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TANT QU'ELLE CHANTE, ELLE VIT!
Apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks

Tant Qu'Elle Chante, Elle Vit!: apprendre le français grâce à l'héritage de Carole Fredericks, is an innovative French language unit designed to engage students at their level of interest. This unique teaching tool is perhaps the first of its kind to integrate pop-rock music and music videos into an educational language format.

Tant Qu'Elle Chante, Elle Vit! is a joint venture of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) and CDF Music Legacy LLC. Since its introduction to teachers at the AATF 76th Congres in Martinique, July 2003, Tant Qu'Elle Chante, Elle Vit! is being used to help thousands of students learn French in hundreds of schools across America and Canada.

Information

Tant Qu'Elle Chante, Elle Vit! has been added to French classes in 600 elementary, middle and high schools and 45 colleges and universities within U.S. 40 states, Canada and as far away as Singapore. A list of participating schools is available upon request.

Purpose: Ad-on, ancillary unit; works well in conjunction with established French curriculum. Supports the 5 C's - Communication, Connection, Comparisons, Cultural, Community.

Grade level: K - 16; versatile material. Content is appropriate for all age groups and student levels.

Unit includes: 1- spiral bound workbook (28 pages), and 6-authentic French language music videos.

Workbook content: Acknowledgments by Connie Fredericks-Malone, Special Note from Jean-Jacques Goldman, Carole Fredericks' Biography; Message to the Teacher by Nancy Gadbois; Song lyrics; Lessons for each song; Standards; Credits

Lessons include: song lyrics, vocabulary lists, questions about the videos (factual and analytical), word search puzzles and fill-in-the blank activities.

Music Video Format: 1-30 minute VHS tape or 1-DVD disc

Music videos: Á nos actes manqués, Un deux trois, Né en 17 a Leidenstadt, Respire, Qu'est-ce qui t'amène and Le prix à payer

Developed and Written by: Nancy J. Gadbois, Department Chair of Foreign Languages and full-time teacher - Grades 7-12 at the High School of Science & Technology, Springfield, MA. Developed in cooperation with CDF Music Legacy LLC and the Estate of Carole Denise Fredericks

Produced by: CDF Music Legacy LLC with the cooperation of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)

Published by: CDF Music Legacy LLC, www.cdfmusiclegacy.com

To order TANT QU'ELLE CHANTE, ELLE VIT!

In USA: American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) on the web at: www.frenchteachers.org
Cost: $45.00 per unit/VHS tape; $55.00 per unit/DVD. A $5.00 discount is available to AATF members.
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In Canada: visit TRALCO Educational Services on the web at www.tralco.com.