FLES0002-3

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, hybrid learning)

First semester, Wednesdays from 04:00 to 06:00 pm, Bât. A2, Salle Wilmotte.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Written and/or oral exam + an individual or group project. Session : January

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Considering the importance of the interactions between participants and the groupwork during the course, the presence is essential.
The course could be organized partly at distance and/or in small groups depending on the circumstances.

Contacts

Prof. Jean-Marc DEFAYS Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes Université de Liège (L3) Rue de Pitteurs, 18 B-4020 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

Didactics and methodology of French as a foreign or second language