- eg Discussions around how the placement of adjectives impacts on meaning; discussions around noun gender - the arbitrary nature of language; avoir expressions; manquer, prepositions.
- eg Views on multiculturalism (the veil), food, education systems, smoking, faire la bise - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/france/videos/la-bise-en-france-france$ltv-1E8F9A33F2E79ACC ; les gestes;
- eg Noticing activities that take faire; cognates & false friends; conjugations; use of the present participle; use of text talk.
- Register - eg the expulsion in The Class. Formal letter writing.
Develop new ideas & understanding from working across 2 language systems
- English is a difficult language to learn!; language learning is not just a matter of two lexicons; second language learning a tool for improved English literacy; difference is not wrong.
- Students who make strong connections with their own language, especially at the 'soutenu' level, are assisted with general vocab learning in French.
- Use of expressions such as 'touché', 'au fait', 'cause célèbre', 'à propos'.
- eg Explicit teaching of 'si' clauses in French helps students use the correct tenses in English; in general, helps students use more advanced grammar and vocab in English.
- The 'if we can do this, can we do that?' moment.
- Use of the relative pronoun - when and where in French& English.
- How English words are imported into French - Lonely Planet Audio
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