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local Thursday 8 sepTember 2022
Alliance Française Aruba donated books to the National Library

is different, which means only for speaking and they nationale dans les colonies
that 80 percent of more of are based on the grammar et à l'étranger (French Alli-
the participants are learn- that was already covered ance for the propagation
ing French as a hobby or in level A. of the national language to
to improve their language the colonies and abroad),
skills. Alliance Française is an in- and now it is known as Al-
ternational organization liance Française, with
A few days ago, diplomas with the goal of promoting the main goal of teach-
were handed which show French language and cul- ing French as a second
how Alliance Française ture all around the world. It language all around the
Aruba has been devel- was founded in 1883 by a world.
oping with these courses, group which had amongst
which have a recognized its members the scientist Its main base is situated
level, and the levels vary Louis Pasteur. in Paris. In 2014, Alliance
according to the material Française had 850 cen-
covered and if the course Its original name was Al- tres in 137 countries on all
is going to begin at the ba- liance Française pour la continents.q
Focused on the importance and its citizens have migrat- sics. There are some courses propagation de la langue
of learning foreign lan- ed to other countries, mak-
guages, Alliance Française ing French a more popular
Aruba made a donation of language alongside English
books to the National Li- and Spanish.
brary of Aruba, which was
named “French Corner Vinck mentioned that
Collection”. members of Alliance Fran-
çaise Aruba automatically
President of the organiza- become members of the
tion, Erick Vinck expressed National Library of Aruba
that they made a symbolic as well. He also said that
delivery of some books, be- since two years ago they
cause for a while already have been offering basic
they see that the amount of French lessons; in the Euro-
books in French language pean system they use the
is small, and as a show of reference frame of levels
gratitude for the cultural A, B and C, and in Aruba
and linguistic cooperation they have been imple-
that they received from the menting levels A1 and A2.
National Library, they do- They are organizing level B,
nated books, considered which is considered basic
as a nice gesture. courses, although it doesn’t
mean that the person can-
They donated to the Na- not speak French. “With A2
tional Library 40 books in level the person can speak
French, in various levels French, and our focus is re-
including children, young ally on the practice and
adults, and adults, Vinck speaking of French”, Vinck
commented. said.
The reason behind this is
for members of the Aruban He also commented that
community who have an there are people who al-
interest in French language ready completed the
can go to the National Li- courses offered, but the fo-
brary and use the books. cus was different, as it was
He considers that because more international. Back
of geographic and ethnic then, it was based on what
exchange, many countries can be done international-
use the French language, ly, but in Aruba, the culture