Useful+Resources


 * Online Resources** to incorporate in lesson planning for the **//teaching of French//** at Levels 1 and 2 of the NZC

30 questions for Junior French Learn about French names for girls and boys
 * Digistore - Te Pātaka Matihiko (over 100 Learning Objects for French)
 * LearningLanguagesWaikato wiki
 * Zut Junior
 * Linguascope free preview (available in NZ from this supplier)
 * Languages online
 * BBC Primary French
 * Levels 1 and 2 Resource section of www.french.ac.nz:
 * Facts about France for children at Euroclub
 * Great interactive site with pictures videos and short texts from Kids National Geographic
 * Levels 1 and 2 and Levels 3 and 4 sections of Resources on [|www.french.ac.nz]
 * french.about.com for French is full of resources:


 * Resources** to support the //learning of French for teachers// interested in **Professional Development** in this area.

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 * Online (Language Skills):**
 * BBC Ma France self contained video programme
 * The slightly messy french.about.com
 * Check your pronunciation with Acapela (Don't forget to set the voice to French!)
 * Busuu offers good online interactive lessons (free for the basics only)
 * Courses (Language and Methodologies):**
 * Prepare for the DELF/DALF examination of French Language Proficiency. Read more on how to do so, from New Zealand and at what cost in the following document published by **Ruth Bourchier,** National Adviser for French. Email Ruth for more details at french@ilanz.ac.nz
 * Learning Languages Waikato Wiki lists a range of implementation courses available for teachers in the Greater Waikato and Gisborne area through request
 * Sign up for the TPDL - New Zealand Teacher Professional Development Programme in Languages Years 7-10 . For further details about this program which caters effectively for the Learning Languages Curriculum Area, email Project Director **Wendy Thomson** at w.thomson@auckland.ac.nz. Wendy can also send you an information sheet upon request.
 * College of Education Learning Languages team University of Canterbury
 * E-Learning in Languages Projet (ELL) Accent Learning Wellington
 * Check the Professional Development section on www.french.ac.nz for regular update on courses.
 * Networking and General Information**:
 * Subscribe to the Junior French listserve to network with others. Here is how to:
 * NZALT (New Zealand Language Teachers Association) and its affiliated subject specific associations