La Francophonie dans le monde. le Français au Canada French is an official language in Québec,...

La Francophonie dans le monde

le Français au Canada• French is an official language in Québec, Canada.• French dialects in Québec e.g. Québec French, Acadian French, Chiac , Métis, Newfoundland French, Magoua and Chaouin

L’histoire et la culture des Canadiens Français

• The founder of New France and Québec city, Samuel de Champlain• Holidays

- Fête de la Reine (Victoria Day)- Fête Nationale du Québec (St. Jean Baptiste Day)

• Carnaval de Québec (Québec winter carnival)

Le Français en Afrique

• 90 million people• African French

- 115 million people - 31 francophone countries

• e.g. Congo, Tunisia, Ghana• Pourquoi? Colonisation!

African French vs Standard French

• Differences in pronunciation, e.g. “r” • Trilled R vs Guttural R

• Same intonation • Local and African Vocabularies• “Merci Mingi” vs “Merci beaucoup”

• Same word with different meanings• “Présentement”: as it were vs at the

moment

Vocabulaire• Francophone – person who speaks french or

as adjective “pays francophone”. • La langue maternelle – Native language

/mother tongue.• L’Afrique – Africa• Pourquoi – why• Présentement – at the moment• Merci beaucoup – Thank you very much