CEFAQ 2019 – French Seminar

            On Saturday 4^th May 2019, 2^nd seminar of French teachers based in Qatar (CEFAQ 2019) was organized at Ibn Khaldoon Hall, Qatar University. This event was jointly organized by French embassy in Qatar, Institut Français and Qatar University. It chose “The intercultural approach in the teaching of French in Qatar” as its principal theme. Pearl School, Doha was represented in this seminar by its French teachers Mr.Lalit Rao [Subject in-charge], Ms.Rajani Murthy and Ms.Kameshwari Mutnuru who participated in all 5 workshops which focused on diverse themes namely the pertinent use of multimedia in the teaching of French, how to evaluate in a French class, flipped class for teaching French and Let’s speak in French. This day-long event [08:30 to 17:30] saw the participation of more than 100 French language teachers based in Qatar. A lot of best practices related to teaching of French, information about useful books, websites and multimedia resources were keenly shared by all teachers. To conclude, this seminar was a rewarding experience for all participants as it enabled them to have a better understanding of challenges faced by French language teachers in Qatar.