Introduction à la langue française et aux cultures francophones Kie

Programme du cours 1.France et francophonie  History and geography of France, the French language and other French-speaking regions of the world  Basic phrases and expressions 2.La langue française  Main characteristic of the language  Basics of pronunciation 3.Média et culture populaire  Newspapers and magazines  Popular movies, series and music

L’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (click on the official flag to access the map)

Where was French spoken a thousand years ago?

The three main dialects in Old French (in gray: other local languages)

The first text officially written in French

Non-Romance (not based on Latin) languages spoken in France.

French territories overseas In green: territories also belonging to the EU.

The different French dialects

French had a strong influence on the English lexicon

France: largest urban areas

Belgium: language repartition

Switzerland : language repartition in 2012

Percentage of native French speakers in the different provinces of Canada.

Percentage of native French speakers in New England and Louisiana

European colonies in Africa in 1925 (Click on the map for a bigger version)

Africa: French-speaking countries Countries where the French language is somewhat present Member Countries of the OIF where French is not officially in use

Africa: percentage of francophones in the population 0-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% >50%

Studying in French in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia