The French Experience 2 - Identity
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Origins
Interviews with French speakers in Guadeloupe who talk about their origins and about where they have lived.
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My country
The people interviewed in three Francophone areas talk about their sense of national identity.
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Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is a multicultural and multi-ethnic society. This clip takes a look at a society which is described as "Une mosaïque où les couleurs se mélangent".
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Slavery
Joseph is the curator of a very special museum near Dakar in Senegal. The clip takes a look at Joseph at work in the museum. There's a brief overview of the slave trade as it affected Senegal.
- ¹ó°ù²¹²Ôç²¹¾±²õEnglish
- libanaisÌýLebanese
- la grand-mèreÌýgrandmother
- le grand-pèreÌýgrandfather
- une arrière grand-mèreÌýgreat grandmother
- iciÌýhere
- J'aiÌýI've got
- descendre des ChinoisÌýto be of Chinese descent
- descendre des AfricainsÌýto be of African descent
- Est-ce que vous connaissez l'origine de votre famille ?ÌýDo you know the origin of your family?
- Mon père est d'origine africaineÌýMy father is of African origin
- une grand-mère qui est indienneÌýan Indian grandmother (lit. a grandmother who is Indian)
- un grand-père qui descendait des ChinoisÌýa grandfather of Chinese descent
- Où vos parents sont-ils nés ?ÌýWhere were your parents born?
- Ma mère est née en GuadeloupeÌýMy mother was born in Guadeloupe
- Mon père est né en FranceÌýMy father was born in France
- Mon arrière grand-mère était esclaveÌýMy great grandmother was a slave
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- à l'âge de...Ìýat the age of...
- de... jusqu'Ã ...Ìýfrom... to...
- faire des étudesÌýto study
- les études supérieuresÌýuniversity education
- le bac (le baccalauréat)ÌýA-levels
- Ã la campagneÌýin the country
- Vous avez toujours vécu à ... ?ÌýHave you always lived in...?
- J'ai vécu à Pointe-à -PitreÌýI've lived in Pointe-à -Pitre
- Je suis arrivé à DakarÌýI came to Dakar
- Je suis parti en MétropoleÌýI went to mainland France
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Talking about your family origins
Saying where you've lived
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