La Semaine des Médias sur Culturethèque

A great way to practice reading French, learning vocabulary, and finding out what’s going on in the world is to read the news in French as highlighted in this recent FluentU blog. The short story news format along with the engaging photography and graphics can make it a great alternative to reading complete novels. With just a few minutes a day you can enhance your reading comprehension skills and expand your world view all at the same time. Your AFSF Culturethèque offers you all of the latest headlines in “Le Kiosque du Jour” (the daily newsstand) conveniently highlighted on the home page. Readers of all ages can find newspapers and magazines spanning topics from politics, science, sports and more.   

This week in the news you will find many popular publications devoting front page coverage to French astronaut Thomas Pesquet as he prepares to embark on his second space travel mission on April 22, 2021. He will be returning to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month stay as part of the Alpha mission and the first European astronaut to fly there on NASA’s Crew Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Paris Match offers an exclusive interview with Pesquet as he shares inside views of his mission goals and daily life in space. Le Figaro Magazine explains the extensive year and a half preparation work that has gone into readying Pesquet for space travel. Younger readers can enjoy engaging news stories about the astronaut’s upcoming mission in recent issues of Le Petit Quotidien and Science et Vie Junior. These articles are specially targeted to educate and entertain younger audiences as they become informed news consumers of the future. 

Visit the AFSF Library page for instructions on how to sign up for the Culturethèque e-library.  Bonne lecture des journaux et magazines sur Culturethèque!