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March 2017: Let’s celebrate Francophonie in Thailand

 

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International Francophonie Day, celebrated worldwide on March, 20th will set off many celebrations also in the Kingdom of Thailand throughout the month of March. 


A full month to celebrate Francophonie in Thailand


The celebrations of Francophonie will take a new dimension in 2017:  The International Organization of la Francophonie’s member states that have a diplomatic mission or consular post in Bangkok will organize several events. 


To launch the Francophonie festivities in Thailand, a reception co-organized by the Embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Morocco and Switzerland will take place on March, 1st during which each country will present their culinary specialties. On this occasion, the main institutional partners in Thailand will gather at the Swiss Residence: the embassies of the International Organization of la Francophonie’s member states, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, Culture, Commerce, French-speaking Thai diplomats, the Thai Association of French teachers, heads of French university departments, France alumni, ... 


A series of events in the fields of music (Axelle Red, “O”, François Lindemann and Swiss Art Songs and OPERA), gastronomy with “Goût de France”, cinema and art will follow to showcase the diversity of Francophonie to a large public (cf. program). 


In parallel, French learners will be offered numerous activities. The French Embassy will organize pedagogical sessions for students where they can practice their language skills through drama, comics, singing or in short movie making workshops. French speaking diplomats from the Embassies of Belgium, France, Morocco and Switzerland will also visit selected universities to talk about their countries and their links to Francophonie. Students will also have the opportunity to take part in international French contests such as “le mot d’or” et “la plume d’or” and the French teachers will have the opportunity to participate in the “BELC” practical training. 


Very lush and varied Francophonie celebrations await Thailand in March 2017!


What is Francophonie?


Francophonie represents one of the biggest linguistic zones in the world. More than just a common language, the members of the International Organisation of La Francophonie share humanist values and benefit from economical exchanges and cultural enrichment. 


80 member states and governments are now part of the International Organisation of La Francophonie whose main missions are to: 


• Promote French language, cultural and linguistic diversity 
• Promote peace, democracy and human rights 
• Support education, training, higher studies and research 
• Develop cooperation for a sustainable development 

 

Francophone countries are very involved in environmental issues with, for instance, the organization of the COP21 world conference in Paris in 2015 and the organization of COP22 in 2016 in one of the emblematic countries of Francophonie, Morocco.

 

Economic Francophonie 


The French-speaking countries play an active part in the world economy, accounting for 15% of global wealth and 12% of international trade. 


Many French companies are present in Thailand such as Accor, Decathlon, Dextra, Essilor, Faurecia, Freyssinet, JC Decaux, Michelin, Sofrecom and Veolia, only to name a few of the most famous ones. On March, 19th, at Terminal 21 Bangkok, the brand and career fair in Thailand “Bonjour Talents” will connect French leading companies with Thai candidates. The participating companies will present their know-how and their expertise in their respective fields. Visitors can access 1.000 job offers and training opportunities. 


French language 


French shares with English the distinction of being taught as a foreign language in the education systems of most countries around the world. French is thus the second most widely learned foreign language in the world, with almost 120 million students. In Thailand, French is taught in 245 secondary schools and more than 30 universities, with a total of about 40.000 learners. 
There are currently 274 million French speakers worldwide.
        
More information: https://www.facebook.com/moisdelafrancophonieenthailande
Swiss Embassy: Yanisa JANPURN, [email protected], 02 674 6942
Alliance française : Pongpakai  Nontaya, [email protected], 02 670 4232

 

OFFICIAL
1 March: Opening ceremony at the Residence of the Swiss Ambassador in presence of the main Francophonie representatives of the Kingdom of Thailand.


FRENCH LANGUAGE
1-31 March: “La Caravane de la Francophonie” in different Thai universities, providing activities in an array of fields such as drama, comics, singing or short movie making workshops.

1-31 March: Visits of different universities to promote the French language and its values.

15 March: International business French contest “le mot d’or”, organized by the French Embassy for French learners.

15 March: International French contest “la plume d’or” for the students of the Alliance française. 

20-24 March: Following the success during the first university BELC ASEAN in June 2015, the French Embassy in Bangkok organizes a third regional university. The BELC, a pedagogical training, entails 4 modules delivered by CIEP (Centre International d’Etudes Pédagogiques) experts for around 50 experienced professional French teachers.


CINEMA 
1-31 March: The exhibition “120 ans de cinéma : Gaumont, depuis que le cinéma existe” (120 years of cinema: Gaumont, since the existence of film) takes the visitor on a journey into cinema history through artifacts from the Gaumont museum ranging from film clips to posters.

9-12 March: Several film screenings per day highlighting the French movie production Gaumont at Alliance française Bangkok.

9 March: French cinema for students at Alliance française Bangkok, proposing the Moroccan movie « Ali Zaoua, Prince de la rue » (Nabil Ayouch, 2000) rewarded in numerous international movies festivals and the French movie « Tomboy » (Bruno Marchal, 2011).


MUSIC
16-17 March: Concert of Axel Red, Belgian singer, composer and performer at Alliance française Bangkok.
25 March: Concert of “O”, Oliver Maguerit, multi-instrument musician and laureate of the 2016 FAIR. Activities are going to be organized in parallel (screenings, workshops).

27 March: Presentation of the project: Swiss artist François Lindemann’s creation with different instruments (koko, violin, pipa, oud, bass, piano, duduk, tablas) in various configurations (duet, trio, quartet) with musicians from different countries.

29 March: « Swiss Art Songs and OPERA » produced by the « Grand Opera Thailand » spotlights a group of seven artists singing in the four Swiss national languages.
    
GASTRONOMY 
21 March: The event « Good France / Goût de France », celebrated in 14 restaurants throughout Bangkok, will honour the merits of French cuisine, its capacity for innovation and its values: sharing, enjoying, and respecting the principles of high-quality, environmentally responsible cuisine.


