Edwards, N.Hogarth, C.2022-05-182022-05-182021Explorations, 2021; (70):69-912203-5362https://hdl.handle.net/2440/135138This article details the ways in which the authors bring their research into their pedagogical practise. Their research project is entitled ‘Transnational Selves: French Narratives of Migration to Australia’ and aims to discover, analyse and disseminate texts written by migrants in the French language from the nineteenth century to the present day. In this article, they discuss how they incorporate this important French-Australian cultural element into a beginner level language course, reminding students of the history and persistence of French-Australian cultural connections.en© 2021 ISFARPedagogy; first-year language learning; literature in language teaching; migrant writing; travel writing; transnational literatureJournal article2022-05-17608315Edwards, N. [0000-0002-7094-9890]