{"id":263,"date":"2023-04-28T15:35:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T22:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/?p=263"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T20:50:50","slug":"oui-oui-je-parle-francais","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/2023\/04\/28\/oui-oui-je-parle-francais\/","title":{"rendered":"Oui, oui, je parle fran\u00e7ais!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Espaces francophones, une communaut\u00e9 de francophones grandissante \u00e0 UBCO!\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Description: \u00c9quipe d\u2019Espaces francophones<\/span>\u00a0Team\u00a0<\/span>2022-2023<\/span>; Carl\u00a0<\/span>Rue<\/span>st<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>A<\/span>ra<\/span>dhita<\/span>\u00a0Arora, Francis\u00a0<\/span>L<\/span>angevin, kiosque de lancement, septembre 2022.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Espaces francophones a pour mission de cultiver un sentiment d\u2019appa<\/span>rtenance chez les francophones (de langue premi\u00e8re ou autre) de UBCO. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une initiative conjointe entre l\u2019<\/span><\/span>Okanagan<\/span>\u00a0School<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>Education<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(Parcours fran\u00e7ais) et la\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Faculty<\/span>\u00a0of Cre<\/span>ative and Critical\u00a0<\/span>Studies<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(programm<\/span>es de fran\u00e7ai<\/span>s).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Lors de sa soir\u00e9e de lancement du 23 septembre 2022, une centaine de personnes \u00e9taient rassembl\u00e9es afin de lancer officiellement la programmation de l\u2019ann\u00e9e scolaire. Espaces francophones offre des occasions d\u2019\u00e9changer en fran\u00e7ais aux \u00e9tudiant.es, professeur.es et employ\u00e9.es de UBCO. \u201c\u00c0 l\u2019universit\u00e9, trouver sa communaut\u00e9 est souvent une \u00e9tape cruciale, et pour les francophones, c\u2019est encore plus important en milieu minoritaire\u201d, souligne Francis Langevin, professeur de fran\u00e7ais et cofondateur d\u2019Espaces francophones.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0<\/span>C\u2019est plus de 1000 personnes qui parlent fran\u00e7ais sur le campus de UBCO. Nous rejoignons ces gens en leur offrant des activit\u00e9s socioculturelles et nous encourageons ainsi le d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une communaut\u00e9 francophone sur le campus \u00bb,<\/span><\/i>\u00a0mentionne Carl Ruest, cofondateur d\u2019Espaces francophones et coordonnateur des parcours fran\u00e7ais au Baccalaur\u00e9at en \u00c9ducation (B.Ed.) \u00e0 l\u2019Okanagan School of Education (OSE).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Description:\u00a0<\/span>Carl\u00a0<\/span>Ruest<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>cofondateur<\/span>\u00a0d\u2019Espaces\u00a0<\/span>francophones<\/span>\u00a0au<\/span>\u00a0kiosque d<\/span>e lancement<\/span>, septembre 2022.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Espaces francophones a organis\u00e9 une vingtaine \u00e9v\u00e9nements socioculturels toute l\u2019ann\u00e9e pour la communaut\u00e9 de UBCO. Entre autres, des soir\u00e9es cin\u00e9ma ont \u00e9t\u00e9 offertes chaque semaine et pr\u00e9sentaient diff\u00e9rentes cultures francophones, du Qu\u00e9bec au Maroc, en passant par l\u2019Acadie et, bien s\u00fbr, la France. Le 20 mars dernier, \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la Journ\u00e9e internationale de la Francophonie, trois films documentaires ont \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Selon Francis Langevin, \u00ab\u202f<\/span>Espaces francophones permet de regrouper sous une m\u00eame banni\u00e8re les activit\u00e9s sociales et culturelles qui ont lieu en fran\u00e7ais sur notre campus. Films, conversation, conf\u00e9rences, plein-air\u202f: tout ce qui fait la vitalit\u00e9 du campus Okanagan, mais en fran\u00e7ais! Nous t\u00e2chons de tisser des liens avec le r\u00e9seau scolaire et avec les organismes comme le Centre culturel francophone de l\u2019Okanagan\u202f<\/em>\u00bb.