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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

EDUC 380-4

TEACHING FRENCH IN CANADIAN CONTEXTS

(F100)

Email: icote2@sfu.ca

Thursday 4:30-8:20pm EDB 7500F

PREREQUISITE:

French 12; French 202 is recommended but not required.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is for students who may be contemplating becoming teachers of Core French at the

secondary level, or for intermediate and middle school generalists who want the necessary preparation to

teach Core French in their school setting. The general objective of the course is to help prospective

French teachers to better understand Canadian bilingualism, its historical, sociopolitical and cultural

context, to acquire knowledge about principles of second language pedagogy as well as to gain basic

understanding of French programs' objectives and contents. The language of instruction will be French,

but the class will be "English-friendly".

Course objectives:

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To prepare students for the career of Core French teacher.

2)

To help students understand the context of French second language teaching in Canada, and in

particular in

B.C. elementary and secondary schools.

3)

To enable students to gain knowledge of some current principles of French second language

teaching, as

well as to explore summary programs' objectives and contents.

Topics will include:

1)

Understanding the socio-political background of bilingualism in Canada.

2) Understanding of the different educational settings for bilingual education in Canada: Core French,

Immersion and Francophone programs.

3)

Introduction to modern principles of language teaching and learning through an overview of current

research

findings.

4) Introduction to the French curriculum through a survey of the aims, objectives and contents of Core

French

programs in elementary and secondary schools.

5) Basic knowledge of some teaching principles of French as a second language.

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6) Elaboration of a personalized language portfolio and growth plan.

Assignments and evaluation:

Article reviews:

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30%

Written assignments ?

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Language Portfolio ?

20%

Required textbooks:

Articles and documents will be distributed for the course (photocopying fees applicable).

Students in all Faculty of Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to academic

integrity available on the Undergraduate Programs website:

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