Rendez-vous Interview:
Our first guest this month is « the book lady » of the lower 9th ward, Laurence Copel, a French woman living in New Orleans, who operates The Lower Ninth Street Library out of her home. We’ll hear from Laurence about her volunteer work spreading literacy in her community through weekly reading sessions, book distribution via her pedal-powered book mobile and an annual book parade. Notre première invitée est Laurence Copel, une française ici à la Nouvelle-Orléans qui a fondé une bibliothèque dans sa propre maison dans le quartier Lower Ninth Ward. Elle nous expliquera son travail et les évènements qu’elle fait pour augmenter le taux d’alphabétisation chez les enfants.
French Corner:
In this month’s French Corner, our all-French segment, we pass the microphone to the French members of our New Orleans community to hear their reflections on the recent attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. We join our French community members during a vigil organized on January 8th by parents from the local immersion school École Bilingue at the Irish House, following a speech by the Consul General of France and the singing of the Marseillaise. Dans cet épisode de « French Corner », on donne la parôle aux français qui s’expriment à la suite des attentants contre Charlie Hebdo.
Rendez-vous Interview:
The Alliance Française has recently launched a new partnership with French media classes at Tulane University through the university’s Center for Public Service. Our second rendez-vous interview segment this month will feature a guest interview by a Tulane student! Bienvenu a notre premier hôte d’invité de Tulane, Valentina Gyarfas!
Let’s Get Lexical:
This month we’ll hear the 3rd installment of Fabienne Kanor’s fiction piece from her novel Humus. If you like what you hear, you can check out Fabienne’s book from the Alliance Française library (free for members) and/or join her creative writing class, which takes place Saturday mornings 10:30-12:00. On accueille de nouveau Fabienne Kanor qui continue la lecture d’un extrait de son roman Humus.