Education 480-4
Designs for Learning: French As A Second Language
INTERSESSION, 1986 ?
INSTRUCTOR: N. Varga
Tuesday & Thursday, 5:30 - 9:20
? Location: MPX 9511
This course deals with a variety of approaches, teaching strategies
and curricula, for teaching French as a second language in elementary
and secondary schools.
PREREQUISITE: Education 401/402 or equivalent. Instruction given in
French. Knowledge of French at least equivalent to FREN 206.
OBJECTIVES:
The participant will acquire a better understanding of the theories,
approaches and methodology in the teaching of French as a second
language; study aspects and application of current curriculum
(linguistic and cultural) and coourse materials used in French as a
second language programs in British Columbia; study and practise
teaching techniques; acquire skills in evaluating second language
teaching and learning. The focus will be on practical application of
the above,
TOPICS/ACTIVITIES
-theories and approaches in learning a second language
-teaching strategies and the four skills
-evaluation techniques
-the curriculum and commercial progrmas in B.C.
-lesson planning
-unit planning
-culture
-make and take workshop
-oral presentations
Attendance and participation
Completion of assignments
- short essay
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isv.
- short activity based on teaching one or
more of the four skills (written and
orally presented)
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15%
- unit plan
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:30%
- mini-lecon (detailed lesson plan and
oral presentation)
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REQUIRED READING
Rivers, Wi iga N.,
A Practical Guide to the_Teaching.__gf_EC@nch.
Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1975.
Ministry of Education.
Curriculum Guide. Victoria, 1982
or
Ministry of Education.
Segondary_EEgngh Curriculum Guide....
Victoria, 1980.
Ministry of Education. Methodology. Victoria, 1982.
Ministry of Education, Culture. Victoria, 1982.