Duration
15h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a foreign language (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| University certificate for teaching French as a foreign language or second language | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course is intended to be a forum for exchanges with practitioners specialized in French as a foreign or second language.
It tackles various educational issues that brought up daily in teaching French as a foreign or second language, for example:
- the first lessons, icebreaker activities and methods to privilege with beginners,
- 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,
- interculturality.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims to ...
- test theoretical knowledge by confronting it with more empirical thinking,
- deepen specific didactic questions,
- consider the different types of skills (written, oral, lexical, phonetic, grammatical, communicative, intercultural ...) to work in the classroom,
- develop a reflexive and critical posture about contents, methods, activities, tools (referentials, manuals).
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)
Face-to-face. Saturdays 29/09, 13/10, 10/11, 24/11 et 15/12/2018 from 10 to 13, in the room S100.
For Q2, the dates will be : 16/02, 16/03, 30/03, 27/04 et 11/05/2019, in the same classroom at the same schedule.
Recommended or required readings
Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants.
Assessment methods and criteria
Mandatory participation in seminars.
Writing of a portfolio of individual professional development, reflexive vocation, where the student must mobilize knowledge and know-how developed through thematic seminars, in connection with his professional practice.
Intermediate evaluation planned for January.
Session : June
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
All the resources of the course are accessible on eCampus.
Contacts
Deborah MEUNIER
Université de Liège
Place du 20-Août, 7
B-4000 Liège
+32 (0)4 366 53 57
dmeunier@uliege.be