1. French Francophone

2. Francophone Countries
What are they?
Countries where French is the official language.
Countries that were once colonies of France.
Well known countries include: Belgium, Canada, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Republic of the Congo, Morocco, etc.
Francophone facts:

4. Famous Francophone Writers
Gabrielle Roy- Canadian, , The Tin Flute.
Albert Camus- French Algeria, , L’Etranger.
Aime Césaire- Basse-Point, Martinique, , theatre and poetry, “Une Tempête. »

5. Albert Camus
Existentialist (life is devoid of meaning and humans can choose their own paths) and absurdist (life is purposeless- existentialism enhanced by Camus).
L’Etranger (The Stranger): -most influential absurdist text
“Aujourd’hui, maman, est morte.”

6. FRANCOPHONE ARTISTS
Paul Gauguin, , Paris, France, post- impressionist/primitivism, Tahiti, Marquesas Islands.
Jacques Brel, , Brussels, Belgium, singer/songwriter: “Ne Me Quitte Pas” atch?v=i2wmKcBm4Ik
“When Will you Marry?”, 1892

7. Francophobie
Francophobia: fear and hate of French culture, French speaking people, the French government and the French language.
Causes: imperial power/colonial age, Gaullism post WWII, anti-Catholicism.
Most prominent in: the UK (a long hate-love relationship), old colonies, Australia, New Zealand, and more recently, Ireland and America.

8. Some VOCABULARY VERBS: NOUNS: Voyager (to travel)
Rester (to stay)
Voir (to see)
Réserver (to reserve)
Annuler (to cancel)
Arriver (to arrive)
Partir (to leave)
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NOUNS:
Aller-retour (round trip)
Aller-simple (one way ticket)
Siege (seat)
Gare (train station)
Train (train)
Vol (flight)
Aéroport (airport)