2018-2019 / 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 foreign language (120 ECTS)5 crédits  
 Master in education (120 ECTS)3 crédits  

Lecturer

Jean-Marc Defays

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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 learning unit

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, Wednesdays from 04:00 to 06:00 pm, Bât. A2, S100.

Recommended or required readings

DEFAYS, Jean-Marc, Enseigner le français langue étrangère et seconde. Approche humaniste de la didactique des langues et des cultures, Mardaga-Supérieur, 2018. 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@uliege.be Tél. : 04 366 55 20 Fax : 04 366 58 55
Contatc : Sylvie ROMANCIDE Email sromancide@uliege.be Tél. : 04 366 55 17