CLIP 2253

La Francophonie - national identity

La Francophonie - national identity
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Key Info
  • La Francophonie - national identity
  • Duration: 03:40
  • People interviewed in three Francophone areas - Senegal, Quebec and Guadeloupe - talk about their sense of national identity. This means different things to different people, but most are proud of their heritage. The people interviewed in Quebec discuss the issue of 'la Francophonie'.
  • Subject:

    French

       Topic:

    Current Affairs and Social Issues

  • Keywords: Senegal, Quebec, Guadeloupe, personal identity, nationality, la Francophonie
Ideas for use in class
  • Possible extension work on the topic of personal identity. Higher level listening comprehension which uses some interesting adjectives to describe national characteristics. There are more resources available related to this clip from the French Experience 2 website: bbc.co.uk/languages/french/experience2/identity.
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  • Clip language : French
  • Aspect ratio : 4x3
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