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L'oubli de la langue

S1 E5
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2020

Is it really possible to forget the language we speak every day? For many people, it's the stuff of science fiction, but it's a very real phenomenon for which we still have few explanations. After spending years as a journalist in a francophone minority community, Camille Martel has been looking into the matter. The many encounters she has had with people who have forgotten their language have led her to wonder what makes our brains play such tricks on us. In this episode, we meet people who no longer have the words, but also people who enlighten us on how to preserve them.

Levels:
Secondary Grade 12 Grade 11 Grade 10 Grade 9
Subjects:
Science and technology Biology Social Sciences and Humanities Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology
Skills:
Communication Critical Thinking Self-Directed Learning Global Citizenship and Sustainability
Themes:
Francophonie
French level:
C1: Effective Operational Proficiency Proficient User (C1 - C2) C2: Mastery
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E2 : Masculin, féminin ou moi.

39min8s
Aimé Majeau Beauchamp is not only the person in charge of making J'en perd mes mots, but they are also a non-binary person. Making a podcast about the French language when neither the feminine nor the masculine gender are used is quite a challenge.
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E3 : De zéro à...bilingue?

35min58s
Abigail Alves Murta, a Franco-Toronto native, knows how difficult it is to maintain her French language in an English-speaking environment. If it's a challenge for Francophones, what about Anglophones who want to become bilingual and master the language of Molière?
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E4 : Popotexto

43min9s
When he's not writing his novel about an invasion of navel foam, Jean-Philippe Bélanger maintains his fascination with words in the dictionary. Ever since he was a kid, he has gone to sleep dreaming that the words he invented would one day make it into the Larousse dictionary.
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E5 : L'oubli de la langue

42min2s
Is it really possible to forget the language we speak every day? For many people, it's the stuff of science fiction, but it's a very real phenomenon for which we still have few explanations. After spending years as a journalist in a francophone minority community, Camille Martel has been looking into the matter. The many…
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E6 : Cette chanson française que je n'écoutais pas

47min55s
In the 80's, Eric Bachand had the largest collection of rock and new wave vinyl in his neighbourhood. A collection composed only of English albums! In this episode, director and music lover Éric Bachand wonders about the lack of interest we can feel towards French music when we ourselves come from this culture. Is French less…
Levels:
Secondary Grade 12 Grade 11 Grade 10 Grade 9
Subjects:
Science and technology Biology Social Sciences and Humanities Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology
Skills:
Communication Critical Thinking Self-Directed Learning Global Citizenship and Sustainability
Themes:
Francophonie
French level:
C1: Effective Operational Proficiency Proficient User (C1 - C2) C2: Mastery