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Les activit\u00e9s d\u2019Espaces francophones ne se limitent pas aux \u00e9tudiant.es; elles s\u2019adressent \u00e9galement au personnel de l\u2019universit\u00e9. Accueillantes et d\u00e9contract\u00e9es, ces activit\u00e9s permettent \u00e0 plusieurs de faire de nouvelles rencontres entre des personnes qui ne se croiseraient peut-\u00eatre pas sur le campus. C\u2019est ce qui est arriv\u00e9 \u00e0 Elena Nicoladis, professeure au d\u00e9partement de psychologie: \u00ab\u00a0<\/span>Je viens tout juste d\u2019arriver sur le campus\u00a0<\/span><\/i>et les Espaces francophones m\u2019ont offert la chance de rencontrer du monde dans le cadre d\u2019exp\u00e9riences amusantes et enrichissantes \u202f<\/span><\/i>\u00bb, confie-t-elle avec enthousiasme.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Description: Francis Langevin<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>C<\/span>o-fondateur<\/span>\u00a0d\u2019espaces francophones <\/span>et\u00a0<\/span>Elena\u00a0<\/span>Nicoladis<\/span>, professeur<\/span>\u00a0au d\u00e9partement de psychologie<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>lors d<\/span>e la soir\u00e9e de lancement d\u2019Espace<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0francophone<\/span>s<\/span>, septembre 2022<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Avec Amiti\u00e9 Express, une activit\u00e9 de \u00ab\u202f<\/span><\/span>Speed\u00a0<\/span>friending<\/span><\/span>\u202f\u00bb organis\u00e9e par les \u00e9tudiants, <\/span>les\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>rancophones ont eu l\u2019occasion de faire connaissance autour d\u2019une activit\u00e9 ludique. Des soir\u00e9es de karaok\u00e9 mettant en vedette les chansons francophones populaires et des ateliers d\u2019\u00e9criture cr\u00e9ative permettent <\/span>aussi\u00a0<\/span>aux talents du campus de\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>\u2019exprimer<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 en fran\u00e7ais!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: Des \u00e9tudiant.es de\u00a0<\/span>divers horizons<\/span>\u00a0participent\u00a0<\/span>\u00e0 un<\/span>\u00a0atelier d\u2019\u00e9criture cr\u00e9ative<\/span>\u00a0en fran\u00e7ais<\/span>, mars 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Le plein-air est \u00e9galement au rendez-vous<\/span>!<\/span>\u00a0L<\/span>es r<\/span>andonn\u00e9es\u00a0<\/span>francophones\u00a0<\/span>sur\u00a0<\/span>le\u00a0<\/span>campus<\/span>\u00a0organis\u00e9es par la coordonnatrice \u00e9tudiante<\/span>\u00a0permettent\u00a0<\/span>de d\u00e9couvrir<\/span>\u00a0les beaut\u00e9s\u00a0<\/span>du territoire\u00a0<\/span>Syilx<\/span>\u00a0sur lequel le campus Okanagan est\u00a0<\/span>situ\u00e9<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description:\u00a0<\/span>Aradhita<\/span>\u00a0Arora<\/span>, coordonnatrice \u00e9tudiante (gauche) avec des\u00a0<\/span>membres d\u2019Espaces francophones lors d\u2019une randonn\u00e9e sur\u00a0<\/span>le\u00a0<\/span>campus.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Et bien s\u00fbr, l\u2019expression de<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0cultures\u00a0<\/span>francophones<\/span>\u00a0ne serait pas compl\u00e8te\u00a0<\/span>sans<\/span>\u00a0la<\/span>\u00a0gastronomie!\u00a0<\/span>Au d\u00e9but et \u00e0 la fin de chaque trimestre, le\u00a0<\/span>tr\u00e8s populaire\u00a0<\/span>d\u00e9jeuner\u00a0<\/span>cr\u00eapes<\/span>\u00a0r\u00e9unit toute la communaut\u00e9 du campus<\/span>\u00a0et offrent une occasion de se retrouver entre francophones et francophiles<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: Alberte Patenaude (4e ann\u00e9e du B.A. Fran\u00e7ais et espagnol) et Annabelle Ungarambe (3e ann\u00e9e du B.A., majeure en \u00e9conomie), au d\u00e9jeuner de cr\u00eapes, avril 2023.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0<\/span>Espaces francophones est une communaut\u00e9 unique est inclusive qui a fortifi\u00e9 mon amour pour la langue fran\u00e7aise. Depuis que j\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert l\u2019organisation, j\u2019ai fait plein de nouvelles rencontres et cela a accru mon sentiment d\u2019appartenance au campus. J\u2019ai vraiment h\u00e2te de voir toutes les choses merveilleuses qu\u2019Espaces francophones va continuer de faire<\/span><\/i>!<\/span>\u00a0\u202f<\/span><\/i>\u00bb\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2013 Annabelle Ungarambe, \u00c9tudiante originaire du Rwanda (3e ann\u00e9e du B.A., majeure en \u00e9conomie,\u00a0Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/i>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Espaces francophones entretient aussi des liens \u00e9troits avec le milieu francophone de l\u2019Okanagan, comme le Centre culturel francophone de l\u2019Okanagan<\/a> (CCFO), l\u2019organisme \u00e0 but non lucratif fond\u00e9 en 1978 qui veille \u00e0 la promotion et l\u2019\u00e9panouissement de la langue et de la culture fran\u00e7aises dans l\u2019Okanagan.