Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course tackles various educational issues that brought up daily in teaching French as a foreign or second language, for example:
- the first lesson,
- phonetics,
- evaluation of level of ability and particular needs of learners,
- supervision of written activities,
- supervision of oral activities,
- vocabulary,
- conversation tables,
- critical utilisation of manuals,
- and so on
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Allowing the participants, who are introduced to this form of instruction (in particular during training periods) or who would like to improve, to contemplate constructively and coherently the various elements and activities of French as a foreign or a second language courses, and to acquire practical skills in these many fields.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Some knowledge and/or experience in linguistics and/or teaching.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course is given in the form of a seminar in which the students are expected to participate actively. Practical exercises and case studies are frequently used, and outside specialists are often invited to speak.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Saturdays 30/09, 14/10, 04/11, 25/11, 16/12/2016 from 9h30 to 12h30, in the room "Moyen Physique", building A1. For Q2, the dates will be : 10/02/2018, 03/03, 24/03, 21/04 and 05/05, in the same classroom at the same schedule.
Recommended or required readings
Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants throughout the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Attendance at and participation in seminars; writing three contributions, one or two at the end of the first semester and one or two at the end of the second semester, on two topics proposed in the seminars. Session : June
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Not possible
Contacts
Marielle Maréchal -
Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
Email : mmarechal@ulg.ac.be
Phone : ++ 32 (0)4 366 54 89
Fax : ++ 32 (0)4 366 58 55