Interview: Alex Perrin, fondatrice de La Petite Bibliothèque

It is with immense pride and excitement that we chat to Alexandra Perrin, who last year launched La Petite Bibliothèque, La Trobe French Club’s very own French library! Although still only in its infancy, La Petite Biblio has already grown enormously and is a unique resource available to all La Trobe French students.

How did La Petite Biblio get started?

I don’t remember exactly. I came to Australia with some books, and I didn’t know what to do of them after reading, so I put them in the office. It started with ten books on a shelf.

La Petite Biblio has grown enormously over the past year! How has this happened?

I gave a lot of my books. But I’m a huge reader of sci-fi, fantasy, young adult and manga. I wanted opinions from other people, so I contact  friends and community members from a big French forum to see if some wanted to get involved, help and give some books. I am still surprised that over 500 books has been donated to this project.

Podcast: Interview with La Trobe lectrice Marion

In our sixth podcast, we chat to La Trobe’s exceptionally lovely lectrice from Le Mans, Marion Moulin. She opens up about language immersion, la francophonie, her difficulties with le français québécois and more.

Marion takes part in many of La Trobe French Club’s events, and is a regular at our weekly Conversation Sessions (every Monday at 5pm in HU3 234, chocolate included!).

Podcast: Interview with Alexandra Perrin

In our fifth podcast, we meet the very lovely Alexandra, La Trobe French Department’s new lectrice and founder of the La Trobe French Club library!

She tells us about the culinary specialities of her part of France, la Lorraine, why she loathes the title “professeur”, the differences in the French and Australian university systems and why Sarkozy is worthy of her admiration.



Oh, and don’t forget to check out our stellar collection of podcasts from 2011, including such luminaries as Rockwiz’s Julia Zemiro and the Melbourne French Theatre’s Micheal Bula!

News: La Trobe launches French Club Library!

The French Club and the French Program are glad to announce a new library thanks to the new Lectrice Alex! She has donated some of her books in French.

So now if you want to read in French, you can! You will be able to discover famous French authors, and translations of some very successful series. We hope you enjoy this new opportunity to improve your French! Pictured above is the first selection of books available in HU3 234. Click “read more” to check out some of the latest arrivals...

Alexandra Perrin, La Trobe’s new French tutor, says “Bonjour!”

Bonjour tout le monde!

Le French Club recommence bientôt cette année. Je vais remplacer votre ancienne tutrice, Pauline Balan. Vous pouvez regarder ma petite vidéo de présentation, et si jamais vous voulez en savoir plus sur moi, vous pouvez suivre mes aventures sur mes autres blogs:

• Blog Trotter, où je raconte mon voyage en Australie
• See you beyond Heaven, mon blog semi professionnel ou je partage mon avis sur les derniers livres que j’ai lus!

J’ai hâte de vous rencontrer!

See you soon!

Vidéo: Au Revoir Pauline

In our first YouTube video, students from La Trobe’s French department farewell tutor and honorary club member, Pauline Balan. Merci à Raphaël pour la vidéo!

2012 La Trobe French Subject: “France in Film”

Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette will be
studied in week 3 of France in Film

Offered for the first time in 2012, “France in Film: The Invention of France 1789-1919” is an innovative subject, available for either History or French credit.

Devised by Raphaël Trantoul and Ian Coller with both French-speaking and non-French-speaking students in mind, the subject’s lectures will be delivered in English, while tutorials will be split according to language (French students’ tutorials will be conducted in French, History students’ tutorials in English).

Running in semester 1, the syllabus will cover the history of France from the French Revolution to the First World War and will encompass such films as Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, Danton, The Other Dumas and Jean Renoir’s French Cancan.

Enquires regarding this subject should be directed to Ian Coller at i.coller@latrobe.edu.au. Click “read more” for the official subject description and poster.