Experience Language: Experience Life!
Newsletter - June 2005

Bonjour and welcome to our June newsletter. Bonne lecture!

In this issue:

"Le Bac de Philo"
Amendes pour stationnement interdit!
DELF & DALF made easier!
Summer Festivals in France

"Le Bac de Philo"

On Thursday (9th June) at 8am, thousands of French teenagers will begin their long apprehended Baccalauréat with the "Bac de Philo". Philosophy is not a very popular subject in France but it is a compulsory one, alors pas de chance!

This first exam will last the whole morning (four long hours!) during which our young French friends will have to write one essay or one commentary on a given extract.

Take a look at some past essay titles. (Il faut se creuser la tête.)

'La vérité peut-elle changer?'
'Peut-on croire à ce qu'on sait ne pas être vrai?'
'Pourquoi désirer ce qui n'est pas nécessaire'?

Click here for more information on the Baccalaureat in France or here

Click here for the latest on the "Bac de Philo" 2005.

Amendes pour stationnement interdit!

France is a beautiful country but it has to be said (and I am French!), it does have some funny driving and parking regulations! Did you know that in many towns, parking is allowed on one side of the street in the first half of the month and then on the opposite side for the second half? C'est incroyable, mais vrai!

Learn more about French parking signs.

Click here for interesting driving tips when in France.

DELF & DALF made easier!

Bonnes nouvelles! From 1st September 2005, the DELF & DALF diplomas will consist of six certificates only (it used to be ten). Each certificate will correspond to one of the six levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The diplomas will not only take less time to complete but they will also cost less!

The DELF & DALF are diplomas offered to all non French citizens wishing to prove their French language skills. Candidates who have been awarded the DELF & DALF are exempted from language entrance examinations in French universities.

Click here for DELF & DALF preparation courses in France.

For more information on the DELF and DALF, click here.

Summer Festivals in France

There are many great festivals taking place in France this summer, here are few: