Viens écouter le monde

Viens écouter le monde Viens écouter le monde

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Sectors: art & culture, public & institutional, publishing, education, not-for-profit
Services: book & editorial design, signage & map design, packaging
: illustration by Sophie Daxhelet
: Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles

Inspired by Sophie Daxhelet’s Une girafe sur le toit du monde “A Giraffe on the Roof of the World“, the French Language Department of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles collaborated with a philologist and the educational staff of the French Language Directorate to create Viens écouter le monde “Let’s Listen to the World“, an educational tool designed to introduce children to linguistic diversity.

The handbook explores ten languages: Albanian, Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Malinke, Mandarin, Pashto, Russian, Tigrinya, and Turkish. By playfully examining these alongside French, pupils gain new insights into their own communication systems while developing skills for foreign language acquisition. The tool also promotes interculturality in classrooms and emphasises the value of the home tongues of pupils whose primary language is not French.

We designed the entire teaching pack with readability and engagement in mind, using clear fonts and vibrant colours. We approached it with the duality of users in mind: keeping the tool practical for teachers, and engaging for kids. The pack includes a travel diary for pupils, featuring games, exercises, and listening activities; a teaching guide with detailed descriptions; and a card game to make learning interactive and fun.

Sophie Daxhelet’s cheerful giraffe appears throughout the materials in a series of line-drawn illustrations, encouraging pupils to explore and learn at every step and enjoy themselves too!

Inspired by Sophie Daxhelet’s Une girafe sur le toit du monde “A Giraffe on the Roof of the World“, the French Language Department of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles collaborated with a philologist and educational staff to create Viens écouter le monde “Let’s Listen to the World“ a tool introducing children to linguistic diversity.

Exploring ten languages—Albanian, Arabic, Kinyarwanda, Lingala, Malinke, Mandarin, Pashto, Russian, Tigrinya, and Turkish—the handbook helps pupils discover new perspectives on communication and develop foreign language skills. It promotes interculturality and values pupils’ home languages.

We designed the teaching pack to balance practicality and fun, including a travel diary, teaching guide, and interactive card game. Sophie Daxhelet’s lively giraffe illustrations encourage exploration and learning.