Africa reporter Ryan Lenora Brown spruced up her French at Middlebury’s summer language school. But the most important lesson wasn’t in a dictionary.

In 2025, the Discovering Languages series sets off on a journey across Canada to discover languages (other than English or French) that have a significant presence in different provinces and territori...

En 2025, la série Découvrir les langues se lance dans un voyage à travers le Canada pour découvrir des langues (autres que l’anglais ou le français) qui ont une présence importante dans une diversité ...

Showcase meeting 3 - Tuesday, January 21, 2025 PRESENTATIONS   Integrating foreign-trained teachers: challenges, success factors and solutions to facilitate recruitment and retention. Aline Niyubahwe,...

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2024 Conference Sharing! Some of our presenters have generously shared their slides and handouts with you. Please remember that these are for your own use, not for sharing or using with a wider audien...

Build educators' Bluesky community with Alice Keeler! Tips on profiles, hashtags, and strategies to boost networking and professional growth

Un regard sur les plats traditionnels et culturels de 18 pays différents selon le niveau de français A1/A2 CEFR

Fall 2024  CPF Fall Magazine 2024 CPF Magazine Archive If you miss an issue, you miss a lot! Discover resources to support your French second language (FSL) learner, be inspired by fe...

Learn to say "my love" in French along with 27 other French terms of endearment and loving nicknames. You'll hear these phrases everywhere and they can be used for friends, family and lovers. You'll l...

Happiness Reporter Erin Anderssen is embarking on a project to interview the ‘happiest people in Canada,’ nominated by the people who know them best, through work, friendship and family

First look at the Gothic building, which has been undergoing extensive restoration work since a devastating fire in 2019. The French president has praised the reconstruction effort during a visit to the cathedral just days before its official reopening…

Dyslexia is the most common learning disability. Yet we know very little about it when two or more languages are involved.

TimeStretch Player is a free online audio player that allows you to loop, speed up, slow down and pitch shift sections of an audio file.

Every language has its unique exceptions and grammar rules, and French is no different. French immersion learners, we are pleased to present this new video series, where we learn while having fun with...

In this interactive session, we will discuss the difference between grammatical gender and social gender, provide examples of gender inclusive and neutral language, and provide strategies for addressi...

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Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli ...

New teachers—and experienced ones too—can find ideas here on how to stop disruptive behavior before it begins.

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Develop a classroom contract to create a community of mutual respect and inclusion.

This presentation will offer critical reflection points for teachers to explore their own understanding of culture and present ways to move toward more critical conceptualizations of it.