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: Promotion du Festival de l\u2019\u00e9rable de Kelowna organis\u00e9 par le CCFO<\/a>, ainsi que\u00a0des activit\u00e9s d\u2019Espaces francophones sur campus. \u00c0 partir de la gauche : C\u00e9line Carment, coordonnatrice des \u00e9v\u00e9nements du CCFO; \u00e9tudiants b\u00e9n\u00e9voles d\u2019Espaces francophones, Amira, Aradhita Arora et Jules Cordier.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Espaces francophones, <\/span>a <\/span>growing<\/span> French <\/span>community<\/span> at UBCO<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Description: <\/span>Espaces<\/span> francophones<\/span> Team <\/span>2022-2023<\/span>; Carl <\/span>Rue<\/span>st<\/span>, <\/span>A<\/span>ra<\/span>dhita<\/span> Arora, Francis <\/span>L<\/span>angevin, <\/span>l<\/span>aunc<\/span>h<\/span> event, <\/span>September<\/span> 2022.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A joint initiative between the Okanagan School of Education (French Pathways) and the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (French programs), <\/span>Espaces<\/span> francophones’ mission is to cultivate a sense of belonging among Francophones (first language or other) at UBCO.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On September 23, more than one hundred people gathered to officially launch the Espaces francophones for the 2022-23 school year. The program offers various opportunities for students, professors and staff of UBCO to connect and exchange in French.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen entering university, finding your community is often a crucial step, and for Francophones in a minority setting, it is even more important,\u201d<\/span> says Francis Langevin, French professor and cofounder of Espaces francophones.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith more than 1,000 French speakers on campus, we offer\u00a0socio-cultural activities to encourage the development of a French-speaking community,\u201d<\/span> says Carl Ruest, cofounder of Espaces francophones and Okanagan School of Education (OSE) Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) French Pathways Coordinator.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Description: <\/span>Carl <\/span>Ruest<\/span>, <\/span>c<\/span>ofounder of <\/span>Espaces<\/span> F<\/span>rancophones<\/span> during a launching event, UBCO campus, September 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Espaces francophones organized more than <\/span>20 <\/span>activities for the UBCO French community. Movie nights were offered every week and presented different French-speaking cultures, from Quebec to Morocco, including Acadia and, of course, France. On March 20, to celebrate <\/span>Journ\u00e9e Internationale de La Francophonie<\/span><\/i>, three documentary films were presented. <\/span>Each one depicting, from various perspectives, the French cultural reality in Canada.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Francis Langevin, \u201cEspaces francophones brings together the social and cultural activities that take place in French on our campus. Films, conversation, conferences, the outdoors: everything that makes the Okanagan campus vibrant, but in French! We try to forge links with the French school network and with organizations such as the Centre culturel francophone de l\u2019Okanagan<\/span>.<\/span><\/i>\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Espaces Francophones is not only limited to students; events are also intended for staff and faculty. Offering a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere, all events facilitate new interactions to occur between individuals that might not normally meet on campus. This is what happened to Elena Nicoladis, professor in the Department of Psychology: “I have just arrived on campus and Espaces francophones gave me the chance to meet people through fun and rewarding experiences,\u201d she says enthusiastically.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Description: Francis Langevin<\/span>, <\/span>C<\/span>o<\/span>founder <\/span>E<\/span>spaces<\/span> F<\/span>rancophones <\/span>and<\/span> Elena <\/span>Nicoladis<\/span>, <\/span>professor<\/span> in the Department of Psychology during <\/span>Espaces<\/span> Francophones\u2019 launch event, September 2022<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Led by the<\/span> student coordinator, Aradhita Arora, <\/span>Amiti\u00e9<\/span> Express<\/span> wa<\/span>s a <\/span>“Speed \u200b\u200bfriending” activity<\/span> that offered <\/span>Francophones <\/span>an <\/span>opportunity to<\/span> break the ice and get to know each<\/span> other. <\/span>There were also <\/span>Karaoke nights <\/span>that featured <\/span>popular French songs and creative writing workshops <\/span>that<\/span> allow<\/span>ed<\/span> hidden talents to express themselves – in French<\/span>!