Disney Channel in French here in the states?

[jswoodard]

Anyone know if it's possible to get the Disney Channel from France in the US? We watched it while staying at Disneyland Paris and would LOVE to have it here at home. Our daughter's are in a French immersion program so it would be FANTASTIC for them! I can't find a dish/satellite provider that knows anything about it, though.

Any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Mocharilla]

I'm not sure, but that would be so awesome!!

We'll be raising our DS bilingual, since Nic's first language is French. We've been watching Disney movies in French, but the Disney Channel in French would be very awesome.

 

[mitros]

Anyone know if it's possible to get the Disney Channel from France in the US? We watched it while staying at Disneyland Paris and would LOVE to have it here at home. Our daughter's are in a French immersion program so it would be FANTASTIC for them! I can't find a dish/satellite provider that knows anything about it, though.

Any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Your daughters are in a what?

 

[Mocharilla]

French immersion programs (to my understanding) are when you go to school and it's all in French.

My French professor went to a French Immersion School, and they were not allowed to speak in English to anyone. All French. Immersion is the best way to learn a language, so it's taken off that.

 

[jswoodard]

French immersion programs (to my understanding) are when you go to school and it's all in French.

My French professor went to a French Immersion School, and they were not allowed to speak in English to anyone. All French. Immersion is the best way to learn a language, so it's taken off that.

Yes, 80% of their school day is in French. The only time they hear English is during art, music and PE, otherwise it's all French. It's an "immersion" into the language. They start in kindergarten and then finish in the 5th grade. By the end of 5th grade they're fluent. It's quite an amazing program. The drawback is that living in Oklahoma we don't have a lot of resources or opportunities for them to practice their French. If we could get the Disney Channel in French...that would be just awesome!

 

[Mocharilla]

Yes, 80% of their school day is in French. The only time they hear English is during art, music and PE, otherwise it's all French. It's an "immersion" into the language. They start in kindergarten and then finish in the 5th grade. By the end of 5th grade they're fluent. It's quite an amazing program. The drawback is that living in Oklahoma we don't have a lot of resources or opportunities for them to practice their French. If we could get the Disney Channel in French...that would be just awesome!

How did you figure out where had this program? Nic's first language is French, and we plan on raising our DS bilingual. We were wanting to get him into an immersion program for French, but didn't know how to figure out where to do it!

 

[jswoodard]

How did you figure out where had this program? Nic's first language is French, and we plan on raising our DS bilingual. We were wanting to get him into an immersion program for French, but didn't know how to figure out where to do it!

We have one here in Tulsa. It's a public school, with a Spanish program and a French program.
http://www.eisenhowerinternational.org/
57 kids are accepted into the school in kindgarten and distributed to the different programs. It's a true international school with a strong focus on other cultures and countries. Our girls are both adopted from China so that international element is especially important to our family.

You might do some online searching to locate an immersion school in your area. I tried to search a little but several sites come up IN French...and I don't know French. Your husband might have better luck.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) Mandarin or Japanese or Spanish, I can understand.
2) But, immersion French?
3) It is not a widely spoken language, especially not in the business world.
4) As for Disney Channel, why would they do a French version in the USA?
5) Maybe in high Hispanic states a Spanish version?

 

[jswoodard]

1) Mandarin or Japanese or Spanish, I can understand.
2) But, immersion French?
3) It is not a widely spoken language, especially not in the business world.
4) As for Disney Channel, why would they do a French version in the USA?
5) Maybe in high Hispanic states a Spanish version?

I was looking for Disney Channel IN France that we could get via sattelite here in the states. I didn't expect it to be featured here in the US.

Our city does have a Spanish immersion public school and is working on a Mandarin immersion school, hopefully to begin in fall 2009. Our current school only accepts 57 kids in the entire city so we were happy to get in, even for the French program.

Our kids aren't in the school to learn French for the business world. They're in the program because learning a second language is so easy when you're in elementary school and statistics shows that kids in this program almost always take up a 3rd language. Even if they never use French for work, they are truly lucky to be able to communicate in another language and that makes the world just a little bit smaller.
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[Mocharilla]

I was looking for Disney Channel IN France that we could get via sattelite here in the states. I didn't expect it to be featured here in the US.

Our city does have a Spanish immersion public school and is working on a Mandarin immersion school, hopefully to begin in fall 2009. Our current school only accepts 57 kids in the entire city so we were happy to get in, even for the French program.

Our kids aren't in the school to learn French for the business world. They're in the program because learning a second language is so easy when you're in elementary school and statistics shows that kids in this program almost always take up a 3rd language. Even if they never use French for work, they are truly lucky to be able to communicate in another language and that makes the world just a little bit smaller.
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I got the same crap when I was taking French. People have their reasons. Doesn't matter if it's good for buisness.

I do wish they'd do more French stuff, though. Especially here, where we live right next to Canada. DS's great-grandma is bringing down a bunch of DVDs of French kids shows for DS to watch.

Most Disney DVD's do have a French audio track. They get played a lot in my house.