Category: English in the French linguistic landscape

As my title suggests, this post is going to talk about the so called “invasion” of English in France – or at least in Epône where I am conducting my study.

Salut my readers,  Three different words for  “interview“. 1 law* mandating the use of the French language. But which word do the French themselves use…INTERVIEW! Which is exactly what my next post is about.

Last week (27th January 2015) I did one of my “cours supplémentaires” with a 5e class (yes I willingly do more hours at work than I’m employed to do, although to be fair, I am paid overtime and enjoy it), and I decided to work on reasons for learning English …

It’s been a while since my last blog, but here we go. (Apologies for the lack of photos – I can’t seem to upload them at present thanks to a bad wifi connection).

“Impossible n’est pas français” 

                  My name is Katie Churchill, and I come from the Isle of Wight in the south of England – yes, the tiny dot usually missed out on large maps of England.