Francophonie : apprenez le français ! - DomLangues.com Le français est la 5ème langue la plus parlée au monde. Elle compte 274 millions de locuteurs, dont 212 millions qui l’utilisent quotidiennement (soit 3% de la population mondiale). La francophonie désigne l'ensemble des personnes et des institutions qui utilisent le français comme langue maternelle, d'usage, administrative, ou d'enseignement. L’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) est en charge de l’étude et de la promotion de la langue française partout dans le monde. Et le futur ? On estime à 700 millions le nombre de francophones en 2050, soit 8% de la population mondiale : alors apprenez la langue de Molière ! Francophonie et langue française Source : "Le Dessous des Cartes" - Jean-Christophe Victor - Arte
English Timeline This interactive timeline allows you to explore the evolution of English language and literature, from the 11th century to the present day. Scroll through decade by decade to investigate the richness and diversity of our poetry and prose, as well as the many social, cultural and political strands from which our language has been woven. The timeline includes a fascinating combination of texts: Anglo Saxon tales and medieval illuminations; iconic literary manuscripts and printed texts; as well as letters, newspapers, handbills, posters, charters, speeches and campaign leaflets. Launch the interactive Flash timeline above, or explore the collections within each of the centuries below. Beowulf, Anglo Saxon monsters & more...
60 Podcasts You Should Check Out Undoubtably, one of the most read topics on GettingSmart.com is podcasts. Google search “education podcasts” and the first result you’ll find is our 50 Educational Podcasts You Should Check Out blog. Ask our team, “What’s new?” and you’ll hear about how we’re learning on the go with podcasts. Ask our teacher bloggers about new practices they’re trying in their classrooms and you’ll hear how their encouraging reflective learning with podcasts. Podcasts as an effective learning medium cannot be emphasized enough. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. eCorner: This podcast, titled Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders, explores the principles that create successful business owners and leaders. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. Did we leave any out?
American English Dialects North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns Small-Scale Dialect Map The small map below is the same as the Full-Scale Dialect Map that follows, but shows the entire width of the map (on most monitors). 24-Aug.-2010 Click on any part of this map to move to the equivalent part of the Full-Scale Dialect Map. (For now this only moves to the far left or the far right of the Full-Scale Dialect Map, so unfortunately it doesn’t work well for the middle portions, and you will just have to scroll over.) 24-Aug.-2010 Full-Scale Dialect Map Instructions For many of the cities or towns on this map, you can listen to an audio or video sample of speech of a native (more specifically, someone who was raised there, though not necessarily born there, and whose dialect clearly represents that place). Use the scroll bars to move around on this map, or, even simpler, start at the tiny map above and click the country (U.S. or Canada) that you want to look at. Help! Map Notes Other Sources 1.
AUF - accueil Top 10 Family Days Out 8. Wrest Park, Bedfordshire Clearly one of Wrest Park's most appealing attributes is the sheer amount of space it affords families to run around, explore, discover and just simply have a bit of fun in. With over 90 acres of historic landscape surrounding the mansion, children could spend days here and never get bored! "Down every path there is another amazing building, statue or water feature to discover. My three boys love it here whatever the weather!" "Acres of space, acres of fun and imagination to be had with some good history thrown in for good measure!" Visit Wrest Park 9. This magnificent 12th century fortress has a long and colourful history - just one of the many attributes that makes this a top family destination. "Fab day out for all the family. "It's a castle, good and proper. "The best historic site for children because it is well preserved and they can explore the ramparts and get a real sense of life as it was." Visit Framlingham Castle 10. Visit Audley End
separated by a common language: known them (to) and help them (to) Yesterday, The Syntactician was asking me questions about semantic terminology in relation to particular uses of the verb know, as one does. And so, as one does, I looked for know in the indices of various books about verbs that I have, hoping to find a term that would suit her particular purposes. In doing so, I came across something that was completely new to me in F. In case you can't read the photo, it says that you can 'help someone do something' or you can 'help someone to do something'. But then it goes on to say that know has the same pattern with (1) Have you ever known them come on time? and (2) Have you ever known them to come on time? Now, if I have ever seen sentences of type (1) in the wild, I must have assumed them to have typos, because if I want to know someone/thing + verb, I must have the the to-infinitive form of the verb. So, I turned to the (English) Syntactician, who said that yes, (1) is good in her BrE, "but old-fashioned". (Overly academic side point.
Le français est plus parlé sur Internet que dans le monde physique La déploration sur les menaces que les technologies font porter sur notre langue française est une antienne bien connue. Mais comme souvent, ceux qui déplorent feraient bien se renseigner et de ne pas confondre leur propre écroulement et celui du monde qui les entoure. Certes, à première vue, à la fois Internet et l’informatique assoient la domination linguistique de l’anglais. Les services que nous utilisons viennent très souvent des Etats-Unis (ou, quand ça n’est pas le cas, ont recours pour être mondialement diffusés à la langue anglaise, comme Skype, par exemple, qui est une entreprise suédoise). Certes ces usages font entrer dans la langue plein de locutions anglaise - on “like”, “post”, crée des start-up etc. Le français, langue des blogs et de Facebook La place de la langue, conception culturelle Mais je voudrais m’arrêter sur un cas : la présence du patrimoine livresque. Quelle leçon en tirer ?
Word on the street | LearnEnglish | British Council | Oxford University Transcript Oxford should be about an hour's drive from London. It’s very popular with tourists and students. And Oxford University is one of the top ten universities in the world. I’m at the top of the Carfax Tower. Oxford University is made up of thirty eight different colleges. Many students get involved in activities outside their studies. Nick: How important are the extracurricular activities like the sporting clubs and societies? Student: I think it’s really important. Nick: Is it difficult to get the balance right between your university work and your sport? Student: Well, I tend to be busy all of the time. There are universities in most big towns and cities in Britain. Many students come from abroad to study in the UK. Waqas Adenwala is from Pakistan and lives in Rosebury Hall, the university halls of residence about 2 kilometres from the main campus. Nick: Hi, Waqas. Waqas: Hi Nick. Nick: Nice room. Waqas: Thank you. Nick: So why do you live in a Halls of Residence? Waqas: It’s great.
An Introduction to Australia – Text in Brief - Engelsk - NDLA Watch this video introducing Australia. You will find comprehension questions at the bottom of the page. Australia An Introduction to Australia Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. An Introduction to Australia Australia Geography Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere. History In 1606, Dutch explorers were the first Europeans who discovered Australia, but they did not settle there. Map of Australiacolonies joined together on January 1st 1901, to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Australia Today The population today is just over 21.7 million. Tasks and Activities Comprehension Geography Use the map of Australia to find the names of the 6 states or territories. Vocabulary Use the dictionary and translate the following words into Norwegian.hemisphereinhabitantexplorerindigenousclaimconvictprisonimmigrantpopulationcolonyestablishCommonwealthHere are some verbs. Discuss Look at the two maps.