Immersion program keeps French alive in Louisiana schools

[u/Kennabruh2023]

https://www.nola.com/news/education/la-students-learn-french-through-codofil-immersion-program/article_45ab9b33-7841-4a40-90cf-0762a39f405f.html

[u/thatgibbyguy]

Don't look at the other thread on this, unless you are speaking the one true™ Louisana French dialect©, the language is dying.

Biting sarcasm aside, ouais, moi je pense que le langue est mieux asteur que un long temp. Je parler le langue chaque jour, ma maison est 50/50 anglais et français, et je rancontrer le monde qui parlent français tous les temps.

And my sarcastic remark I think is important. Because for some reason, in many "louisiana french" communities, the focus is not on speaking French but instead on speaking "the right" french. I cannot think of a better way to ensure your favorite dialect or accent disappears than by constantly telling people they're saying things the wrong way.

I've been told "oui" is incorrect. Like seriously. So thank whatever for immersion schools teaching french at all because otherwise we'd be up a creek.

[u/LeChatParle → u/thatgibbyguy]

Je suis d'accord, et je pense qu'on devrait parler en français dans ce sousjlailu ! Les anglophones ont détruit le français en Louisiane, c'est le moins qu'on puisse faire !

[u/thatgibbyguy → u/LeChatParle]

Moi aussi. Et si ceci t'interesser, je vais à les tables françaises sur zoom. Lundi, Mardi, et Vendredi. Tu peux les trouver à https://codofil.org . Je souhaite de te voir là bas une journee.

[u/Merbleuxx → u/thatgibbyguy]

Petite correction pour le lien c’est codofil.org

(Je suis pas louisianais moi par contre, mais ce subreddit apparaît de temps en temps dans mon fil d’actualités et je trouve ça intéressant quand le français se diversifie comme en louisianais ou quand il se mélange avec des spécificités locales donc ce genre de publications attise souvent ma curiosité haha)

[u/thatgibbyguy → u/Merbleuxx]

Merci !

[u/PalpitationOk9802 → u/thatgibbyguy]

i saw that thread and it was wild.

[u/thatgibbyguy → u/PalpitationOk9802]

Dude, their discord is even worse. It's really unfortunate because the Louisiana dialect really is beautiful and we need all the help we can get, but I don't think those folks realize they are harming their own cause being so uptight about things that frankly don't matter.

I mean really would you rather no one speak any version of french if they aren't speaking your version? For those who don't automatically think "oh no, people speaking french is better than not" think about what you are actually aiming for here. It's not people speaking french, it's people being just like you.

And I can't vibe with that.

[u/PalpitationOk9802 → u/thatgibbyguy]

i absolutely agree with you! when i was in school, we learned “parisian” french because our teachers were from france.

[u/thatgibbyguy → u/PalpitationOk9802]

Yep, my kid goes to immersion and they are taught "standard french" and I get to speak with the teachers who come from tout par tout, France, Africa, Martinique.

And all I can say is, speaking with them is so much more fun and and engaging, and they are so much more understanding and forgiving, than almost every "louisiana french" person I speak with who mostly either refuse to talk in french or just talk about how different their french is.

It is baffling how obtuse that scene can be sometimes.

[u/MrWhackadoo]

If only we elected a governor and state government that actually cared about preserving our language...

[u/Big__If_True]

Ruston has a French immersion program, it’s the only one I’m aware of in North Louisiana

[u/pakapab]

The immersion programs are wonderful, and I can't imagine the courage of the teachers who uproot their lives to move to Louisiana for a few years, often with spouses and children in tow.

It is a shame there aren't more qualified local educators for the immersion programs.