Study Programmes 2015-2016
FLES0010-1  
Problems faced by Immigrants who learn French as a Second Language
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)3
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a second language (120 ECTS)3
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)3
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)3
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, Deborah Meunier
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
The course first of all presents the general principles of conditions experienced by immigrants, as a variety of concrete situations that immigrants (and their children) must confront, either before or after arriving in their host country.
The course then deals with the different aspects: existential, psychological, sociological, academic, cultural and linguistic, of the experience and the profile of these immigrant learners, which determines their learning of the French language.
Finally, the course prepares participants to teach French to different types of immigrant communities, with the particular aim of facilitating their social integration. The questions considered include the objectives to be defined, the methods to utilize and the types of interaction to develop in the classroom in relation to the outside world.
Learning outcomes of the course :
To enable participants to analyse those situations peculiar to immigrant learners and to adapt accordingly their teaching of French as a foreign and second language, thus rendering their teaching more pertinent and efficient.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
After presenting the theory, the course is organized as a seminar to which each of the participants contributes according to his/her speciality, readings,...
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Second semester.
Recommended or required readings :
Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants throughout the course.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Oral exam
Session : June
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Deborah Meunier
 
Université de Liège
Service de didactique du FLES - ISLV
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Email : dmeunier@ulg.ac.be(jmdefays@ulg.ac.be )
Tél. : 04 366 53 57