Introduction

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My name is Alphonse Talon, and I am currently the Program Coordinator at John Hanson French Immersion School in Prince George County Public School. Before coming to America and JHFI, I taught english for fifteen years at Dakar, Senegal both in a Catholic and an Islamic private school.It was quite an experience. That was why when I got here, I did every I could to get back into teaching field because that what I have been doing during all my working life. Having heard about The French Immersion Program and coming from a french speaking country, I tried to know more about it. The more I learnt about it the more interested I became. I started taking the necessairy steps to be hired by PGCPS for this program and I also wanted to use my previous teaching experience.In 2002 the opportunity came up and jumped on it. But I must confess that my first experiences in Prince Georges Public School were very challenging at the beginning but teaching has been my life and I intend to do it for the rest of my life. Since 2002 I have with the program and I am enjoying every bit of it.