<\/span> <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: <\/span>Students partaking in a French Creative Writing workshop, March 2023.<\/span> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The outdoors <\/span>w<\/span>as <\/span>also on the agenda! Hikes on campus organized by <\/span>Arora<\/span> allow<\/span>ed<\/span> attendees <\/span>to discover the beauties of the Syilx territory on which the Okanagan campus<\/span> and Kelowna <\/span>is <\/span>located<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: <\/span>Aradhita<\/span> Arora<\/span>, <\/span>Student coordinator (left)<\/span> with student members of <\/span>Espaces<\/span><\/em> Francophones during a campus hike, March 2023.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course, the expression of French-speaking cultures would not be complete without <\/span>a little touch of <\/span>gastronomy! At the beginning and end of each term, the <\/span>very popular<\/span> <\/span>Cr\u00eape<\/span>s<\/span> Breakfast<\/span><\/span> b<\/span>rought <\/span>together the entire campus community and <\/span>provide<\/span>d<\/span> an opportunity for Francophones and Francophiles to get together.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: <\/span>Alberte Patenaude<\/span> (4<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span> year student<\/span>, <\/span>B<\/span>.<\/span>A. <\/span>French<\/span> and Spanish)<\/span> with<\/span> Annabelle <\/span>Ungarambe<\/span> (<\/span>3<\/span><\/span>rd<\/span><\/span> year student, B.A. <\/span>M<\/span>ajor in <\/span>Economics<\/span>) during the Cr\u00eapes Breakfast, April 2023.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Espaces<\/span> francophones is a unique and inclusive community that has strengthened my love for the French language.<\/span> Since I discovered the organization, I have met many new people, and this has increased my sense of belonging to the campus. I <\/span>can’t<\/span> wait to see all the wonderful things that <\/span>Espaces<\/span> Francophones will continue to <\/span>do<\/span><\/span>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2013 Annabelle<\/span> Ungarambe<\/span>, <\/span>Student from Rwanda (3<\/span><\/span>rd<\/span><\/span> year<\/span> of B.A., <\/span>M<\/span>ajor in <\/span>E<\/span>conomics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Espaces<\/span> francophones also <\/span>maintains<\/span> close ties with the Francophone community of the Okanagan, with its partnership with the <\/span><\/span>Centre <\/span>culturel<\/span> francophone de <\/span>l’Okanagan<\/span><\/span><\/a> (CCFO), a non-profit organization founded in 1978 that oversees the promotion and development of French language and culture in the Okanagan.<\/span><\/span> <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Description: <\/span>Promotion of the Kelowna Maple Fest, organized by the <\/span><\/span>CCFO<\/span><\/span><\/a>, as well as <\/span><\/span>Espaces<\/span> Francophones<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2019 activities on campus. From the left <\/span>C\u00e9line<\/span> Carment<\/span>, <\/span>CCFO Event <\/span>C<\/span>oordinator<\/span>; <\/span>student voluntee<\/span><\/span>r for<\/span> Espaces<\/span> Francophones<\/span>,<\/span> A<\/span><\/span>mira<\/span>, <\/span>Aradhita<\/span> A<\/span>r<\/span>ora et Jules <\/span>Cordier.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2013 English version follows \u2013 Espaces francophones, une communaut\u00e9 de francophones grandissante \u00e0 UBCO!\u00a0 Description: \u00c9quipe d\u2019Espaces francophones\u00a0Team\u00a02022-2023; Carl\u00a0Ruest,\u00a0Aradhita\u00a0Arora, Francis\u00a0Langevin, kiosque de lancement, septembre 2022. Espaces francophones a pour mission de cultiver un sentiment d\u2019appartenance chez les francophones (de langue premi\u00e8re ou autre) de UBCO. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une initiative conjointe entre l\u2019Okanagan\u00a0School\u00a0of\u00a0Education\u00a0(Parcours fran\u00e7ais) et la\u00a0Faculty\u00a0of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95887,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-profile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95887"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/espacesfrancophones\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}