Voyage Francophone began in 1995 with 40 questions on Minitel. It has since grown to 1400 multiple-choice questions on French history, geography, art, cuisine, economics, culture, law, values and customs, flora and fauna, sports, leisure, common sayings, and proverbs.It is a project of the Centre international francophone de documentation et d'information or Cifdi. Questions are randomly generated by geographic region, country, and mixed themes. Learners can select to have questions generated by theme or by region. They can also opt for the number of questions they wish generated at a time.Users can also propose new questions for the database.
Type of Material:
Multiple choice quizzes
Recommended Uses:
Assigned for group or independent work
Identify Major Learning Goals:
The user can assess his knowledge of Francophone culture and civilization while learning new facts at the same time.
Target Student Population:
Students of French language and culture
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Intermediate level of French and some knowledge of Francophone culture and civilization
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The range of questions by French-speaking country/region of the world is refreshing. Francophone culture worldwide is well represented. The game format is an engaging way to assess prior knowledge of the Francophone world before embarking on further study. Emphasis can be placed on a particular region or theme. Immediate feedback helps the user to learn when they answer incorrectly.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
An excellent tool for reinforcing the breadth of Francophone culture worldwide. This could also be used to reinforce reading comprehension, contemporary vocabulary acquisition, and speaking if used in groups. The section on expressions and proverbs could be a springboard for comparison with sayings from other cultures. The quiz on cooking could lead to an expansion activity where students find recipes and prepare the dishes talked about on the quizzes. These quizzes provide a way to incorporate the national foreign language standard for culture.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The site is elegantly laid out and functions flawlessly. Feedback to learners includes the correct response highlighted and, if an incorrect choice was made, highlights both the correct and incorrect answers for review.
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