Back in Paris again, I had the opportunity recently to meet with French teachers and researchers of English, German and French as a foreign language. They couldn’t wait to leave on vacation and were venting their frustrations that the “bac” or high school graduating examination lets 80-85% of students through these days and thus lowers [...]

I’ve been in Paris now for almost a week and I’m slowly learning the grammar of the place:  its nouns (What are: un passe Navigo, une carte orange, une prise peritel, une ligne a haut debit? where can I buy a pair of scissors, a thimble, a telephone, a chair, a fork and spoon, a [...]