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.