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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
FLES0002-3  Didactics and methodology of French as a Foreign or Second Language
Duration :  30h Th
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language, Professional Focus, 1st yearFirst semester4
Master in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General, Professional Focus in French as a Second Language (réforme du master PMFRAN), 1st yearFirst semester5
Holder(s) :  Jean‑Marc Defays
Language :  French language
Course contents :  The course provides a systematic presentation of the various vehicles and components of teaching French as a foreign and second language:

  • the subject matter of this course (language, communication, culture, etc.),
  • its players (the learners, the teacher, etc.),
  • its methods (grammar/translation, structural/behaviourist, communicative, etc.)
  • its objectives and its goals (and their evaluation, etc.)
  • its circumstances (place, institution, conditions in which it takes place), etc.
The course introduces both the principles of foreign language learning, in particular French, and practical in-class teaching methods (verbal interactions, notional and functional approaches, per project; lesson planning and organization; etc.)
Course objective :  Analyze critically with the participants theories and methods of teaching French as a foreign and second language as well as the conditions in which the language is taught.

Train the participants on the principles and practice of language classroom management to prepare or improve them for the profession of teaching French as a foreign or second language in its rich variety.
Prerequisites :  Some knowledge and/or experience in linguistics and/or teaching.
Organization :  First semester, Tuesdays from 1:30 to 5:30 pm, room to be announced.
Written notes :  DEFAYS, Jean-Marc, Le Français langue étrangère et seconde: enseignement et apprentissage, Sprimont, Mardaga, 2003, "Psychologie et sciences humaines".
Use will also be made of audiovisual and multimedia material according to the themes taken up and the needs.
Assessment :  Written and/or oral exam. Evaluation of the in-school training (and possibly an individual project, depending on the participants' projects).
Session : January
Contacts :  Jean-Marc DEFAYS, chargé de cours
Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Email : jmdefays@ulg.ac.be
Phone : ++ 32 (0)4 366 55 20
Fax : ++ 32 (0)4 366 58 55
Remarks :  Throughout the presentation of the theory, the students are expected to participate actively in the discussions provoked and the practical exercises and case studies that are put to them.

An alternative programme may be suggested to students who are unable to attend the course.


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