France Dupuis
As a life-long learner and educator, France Dupuis is a promoter of the benefits of learning a second language. She has a wealth of teaching experience in the classroom as well as in role of instructional leader with colleagues. France is a passionate learner and an advocate for our profession. During her 32 years as a Second Language educator, France has been involved at different levels of FSL education as a teacher of Core French, Extended, and Immersion in the province of Ontario. She has been a facilitator of many sessions on French Second Language learning strategies and a workshop presenter for various publishers at different conferences. Acting as the FSL Consultant for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario for 12 years now, she models high yield strategies in oral communication, reading and writing. Because of her passion about searching for the best possible ways to enrich every second language learner on their journey to acquire another language, France has been involved in providing training for the Neurolinguistic Approach (ANL) to teachers in Ontario and from other provinces and territories of Canada as well as from China, Japan, and France. She also been involved of providing training for ‘’Correcteur’’ du DELF/DALF in the Eastern Region of Ontario. France’s believe that ‘’ To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.’’ (Anatole France, 1921)