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ADVOCACY RESOURCES The RI chapter is ready and willing to support teachers of French in advocating for their programs. The chapter has an excellent «francophone» network willing to advocate in the interest of teachers and their programs. It is important that the board is current of any negative action towards French programs in RI. In such cases, the board asks that affected teachers consult the resources here below as well as contact the president of the chapter.
How French is Ranked (2017 AATF Convention) The French Language Worldwide (OIF) French Studies after high school
2017: How French is Ranked (2017 AATF Convention)
The French Language Worldwide (OIF) Report of the International Organization of the Francophonie
The Study of French: New Frontiers in the Age of Globalization (RIFLA Fall Conference 2015)
Semaine de la langue française et de la Francophonie 2016 (Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication) French Studies after High School:
French
Studies at RI Colleges & Universities
World Speaks French: Video Stories
The World Speaks French: Video Stories is a set of interviews with
people from different walks of life who tell fascinating stories of how
learning and speaking French has impacted their lives and careers. Videos can be viewed on the AATF-RI Channel on  (click on Logo)
(suitable for distributing to your students, administrators, parents,
etc.)
How French is ranked worldwide (2016)
Bloomberg News Rankings: The Languages of Business (2011)
Sample to letter to Parents (2011)
Advocacy Letter (2011) (Boston Offices : Canada, Québec, France, Switzerland)
(2011 RIFLA Fall Conference)
(Comparison of Languages; languageintelligence.com)
French : an international language (facts)
Concert for Haiti 2010 (2010 press release)
Letter to
Guidance Counselors (2008)
Letter
to RI Superintendents (2009)
Letter to RI Superintendents (
Letter to
RI Commissioner of Education (2009)
On the Importance of Knowing French (website) AATF-RI Concert with Grand Dérangement (Feb 2012)
Which Language is Best to Learn (Intelligent Life magazine, March/April 2012)
How to get Ahead in the Global Marketplace (The Independent, September 2010)
Students :
Which language to choose ? (Comparison of language choices, Bill Peche, National Bulletin, AATF)
The Study of Foreign Languages Should Not Be a Zero-Sum Game (Stephen Brockman, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009)
Are You Unsure About Continuing to Study Foreign Languages ? (Joanne O'Toole, Baldwinsville Central Schools, 2002)
Spanish Isn't Always the «Best» Language (Lisa A. Sullivan, The Herald-Mail Online, 2005)
A Defense of European Languages (Stephen Brockman, insidehighered.com, 2008)
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