Parents for Bilingual Education New Brunswick (PBENB), in partnership with Brilliant Labs and the NB Centre of Excellence for Language Learning (NBCOE-LL), is proud to offer Parlez Vous: Expressing Me, a creative video campaign that invites students to express who they are — in French.

Through this engaging media project, students create a 2-minute video (or song, spoken piece, or written performance) that shares something personal: their identity, passions, community, experiences, or ideas. In doing so, they strengthen their French language skills, build confidence, and celebrate bilingualism within their school and community.

This initiative blends language learning with creativity, collaboration, and digital storytelling — empowering students to find and share their voice en français.

Objectives & Learning Outcomes

Students will:

1. Voice & Identity – Express their authentic selves in French using creative media.
2. Language Proficiency – Strengthen oral and/or written French through drafting, rehearsal, and revision.
3. Collaboration – Work with peers to develop and refine ideas.
4. Technical Skills – Build media literacy and video production skills.
5. Recognize Achievement – Celebrate creativity, effort, and bilingual expression.
6. Reflect – Consider their learning process and personal growth.

What You’ll Need

• Storyboard templates (printed or digital)
• Writing materials (pencils, pens, markers)
• Vocabulary lists, sentence starters, phrase banks
• Recording device (smartphone, tablet, or camera)
• Tripod or stable surface (optional)
• Microphone or headset (optional)
• Props or costumes (optional)
• Appropriate lighting and a quiet filming space

Program Process

1. Launch & Inspiration

Teachers introduce the campaign, share examples, and brainstorm topics such as identity, hobbies, family, community, challenges, or future goals.

2. Planning & Pre-Production

Students storyboard and script their ideas, learning about shot types (close-up, wide shot, POV, tracking shot) and audio design.

3. Mood & Tone

Students choose an emotional tone — inspiring, humorous, reflective, adventurous, calm, or energetic — and align visuals and voice accordingly.

4. Choose a Style

Students select a format such as:
• Vlog
• Mini-documentary
• Music video
• Self-interview
• Artistic montage
• Narrated photo essay

5. Tech Skills Practice

Students build confidence by practicing steady shots, lighting, sound checks, and re-recording lines.

6. Editing & Peer Feedback

Students edit their projects using school-approved software (e.g., iMovie or Windows Video Editor) and receive peer feedback on clarity, language, and message.

7. Submission

Final videos are submitted via the Brilliant Labs PBENB submission platform.

8. Assessment

Evaluation rubric includes:
• Language Use (vocabulary, grammar, fluency)
• Content & Message (originality, clarity)
• Technical Quality (structure, visuals, audio)
• Collaboration

If teachers are interested in having their class participate in Parlez Vous: Expressing Me, please reach out to info@pbenb.com for more information and registration details.

Let your students’ voices be heard — en français.

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