Study Programmes 2015-2016
FLES0002-3  
Didactics and methodology of French as a Foreign or Second Language
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Master in education (120 ECTS)3
Lecturer :
Jean-Marc Defays
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
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.)
Learning outcomes of the course :
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.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Some knowledge and/or experience in linguistics and/or teaching.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
First semester, Tuesdays from 05:00 to 07:00 pm, Bât. A2, S100.
Recommended or required readings :
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 methods and criteria :
Written and/or oral exam + an individual or group project. Session : January
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS 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
Deborah MEUNIER, assistante dmeunier@ulg.ac.be