French Talk

by Ludivine Broch and Daniel Gordon

Two academics invite guests to talk about studying French language, culture, and history at schools and universities across the U.K.. What does it means to learn a French at school and at university in the U.K. today? What opportunities does it generate, at university and beyond? Can languages, literature, and history open doors? How does it fit into a broader study of the humanities? How does this fit into post-1992 univers ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Introducing French Talk: French at A-Level and University

    Introducing French Talk: French at A-Level and University

    S01 E01
    Nov 1, 2024
    22:01

    In this first episode, Ludivine Broch and Daniel Gordon invite two A-Level French teachers from London and North England to discuss the study of French at school and university. Following a workshop with their students focussing around French immigration across the twentieth century, they talk about the joys and struggles of teaching French, and of the kind of opportunities it can offer students at A-Level and Undergraduate degrees.