It is that this Sunday, March 20, that the week for the French language ends. Among the alternatives supplied by francophiles, the French programs supplied by Alliances Françaises all over the world, generally for 140 years! Today, on earth, greater than half 1,000,000 folks be taught Molière’s language in one among the community’s 830 native associations. In Madagascar, on the Alliance Française of Antananarivo – the third largest alliance on the planet by way of variety of college students – 1/3 of the scholars are adults, staff. Through their employer, they take pleasure in French programs tailored to their subject of labor. RFI visited the Pavillon Sainte Fleur, the second largest public maternity hospital on the island, which is managed by the Order of Malta.
Around the desk are a dozen maternity staff, all volunteers. Caregivers, laundresses, upkeep or safety brokers: for 2 and a half months, 4 hours every week, this group of newcomers learns the fundamentals of French. A Frenchman fully tailored to their each day wants.
Simonette is a carer; Santatra is on the reception.
“I volunteered at work, to talk to patients, to staff and also so that I could help my children with their studies.”
“I perceive, however talking is tougher for me. My job is … I welcome all sufferers. And foreigners too. I even have to converse French for eh … how do you say already? To have the ability to reply their questions.
An asset for maternity care workers For Éric de la Rochefoucault, Head of the Maternity Care Unit, this tailored coaching, supplied to all his workers, is knowledgeable as nicely as private added worth, in a rustic the place French is the second official language.
The affected person inhabitants is principally Malagasy, so the French language will not be essentially the topic. But all administrative paperwork, invoices, medical paperwork, medicines are in French. It is subsequently crucial that our workers can converse at the least French. Whether it is the women on obligation, the safety guards, the people who find themselves there to assist the sufferers, our drivers … Everyone must converse at the least French. It is admittedly a plus for my staff, to have the ability to speak higher with the administration, and additionally it is a plus for on a regular basis life.
Courses to cease the decline of French associations and the personal sector will not be the one ones urging the Alliance Française of Antananarivo. The ministries are additionally common recipients of this coaching. In addition to the programs which can be tailored to the precise wants of every administration, there may be one other important benefit, explains Luc Ramiandrisoa, undertaking supervisor within the human assets division on the Ministry of National Education.
“We have always entered into agreements with Alliance française, because they have had positive experiences and because they are the only ones that offer internationally recognized certification. And for us officials, this certification leads to a bonus. And that is really a motivation for white-collar workers. ”
A motivation to attempt to cease the decline in the extent of French of the inhabitants, registered for greater than 30 years. It is estimated that now lower than 10% of the inhabitants speaks and understands it, when most official paperwork are nonetheless written in French.
