Érudits · Pedagogy
Articles
Thinking on French language education, culture-first pedagogy, and the CERCLE™ Method.
Article 1 · 2026
We Have Been Starting in the Wrong Place
On culture, meaning, and why grammar-first French teaching is failing our students — and what a different sequence makes possible.
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ARTICLE 2 · 2026
CERCLE™ Method · Practitioner Series
Miss, is this how French teenagers actually speak?
How French literature became the entry point that vocabulary lists never could be — and what happened when students started using Parisian slang with each other in the corridor.
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CERCLE™ Method · Practitioner Series
The Rugby Player Who Forgot He Was a Rugby Player
On independent creative work, a Year 8 student's rugby presentation, and what happens to a student's grammar when they finally have something true to say.
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