Duration
18h Th
Number of credits
| Master of education, Section 5: French as a foreign language | 3 crédits | |||
| Master of education, Section 4: French as a foreign language | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course introduces the principles and theories of teaching/learning foreign languages ??and their methodological applications in French as a foreign language: how do you learn a foreign language, and in what progression? What distinguishes learning a foreign language from learning a first language? What to do with my learners' languages? How to react to mistakes? What tasks should be proposed to develop written and oral skills, with what tools and resources? And grammar, how to work on it from a communicative and functional perspective?
This course aims to prepare for the profession of teacher of French as a foreign language, by focusing on a socio-didactic understanding of teaching situations and so-called "allophone" audiences, in their diversity (pupils from the German-speaking and Flemish communities, exchange students, pupils and adults in situations - in the plural because necessarily diverse - of forced migration, etc.).
The two learning activities "Didactics of FLES" and "Pedagogy of FLES grammar" will cover a fairly broad range of didactic questions, while dealing with them in a situated manner.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- distinguish theories and conditions for learning a foreign language (in relation to the first language, in particular),
- take a critical look at the methodological options for teaching foreign languages ??and the limits of the different paradigms,
- analyze and use resource tools for teaching/learning FSL (manuals, reference materials, etc.),
- script a "zero" lesson in FSL,
- define the objectives and progression of a FSL course,
- 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
Good knowledge of French grammar
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching activities will vary throughout the sessions: preparatory readings or video capsules to watch in advance (on the flipped classroom model) to promote active understanding of concepts and leave time for discussion within the course; comparative analysis of lesson plans in small groups, analysis of classroom practices, etc.
The MOOC "Moi, prof de FLE" (Defays, Meunier & Thonard, 2018) will be integrated into my teaching.
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
Further information:
A selective bibliography and a list of required readings will be communicated to participants.
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.
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.