Diversity, Decolonization, & the French Curriculum

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The ASFS condemns the University of Wollongong's @UOW proposal to close all languages and linguistics in 2025. Sign and share the petition now: chng.it/nsVC2xyxH9. In a globalised world, language skills and cultural competency are vital and irreplaceable. Co-signed @LCNAU

Registration for the 2024 DDFC Conference, "Pooling Open-Access Resources," is now open. Nov. 8-9, 2024. Free and on zoom. Feel free to share. Hope to see many of you there! Check out the program and register on eventbrite 👇🏼 eventbrite.com.au/e/ddfc-virtual…

The @uarizona Dept of French & Italian is seeking a new Director of Basic Language Program (BLP) in French, to start August 2025. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. Details and application: tinyurl.com/ymxu9dxd From the position description: The Department of French and Italian in the School of International Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Arizona invites applications for a tenure-track position beginning in August 2025 at the rank of Assistant Professor to serve as Director of Basic Language Program (BLP), with a Ph.D. in French, French linguistics, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, or a closely related field. We are especially interested in someone with both a scholarly and practical background who will bring a new dimension and expertise to our program, as well as help us recruit and increase our number of undergraduate French majors. Areas of interest include but are not limited to French for Professional Purposes, technology in language education, online second language education. Candidates must have an active research agenda, demonstrated excellence in teaching, and an active commitment to recruiting French majors, minors, and graduate students. Native or near-native proficiency in English and French is required. 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰. #langchat @AATFrench @actfl @FrenchItalianUA

If you are academic faculty, student, staff or alum, please join me in signing this Open Letter in Solidarity with Jewish anti-Zionist scholar Dr. Maura Finkelstein, first tenured prof in U.S. since Oct 2023 to be _FIRED_ for pro-Palestinian speech. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The DDFC Steering committee is pleased to share the CFP for our 2024 Conference: “Pooling Open-Access Resources: Designing for Justice and Access.” Details: ddfccollective.weebly.com/conferences.ht…

DDFC Open Conversation: “Fostering an Equitable Mentoring Culture.” May 1 (4-5 PM ET) RSVP details 👇🏼

The ASFS Exec has written an Open Letter in opposition to proposed cuts to Language Programs at Macquarie University and the University of Aberdeen. More info on Macquarie: sbs.com.au/news/article/a… More info on Aberdeen: linktr.ee/uoaucu australiansocietyforfrenchstudies.com/2023/12/16/ope…

DDFC Call for Volunteers 👇🏼. Join the conversation! Don’t miss our next announcements. Become a member to be added to our listserv: ddfccollective.weebly.com

The fight continues to save the crucial Languages programs at @aberdeenuni. Sign the petition, now at over 13,000 signatures: change.org/p/save-languag…

The ASFS 2023 conference is coming up next week! Make sure to use the hashtag #ASFS2023 in your posts about the conference.

Please read and sign. Aberdeen has such a broad range of expertise in modern French cultural studies. This really amounts to an act of cultural vandalism

Join our authors Judit Kormos and Anne Margaret Smith for the online launch of their book "Teaching Languages to Students with Specific Learning Differences" on 27th November at 6pm. Attendees will receive a code for 40% off the book! Sign up free here: bit.ly/3M0l1IP

We had a great conversation today…more to come! Couldn’t attend the event and have thoughts you would like to share? Please feel free to email us!

Still time to RSVP for the Open Conversation today 👇🏼

Don’t forget about our upcoming “Open Conversation” on creating inclusive materials. Email us to get the link!

DDFC Solidarity Statement and Call to Action in Support of Palestinian People We encourage sharing, endorsing, and using it as an opportunity to reflect within your own spaces and/or write your own statement. ddfccollective.weebly.com/statements-of-…

I’m currently accepting PhD students who are interested in themes of justice, antiracism, anticolonialism, and abolition in language education. 5 yrs of full funding. Apply by Dec. 1 for fall ‘24. Reach out if you have questions. Come join the crew! ci.education.wisc.edu/academics/grad…