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2025-2026 / FLES0004-3

Pedagogy of French grammar as a foreign and second language (CEFLES)

Duration

10h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 University certificate for teaching French as a foreign language or second language3 crédits 

Lecturer

Deborah Meunier

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 introduces...

  • The place of grammar within linguistics and language teaching,
  • The status of implicit grammar and explicit grammar, particularly in the context of learning according to communicative and actional approaches,
  • The question of selection, progression (spiral), assimilation (interlanguages) of grammatical content,
  • The types of activities and grammar exercises in a progressive, inductive and action-oriented logic.

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 lessons in specific contexts.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to :

  • distinguish the linguistic, didactic and acquisitionist theories of the grammar of a foreign language
  • criticize and exploit the methodological options and the grammar reference tools available
  • elaborate lesson plan
  • create exercises and tasks to conceptualize grammatical rules from authentic documents
  • handle all macro-skills
  • choose authentic and pertinent documents
  • set up activities according to different stages
  • prepare a grammar corpus.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Some strong knowledge of French normative grammar.

Have attended the first sessions of Didactique du FLE/S and the practical sessions associated with teaching placements (part I)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students must actively participate in the course and perform different tasks remotely (flipped-classroom) which are then the subject of face-to-face critical discussions. Several MOOC sequences "Moi, prof de FLE" will also be exploited.

The participants are expected to prepare a grammar lesson.
 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus

Written work / report


Further information:

Development of a grammar lesson which respects the principles of a communicative and/or action-based approach, the different phases and the main organizing principles of a didactic sequence.
 

Use of AI for written work (September 2025)

Students are required to read the ULiège Charter on the use of generative intelligence in academic work in order to use it in a thoughtful, responsible, critical, and transparent manner: https://www.student.uliege.be/cms/c_19230399/fr/faq-student-charte-uliege-dutilisation-des-intelligences-artificielles-generatives-dans-les-travaux-universitaires 

Artificial intelligence can support your personal work, but it cannot replace it.

If students use artificial intelligence, they must provide detailed information about their use of AI: the tool used, the prompt, the type of assistance requested, the results obtained, a critical assessment of these results, and the sections of the work concerned.

Any omission or concealment of the use of AI may be considered a violation of academic integrity rules.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

See CELCAT.

Classes on November 26, December 3, December 10, and December 17, 2025

The resources are accessible on eCampus.

Contacts

Deborah MEUNIER, Chargée de cours

Département de langues et littératures romanes
Place Cockerill, 3 (Bât. A2 - 4e étage, bureau A2/4/47)
4000 Liège
dmeunier@uliege.be 

Charlotte STAS, Assistante
Bureau A2/4/46
Charlotte.Stas@uliege.be 

Ariane NÜSGENS, Secrétaire
Place Cockerill, 3 (Bât. A2 - 4e étage) 
Téléphone : +32 (0)4 366 56 50. 
Courrier : boite au 3e étage ou Ariane.Nusgens@uliege.be 

 
 

Association of one or more MOOCs

The MOOC entitled 'Moi, prof de FLE (P3)' is associated with this course.