While listening to Chris, I thought about the fact that it is increasingly possible for young people to interview former students who are now much more comfortable speaking French.
For instance, when we look at issues dealing with immigration, each student must find someone who has a personal immigration story. I often asked former students to speak French in interviews with my 14-year-old students. They would tell gripping stories such as running away from Afghanistan or the Congo. When we talk about the Congo, we are talking about francophones, people whose mother tongue is French.
Those experiences are really precious for students, because they are authentic. In addition, it is not the teacher speaking in front of the classroom. We try to avoid that approach as much as possible.