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The French module is an important part of the project. Its objective is that the trainees become used to hearing and to speaking a foreign language. This will become more and more useful, as we are on the brink of 1992. Also a good knowledge of French will give the trainees and added advantage in the job market.

For that reason, the ability to speak the language is more important than being able to read or write it. In most cases, the trainees already had the grammatical approach at school, while the oral one was neglected, so books are used as little as possible, while conversation is the main aim. The Alliance Fran&5caise runs several types of activities, of which the most interesting to the trainees are the films shows. These movies are in French and un-subtitled. This exercise is excellent in that it helps the trainees to become accustomed to the new language.

The second objective of this module is to produce the Irish Jewish Museum catalogue in bilingual form. Currently we are planning an exhibition, centred on H. Kernoff and E. Solomons. All the text concerning the exhibition has already been translated into French by the trainees and put in the computer.

Contacts have been established with the new Jewish Museum which is going to be opened in Paris in 1992. The Irish Jewish Museum will send it the different catalogue, booklets and brochures which we will produce in French. Maybe an exchange of items, for exhibitions for instance, could be organised? Marie Christine Galonnier
