A discussion of retirement in France, particularly events, attitudes and problems immediately preceding and following retirement. Some topics discussed are: changing roles, attitudes of individuals in different levels (management, white collar, blue collar), preparations for retirement, finances, place of residence and use of leisure time. (Text…

Characteristics to be considered in selecting instructional materials for cultural aspects of foreign language education are discussed, including expository vs. non-expository, interpretive vs. non-interpretive, allusive vs. explicit, and complex vs. simplistic. (MSE)

A series of conversations depicts the kind of encounters an imaginary immigrant might have with French people. (MSE)

Describes an approach to teaching civilization that organizes course content so that students respond to it from their own personal experience. The approach also closely links the learning of cultural information to the learning of linguistic information. (MSE)

As winter is the longest season in Canada, its influence is felt in all forms of cultural expression. (DD)

AUPELF is the Association des universites partiellement au entierement de langue francaise. (RL)

Describes a conference and exhibition held in Cairo in April 1984 that was designed to sensitize Egyptians to French culture, aid in establishing political ties, renew the French image and interest in learning French, spread French culture, open doors for French enterprise, and show that French remains an important international language. (MSE)

The autobiography or personal narrative is recommended as a medium of instruction in foreign languages because it: (1) is an authentic document using language close to daily spoken language and simpler than literary language, (2) has a rich and substantial cultural content, and (3) captures the relationship between language and civilization. (MSE)

Provides a listing of radio and television programs that teach French language and civilization, the result of two worldwide surveys, one conducted by "Le Francais dans le Monde," the other by the French Foreign Affairs Ministry. The programs are listed alphabetically by country and accompanied by a brief description. (MES)

This article discusses the facts and forces in French culture and traces their evolution through the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (Text is in French.) (CLK)

Artists in Quebec are numerous; their songs reveal much about the people and the things which shape their lives and destiny, the snow and long winters for example. There is a bibliography of reference material, addresses and records. (Text is in French.) (AMH)

Several recent works on the place of culture in second language instruction are discussed, and the issues of relationships between cultures, instructional materials, and consensus on cultural education are examined. (MSE)

The formation of and purposes served by stereotypes, to define and redefine a culture as it changes, are examined through contemporary French storytelling. Traditional stereotypes and stereotypes derived from connotation are distinguished, and the stereotype is characterized as the point at which language and culture are in symbiosis. (MSE)