Visual Vocabulary: Restaurant Guides

Teachers tell us time and again there’s nothing quite like watching a student’s confidence soar when they’re in an overseas café, order food in the...

A French Lesson in Italy

My niece lives in Rome and has been there since 2001.  Due to Covid-19, she has been locked down since the end of February and...

New French Lesson Plan: Voyage, Voyage! Episode 1

ACIS is excited to offer a new video-based lesson plan for high school French classrooms!  Voyage, Voyage! is an engaging, two-part series created just for French...

2019-2020 French Language Calendar

Travel abroad every month just by turning the page on our 2019-2020 French Language Calendar! We've gathered 12 destinations in the French-speaking world to explore...

Around the World in 7 Movies: Foreign Language Films to Bring to the Classroom

Since the invention of film, movies have served as a powerful tool for spreading a country’s language and culture around the world. Films provide foreign...

ACTFL 2018 – New Orleans

The biggest event in foreign language teaching is coming to the Big Easy! The ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo runs this Friday, November...

6 French Language & Culture Podcasts for Students

Podcasts are more than just a technological fad: they can be great tools for learning, both independently and in a more formal classroom setting. Whether you're...

7 Phrases You Will Only Hear in Québécois

Since the 1600s, Quebec French, or Québécois, has evolved its own unique features which set it apart from le français standard. The most obvious differences...

A Guide to French Kissing (It’s not what you think!)

If you’ve mastered the basics of French communication (check out The Importance of Saying Bonjour), then perhaps we can move on to more serious things....

6 Amazing Instagrams for French Language Students

Looking for a new way to connect with the French language? From food to art and basic vocabulary, these French Language Instagram accounts are not...