkinafaso.html