La francophonie en action is a revolutionary, 4-volume textbook series utilizing the action-oriented approach (AOA) to learning French as a second or foreign language. The four core volumes are an immersive, complete system for guiding students from the basics to an advanced level of language acquisition.
With a strong emphasis on the francophone world, including a much-needed focus on francophone and Indigenous Canada, this series covers multiple stages of French language acquisition: beginner, elementary, intermediate, and upper-intermediate, and is a comprehensive solution for all departments offering a French Studies program at Canadian, American, or international universities.
Current Volumes:
La francophonie en action: utilisateur indépendant (B1) – Now Available
Forthcoming Volumes:
La francophonie en action: utilisateur indépendant (B2) – Forthcoming April 2026
La francophonie en action: utilisateur débutant (A1)
La francophonie en action: utilisateur débutant (A2)
Under the action-oriented approach framework, each exercise that students are tasked with encourages students to be active participants or “social agents” in their language acquisition journey. Exercises require students to explore the francophonie world in real life and apply their growing language skills in hands-on applicable ways that feel creative, fun, and fully immersive.
Benefits of the action-oriented approach:
Students may access even more exercises, articles, media, and more for practice through this website. To access, students must have purchased the volume of La francophonie en action needed for their course either in print, or digitally. This purchase will come with a unique access code that will allow them to create an account on this website.
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Dr. Caroline Lebrec is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Educational Leadership Stream in the Department of French, Hispanic, and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia. She has taught courses at the A1, A2, B1, and B2 levels of the CEFR and developed and taught a study abroad program at Université de Lyon II for University of British Columbia students.
Dr. Frenand Léger is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of French at Carleton University. where he primarily teaches and coordinates advanced French courses, as well as literature and second/foreign language teaching methods. He is also a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy and a courtesy Professor of Haitian Studies at Florida International University. His interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research focuses on the intersections of languages, cultures, ideologies, identities, and politics in Haiti and in other former colonies in the Caribbean.
Dr. Miao Li is an Associate Teaching Professor in French in the School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Calgary. She received her PhD in French Studies from Queen’s University. At the University of Calgary, she teaches and coordinates French language courses at the A1, A2, and B1 levels of the CEFR. She also teaches courses on francophone cultures and 18th Century French literature. Her research focuses on 18th Century France, French language pedagogy, and lyrics translation from French and English to Chinese.
Dr. Enrica Piccardo (Scientific Advisor) is a Professor in the Languages and Literacies Education Program in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.
