&MON FRASER UNIVERSITY 40
Intersession 2000
EDUC 480 - 4 ?
Dr. Diane Dagenais
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French as a Second Language
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Office: MPX 8640
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays (April 10-21)
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Phone: 291-3222
and then Fridays (May 5-June 9) at
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F01.00 ?
E-mail: dagenais@sfu.ca
13:00-16:50 in room MPX 8651/2
PREREQUISITE
Educ 401/402. Note: Restricted to PDP students going on the french immersion program at laval.
Instruction given in English.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course, we will critically examine assumptions about language and learning underlying
current approaches to teaching French as a second language (FSL) in Canada. We will review new
developments in second language theory and research that have implications for FSL practice.
Through a variety of directed large group, small cooperative group, and individual activities, we
will explore our own processes as second language learners and work on classroom strategies that
can be applied to teaching French as a second language. Current curriculum documents and
materials for FSL will be analyzed in light of recent advances in this field.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS
Developments in second language theory and research
Communicative-experiential approaches to teaching French as a second language
Language awareness approaches in second language teaching
Social interactions and classroom processes
Supporting literacy in second language classrooms
Responding to interlanguage and language errors
Authenticity of teaching materials and resources
Assessment in second language classrooms
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Research article critique
25%
Strategy presentation
25%
Resource portfolio
25%
Reading response log
25%
REQUIRED TEXTS
Shrum, J., & Glisan, E. (1994).
Teacher's handbook: Contextualized language teaching.
Boston,
Mass: Heinle & Heinle Publishers. ISBN 0-8384-40614
Additional readings will be made available to students at the beginning of the course.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Jean, C. (1996).
Avec Brio: guide pratique de communication.
Scarborough, ON: Prentice-Hall.
ISBN 0-13-5692458
Edwards, V., & Rehorick, S. (1994).
A touch of class! Practical teaching tips for second language
teachers at the secondary level.
Welland, ON: The Canadian Modern Language Review. ISBN
0-9691796