STUDIES – EMPLOYMENT
19 March: The job and career fair « Bonjour Talents », organized at Terminal 21 in Bangkok by the Franco-Thai Chamber of Commerce will connect Thai candidates with French leading companies present in Thailand.

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46 minutes ago, fruitman said:

Ridiculous, let the French and Thai both learn English so they all can speak to the rest of the world.

French is one of diplomacy language (In French you can say f...K with touch and subtlety) , The French is one of the 2 officials languages in NATO, French is the official language of the Olympic games...

All court in Europe speak French, the queen Elisabeth II is francophone and francophile

 

This is a map of repartition of french speaking around the world

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Just now, FrancescoBiroute said:

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. -

 

Also, Thailand and France has long time friendship. The Royal family speaks french fluently, the Sister of the past King was a french teacher,...

He shouldn't write nonsense like every court in Europe speaks flench. 

 

I also speak several languages (including flench) and it's much more important to learn decent english.

1 minute ago, FrancescoBiroute said:

 

Above statement is correct...lacking culture seems to be one of your favorite past time

can you translate that for me?? 

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1 minute ago, fruitman said:

He shouldn't write nonsense like every court in Europe speaks flench. 

 

I also speak several languages (including flench) and it's much more important to learn decent english.

can you translate that for me?? 

All royal court since the Renaissance use french in diplomatic ties, because during this period french has replaced latin in all diplomatic relation.

 

In this days French is always use as working language in UN all treaty was write in French....

fruitman Silver Member

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3 minutes ago, than said:

In this days French is always use as working language in UN all treaty was write in French....

right, and now in english please??

 

 

oxo1947 Ruby Member

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You have got to hand it to the French.... who else could have invented the beret ....a hat that doesn't fall off while your running away..............:coffee1:

Reigntax Gold Member

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31 minutes ago, FrancescoBiroute said:

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. -

 

Also, Thailand and France has long time friendship. The Royal family speaks french fluently, the Sister of the past King was a french teacher,...

 

And most of the bargirls in Pattaya and Phuket also practice french. If you can get them off the cell phones.

Usernames Newbie

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36 minutes ago, FrancescoBiroute said:

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language.

H. Jackson Brown Jr. -

 

Also, Thailand and France has long time friendship. The Royal family speaks french fluently, the Sister of the past King was a french teacher,...

Unless you count the revolution in 1688, when the French tried to convert Siam to catholicism and were kicked out.  And the war of 1893, when the French took parts of Cambodia and Laos from Thailand. And the war of 1940, when the French sunk a Thai naval flotilla.  Yea, great friends.

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Now if it were Francoise Hardy, Sylvia Vartan and Johnny Halliday or a few other, I would go. The Axelle girl is quite good but very modern. 

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2 minutes ago, Prbkk said:

Now if it were Francoise Hardy, Sylvia Vartan and Johnny Halliday or a few other, I would go. The Axelle girl is quite good but very modern. 

The good thing with modernity : it tends to quickly turn old-fashioned....

 

 

tartempion Gold Member

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Well since most here can't understand a single word of French, what about a French kiss?
Also hope you're all happy with mc Do style French fries, I will stick to the real Belgian fries and Belgian beers.


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Prbkk Platinum Member

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Hollywood makes 100 films each year, 5 -10 worth watching; France makes 20, 10 worth it. Whether the latter would resonate with young Thais, doubtful ( anymore than young Americans, Brits, Australians)...unfortunately. Young people aren't what they used to be.

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7 hours ago, Usernames said:

Unless you count the revolution in 1688, when the French tried to convert Siam to catholicism and were kicked out.  And the war of 1893, when the French took parts of Cambodia and Laos from Thailand. And the war of 1940, when the French sunk a Thai naval flotilla.  Yea, great friends.

Never mind the French capitulation to Thailand! Ever visited the Victory Monument in Bangkok?

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8 hours ago, than said:

French is one of diplomacy language (In French you can say f...K with touch and subtlety) , The French is one of the 2 officials languages in NATO, French is the official language of the Olympic games...

All court in Europe speak French, the queen Elisabeth II is francophone and francophile

 

This is a map of repartition of french speaking around the world

New-Map-Francophone_World.png

What a fantastic Empire! I am very deeply impressed...

robertthebruce Gold Member

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Johnny Halliday is a terrible singer....but they all see, to like him...

 

the French that is...

 

I do like Edith Piaff.......so it ain't all bad....

 

as for France...??? Always on Strike....any excuse....

 

 

 

than Silver Member

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9 hours ago, fruitman said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Courts_of_Justice

 

So they also speak flench in this royal court??? connerie mon ami.

It seems your understanding of English language is not very good

Court definition : 

the establishment, retinue, and courtiers of a sovereign.

Example : the emperor is shown with his court

synonymes: royal household, retinue, entourage, train, suite, courtiers, attendants

 

"Deux choses sont infinies : l’Univers et la bêtise humaine. Mais, en ce qui concerne l’Univers, je n’en ai pas encore acquis la certitude absolue."

Albert Einstein

than Silver Member

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1 hour ago, Bonefish said:

What a fantastic Empire! I am very deeply impressed...

Anachronistic Map of the French Empire, In Dark Green, the 1st Colonial Empire (1534 - 1815) including the Napoleonic Empire (1804-1814 and 1815) and other European territories having a provisional French military presence and not having Is part of the French colonial empire. In light green, the 2nd Colonial Empire (1815 - 1946) + territories under French military occupation such as Fezzan, Saar, etc. Not having been part of the French colonial empire.

 

 

The second map shows the current distribution of French territory in the world

Carte-Anachronique-des-tout-les-empires-francais(1534-1980).png

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