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CELEBRATE FRENCH: PROMOTING FRENCH IN OUR SCHOOLS

WHAT IS ADVOCACY?

The Advocacy page for NC-AATF will strive to be a place where teachers and learners of French can find others who share their concerns about maintaining the teaching of French in the North Carolina schools. It should be a place where we can share ideas and resources, and where we can access addresses and information to help in promoting our programs.

SHARING

Consider the following ways of sharing and finding ideas for promoting, building, and energizing your French program:

* Chat with other teachers on the NC-AATF discussion forum (in 'Your Comments" on our web site).

* See what works for others. Send your effective lesson plans and projects to Advocacy Coordinator, Sarah Johnson at sallylapin@ aol. com for sharing on this site.

* Take students to French-speaking countries.

* Get parents involved: post ideas from La Semaine du Français by e-mailing them to sallylapin@aol.com.

* Involve the corporate community.

* Know your facts (see French influences in NC).

* Stress the importance of French in the global community (see addresses).

IMPORTANT ADDRESSES

Consulat Général de France - Atlanta
3475 Piedmont Road NE
Suite 1840 - Atlanta GA 30305
T. 404.495.1660 F. 404.495.1661
www.consulfrance-atlanta.org

Canadian Consulate, Raleigh
3737 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Telephone: (919) 573-1808
Fax: (919) 573-1809
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/raleigh

Alliance Française de Charlotte
P.O. Box 220106
CHARLOTTE, NC 28222-0106
Tel. (704) 543-7076
Fax (704) 825-6727
EMAIL: info@afclt.org
http://www.afclt.org/index.php3

Alliance Française de Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill
Mme Michèle DARRAH
305-1/2 Calvin Rd.
RALEIGH, NC 27605
Tel. (919) 832-1789
Fax.(919) 832-1789
EMAIL: scotool@aol.com
http://www.afraleigh.org

Foreign Language Teaching Association of North Carolina
http://www.flanc.org/

The Alliance for Language Learning (Advocacy)
http://www.wfu.edu/education/vision2010/advocacy.html

Joint National Committee for Languages (JNCL) and the National Council for Languages and International Studies (NCLIS)
http://www.languagepolicy.org/

FRENCH-SPEAKING POPULATION

There are nearly 35,000 North Carolina Residents who are speakers of French and/or Cajun French.

FRENCH MOMENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY

1524 Florentine navigator in the service of France, Giovanni da Verrazano, explored the coastal area of North Carolina between the Cape Fear River area and Kitty Hawk (Arcadia). Fearful of the Spanish in Florida, he looped back to explore the North, crossing the immense bay between Cape Hatteras and the coast of Virginia.

1690 French colony from Virginia settled on the Pamlico River.

1709 First landing by French Huguenots in Beaufort, North Carolina
http://www.tourbeaufort.com


1740s South Carolinian Huguenot colonists come to Wilmington.

1754-1763 Troops from Carolina were sent to help resolve colonial wars,
including the French and Indian War.

1789 French botanist Andre Michaux made his first trip to the Black
Mountains in western North Carolina.

1829 History of North Carolina by Francois-Xavier Martin, a refugee French printer who worked for a time in New Bern.

1913 Badin, NC, was established by French industrialist Adrian Badin as a company town for the aluminum reduction plant he operated nearby. This plant is now owned by the Aluminum Corporation of America. The town of Badin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is noted for its unique French-inspired townhouses (called quadreplexes), which are among the earliest examples of townhouse architecture in North Carolina.
http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/12837/places/38730

FRENCH (and French-Influenced) PLACE NAMES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Beaufort, Fayetteville, Bellefont, Bellevue, Belmont, Montpelier Airport,
Beauchamp Lake, Beaugard Ridge, Beaux, Chateau Woods, Cape Carteret, La Grange, Lenoir, Frenchman's Creek, French Branch, French Church, French Mountain, Frenchman's Point, Peletier, Rougemont

NORTH CAROLINA'S ECONOMIC CONNECTIONS WITH THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD

Exports for 2003 in millions of dollars

Total: 14,369.4
Canada: 3,896.3
France: 360.5
Belgium: 299.8
Switzerland: 224.9

A third of North Carolina's exports go to French-speaking countries.

Foreign Direct Investment

North Carolina ranks 4th in the US for the percentage of its workforce employed by foreign companies operating in North Carolina: 6.7%.

Nearly 154,000 acres of North Carolina agricultural land is owned by foreign investers.

International Trade - a service of the North Carolina Department of Commerce http://www.exportnc.com

http://www.soc.duke.edu/NC_GlobalEconomy/index.html

http://www.canadianembassy.org/statetrade/nc-en.asp

DIRECT ADVOCACY ADDRESSES

Contacting Congress
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress

North Carolina General Assembly: Who Represents Me?
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/Representation/Who_Represents_Me/Who_Represents_Me.html

NC Public Schools
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us

Members of NCSSFL (National Council of State Supervisors for Languages)

Helga Fasciano
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Education
Building 6353 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6353
Phone: 919-807-3865
Fax: 919-807-3823

Francis Hoch
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Education
Building 6353 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6353
Phone: 919-807-3864
Fax: 919-807-3823