Canadian Parents for French<\/a>, a non-governmental organization that promotes bilingualism in English-speaking Canada. She spent nine months last year doing a volunteer placement for the organization as part of the course \"Studies in Community and Their Schools.\" Once a week, Bhardwaj spent five hours tutoring Grade 4 and 5 students (primarily) in French and helping them with their French-language homework.<\/p>\n\u201cA lot of students had homework, but they kept coming even if they didn\u2019t,\u201d Bhardwaj said. \u201cI created activities for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI showed them that French is fun and that it\u2019s spoken all over the world. I wanted students to have pride in where they came from. For example, many students who were of African descent did not know that French was the national language of many African countries. When they learned of this, they felt a sense of pride that they belonged to countries where French was spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bhardwaj believes that, as Canadians, being fluent in French is a real asset and can provide students with many opportunities, such as future jobs with the federal government.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrench is an asset for me and, as a future teacher, I hear that there are many job opportunities if I can teach it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Taking part in this placement was an excellent learning experience for the future teacher. Bhardwaj and her York University supervisor worked together to come up with ideas for enjoyable French learning activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cI learned how to create lessons that teach students while making them fun and relatable,\u201d Bhardwaj said. \u201cI also learned more about what students wanted to learn and made my curriculum fit their needs. I tried to incorporate things they would use in their everyday lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her novel approach to learning was very popular with the students. \u201cI created a scavenger hunt using audio aids, so the kids would listen to what I said in French as an audio clue and would have to find the item,\u201d she said. \u201cThey loved it. It was amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
She and her students met at the public library, where she led sessions focusing on learning colours and greetings and other basic information they would find useful. Sometimes, the weekly theme focused on holidays, and Bhardwaj used those occasions to illustrate diversity.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everyone celebrates Christmas, so I made sure to give my lessons in a way that everyone felt included,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Although her placement technically finished at the close of the university semester, Bhardwaj carried on for another month because she enjoyed the experience so much. The demands of the current academic year don\u2019t leave her time to tutor another group, but the chapter that she helped found continues to thrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel very proud of the impact I\u2019ve had,\u201d Bhardwaj said.<\/p>\n
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Esha Bhardwaj\u2019s experiential education placement was the offshoot of a leadership opportunity that should open some doors for her as she pursues the next steps in her career.<\/p>\n