Pedagogy of the grammar of French as a foreign and second language

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Deborah Meunier

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

Learning unit contents

The course introduces...

• first, the place of grammar within linguistics and language teaching,
• the different kinds of grammar that are recognized and that can be used,
• the role of grammar in teaching and learning a language,
• the status of implicit and explicit grammar, in particular in the context of learning using communicative and immersion methods,
• the issue of selection, (spiral) progression, (interlanguage) assimilation of grammatical content,
• the structures and processes for teaching grammar in class in inductive logic and action-oriented.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The participants will be able to approach grammar notion critically, to connect it coherently with their teaching French as a foreign and second language, to prepare and create appropriate and effective language lessons in specific contexts.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to :

• distinguish grammar teaching methods
• criticize and exploit the grammar reference tools available,
• elaborate lesson plan
• create exercises and tasks to conceptualize grammatical rules from authentic documents
• define objectives
• integrate work with learning strategies
• handle all macro-skills
• choose authentic and pertinent documents
• set up activities according to different stages
• prepare for (self-)evaluation

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Some knowledge and/or experience in linguistics and/or teaching, as well as strong knowledge of French normative grammar.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The participants are expected to prepare a grammar lesson, present it and submit a written report.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

First semester, Wednesday from 13:00 am to 15:00 pm, Salle Wittert

Recommended or required readings

Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants throughout the course.
Readings are mandatory and will be evaluated.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment of the written report.
Oral examination on the readings and the theory seen during the course.
Session: January

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The resources of the course are accessible on eCampus (bibliographical references, Powerpoint, instructions of work, readings, models of teaching sheets).

Contacts

Deborah MEUNIER
Maitre de conférences Assistante docteure
Service de didactique du FLES
Université de Liège Place du 20-Août, 7 B-4000 Liège
+32 (0)4 366 53 57 dmeunier@ulg.ac.be