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T’es branché ? 3

T’es branché ? 3. Fr3H – CULTURE Unité 3A. L’Alliance française (= French Alliance) p.147.

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T’es branché ? 3

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  1. T’esbranché? 3 Fr3H – CULTURE Unité 3A

  2. L’Alliancefrançaise(= French Alliance) p.147 • Founded in 1883 with the backing of Paul CAMBON, the founding committee made up of such illustrious people as: Ferdinand de LESSEPS, Louis PASTEUR, Jules VERNE and Ernest RENAN, the Alliance Française is an organization whose aim is to spread the influence of French culture and the teaching of the French language. • The Alliance Française includes about 1,000 committees spread across 135 nations. It welcomes more than 500,000 students across the globe. The Alliance organizes conferences, movie showings, concerts and plays. They also team up with numerous local artistic associations. • The Alliance Française in the USA is one of it’s largest segments: it was founded in 1902. You can find Alliance Française offices across the USA, on the East Coast to Wyoming, Idaho, Kansas, Florida and California (even right here in Atlanta!) The co-team: French Institute and AllainceFrançaise in NYC is the largest in USA. • The word “alliance” refers to a religious and psychological term for the linking by marriage of two great families. The term evolves into a union by mutual engagement and develops into a legal and political entity in the 13th century. • The Alliance Française offers “examensagréés” (approved official state exams) given by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (La Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris: CCIP). So, if you’re interested in working for a French company or an American company with a branch in France, you can sign up at the Alliance Française to prepare for it.

  3. L’immigrationfrançaise; de l’îled’Orléans au Québec p.148 • The adventure of French colonization starts in Québec with Samuel de Champlain. • He founds the city of Québec in 1608 and brings over many religious missions. • It isn’t until 1630 that the first great migrations begin. • More than 1,000 colonists come from Brittany, Normandy, Anjou followed by 770 “Filles du Roi” (= King’s Daughters: a group of young single womane sent to La Nouvelle France, New France, to marry the colonists and reproduce) sent to increase the colonial empire. • Armed conflict and wars bring in an extra 1,200 men from Dauphiné, Ligurieand Savoie. • L’îled’Orléans, close to Québec, today linked by a bridge is the birthplace of Nouvelle France’s populating. Sainte Famille (=Holy Family), the oldest town, was founded in 1661. On this island are buried Félix LECLERC (1914-1988) one of the greatest Québécois singers. • In the 1960s and ‘70s, French speaking immigrants to Québec came principally from Haiti and Vietnam; today, the majority of immigrants comes from France, Belgium and the Magreb nations (Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria)

  4. La Francophonie(= French Speaking World) p.149 • Approximately 900,000 French speakers live in Nouvelle Angleterre (New England) • These are the descendants of Québécois and Acadians who, jobless, came to settle there between the middle of the 19th century and WWII. • They found work in the textile industries: now their descendants are journalists, lawyers, traders etc. • There are today 500 organizations devoted to the genealogical research of Québécois ancestors • In Maine, it is estimated that 5% of the population speaks French in the home. • A recent documentary “Réveille” shows the renewed interest of immigrants from Québec and Nouvelle Angleterre in studying French language and their Québécois heritage

  5. L’îled’Orléans (1) p.151 A Powerful place for seeking identity & origin • In the heart of Québécois people, the îled’Orléans has become through time a powerful home for identity, a living museum to which the visitor can return to his origins as well as his peace and quiet. Whosoever hangs out in this place of memory rediscovers a part of their history, both personal and collective. • For first time visitors an island tour, with its amazing countryside and authentic people, will confirm its reputation as a mythical setting. • For the regular visitor, they will have the impression of an ever-increasing sense of returning home. • For all its treasures, the îled’Orléans has an ever-increasing value as a memorable place, as a symbolic Québec microcosm.

  6. L’îled’Orléans (2) p.151 A memorable land for French-speaking America • The îled’Orléans is known for being an exceptional place for discovering one’s heritage. • The inhabitants of the island are conscious of the national dimension of the rich historical heritage they have inherited. • They are sensitive to the mythical and symbolic role it plays both in their own eyes and those of all Québécois. • Their job is to keep the past alive as well as the characteristics which make it the memory lane of French America. • The work was long, partnerships were multiple, but the final result is there…heritage of all sorts: natural and marine, political and territorial, societal and familial, cultural and artistic, the whole chain of history and human activity is represented. The activities offered in the five historical locations of the island are complete in themselves but they are enriched even more by this Network of the island’s history, an integrated approach which complements the incredible wealth of historic island heritage

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