Need an easy, signature French dish

[srsly]

I have no opinion on credit for cooking in a language class, but I would like to say that tarte tatin is one of my favourite french desserts.

Pissaladiere would be easy to share... so would gougeres.

Pissaladiere would be good. I imagine others would be bringing sweet stuff. A savory dish could be a nice thing to add in the spread. Gougeres may be easier to make though. I might make them for Thanksgiving instead of buying bread rolls.

[diablita]

I think Ice Cream is a tenured university professor. She would have terrified me as an undergraduate.

I was a language major and took many language courses (Foreign and English courses) throughout high school and college.  Those professors were by and large the strictest and most exacting (along with my linguistics professor).  I don't know if it's that the subject attracts/requires the personality or that the subject demands that level of adherence and ultimately impacts their way of teaching, but that was my experience.  Ultimately I appreciated it, though not initially.

[srsly]

I was a language major and took many language courses (Foreign and English courses) throughout high school and college.  Those professors were by and large the strictest and most exacting (along with my linguistics professor).  I don't know if it's that the subject attracts/requires the personality or that the subject demands that level of adherence and ultimately impacts their way of teaching, but that was my experience.  Ultimately I appreciated it, though not initially.

It's not unheard of that language teachers take their students on trips abroad to expose them to food, culture, etc of the country the language they are learning is used.

I have a friend who is French, teaches french, and has phd in linguistics. She is not above introducing her students to French cuisine, in fact ordered some french macarons from me to hand them out to her students for halloween. she said her students have never heard of them and wanted to remedy that. She teaches college level.

[diablita]

I think that's terrific!  And I had processors who taught us culture, too. I'm just saying that not wanting to give extra credit for these efforts (vs encouraging them) does not surprise me.