Name: [Session #29] French Language Advocacy – Current Trends and Future Directions (Advocacy Commission)
Start: 2024-07-09T08:15:00-0700
End: 2024-07-09T09:30:00-0700

Tuesday July 9, 2024 8:15am - 9:30am PDT

Porthole

Reflecting the theme of “Durabilité, Équité, Virtualité!”, the goal of French language advocacy is to support sustainable French language learning in the United States and beyond, and opportunity for all students to access French language learning from the earliest grades using both traditional and virtual means. Panelists will address advocacy in educational institutions, communities, and society. This session will provide information on methods and strategies of advocacy and the work of the Commission on Advocacy.

Speakers

Mary Helen Kashuba

Past President, AATF; Professor, Chestnut Hill College, Chestnut Hill College

Mary Helen Kashuba SSJ, DML, is professor of French and Russian and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia PA, where she has taught for many years. She received her advanced degrees from Fordham University and Middlebury College. She... Read More →

Clément Thiery

Ex-France-Amérique Magazine, Writer, Editor, Communicator

For almost ten years, I was a journalist and editor at France-Amérique, a French-American bilingual magazine based in New York City. I traveled across the United States, producing stories that mattered to American Francophiles and French speakers living in America. I visited immersion... Read More →

Mélissa Baril

Cultural mediator, Caribou a lunettes

Bonjour! I am a cultural mediator based in Detroit, MI. My mother tongue is French, but I am not from France.Living abroad, I have discovered how the language is deeply part of my identity, and how some comments on our own language can be hurtful. This is called linguistic insecurity.To... Read More →

Carie A. Hatfield

Senior Supervisor for ESL and World Languages, Portsmouth Public Schools

Uriel Ornelas

San Diego Mesa College

Jennifer Schwester

French Teacher, Brick Memorial High School

"Jennifer Schwester, a.k.a. jennyzenyoga, has been providing yoga services and training to many underserved populations for six years, including special needs adults, senior citizens, first responders, and her high school French classes. Jennifer brings her 25 years experience as... Read More →

Kathleen Stein Smith

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Kathleen Stein-Smith, PhD, Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques, is a dedicated foreign language educator and advocate. She serves as Chair of the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) Commission on Advocacy, a Board member, ASFAP, an America’s Languages Fellow... Read More →

Tuesday July 9, 2024 8:15am - 9:30am PDT
Porthole

Commission Session

Audience General / All levels

AATF Convention San Diego 2024