Date/Time
Date(s) - April 1, 2023
2:00 pm
Location
Avenir Gallery, University Center for the Arts
Categories
Colorado State University Event: Francophone Africa Festival
About: Come celebrate the life and culture of Africa’s many French-speaking countries with the Francophone Africa Festival! Celebrate with food, african drumming demonstration, crafts, activities, west african dance lessons, and a fashion show! Event is FREE and OPEN to the public.
When : Saturday | April 1 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Where: Avenir Museum – University Center for the Arts-East Building, 216 E Lake St, Fort Collins, CO 80524
About French and the Languages at CSU
French is spoken by 125 million people: the first and second language spoken in 49 countries. Along with English, French is the official working language of The European Union, The United Nations, UNESCO, NATO, and the International Olympic Committee. With more than 4,600 French companies conducting business in the U.S. and Canada an important import/export partner, the possibilities for language use are plenty. Additionally, the Peace Corps gives priority to French speakers.
At CSU, we offer a comprehensive range of undergraduate courses in language, French and Francophone literature, culture, linguistics, and French for specific purposes (Business, Translation). With faculty specialties in applied linguistics, language pedagogy, and Francophone cultures and literatures, students will have a holistic experience of the French language. Outside the classroom, students can practice speaking French at regular French Club meetings and in many education abroad programs.
About the LLC: Languages, Literatures and Cultures at CSU combines the study of language with the understanding of culture to prepare our students to thrive in an increasingly diverse and globalized world. We help our students find their careers and their passions and educate future leaders, teachers, entrepreneurs, communicators, artists, and internationally-minded professionals.
In Languages, Literatures, and Cultures we offer undergraduate and graduate courses in nearly a dozen languages, including American Sign Language, Arabic, Korean, and Latin. The department awards a BA in Spanish, German, and French. We also offer Minors in Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and Italian, among others.
Many students across campus choose to supplement their primary major with one of our minors, thus diversifying their dossier for jobs in government, education, business, international work and many other professions.
Students wishing to pursue a career in teaching language may complete a teacher licensure to become certified K-12 teachers of the language in the state of Colorado, and will find guidance among the many faculty in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.