EDUCATION 480-4
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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: FRENCH
AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
Intersession, 1988
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Instructor: Florence Wilton
May 9- June l7 ?
Phone: ?
291-3628
Mondays and Wednesdays
5:30-9:20
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Location:
MPX
7610
PREREOUISITE:
Educ. 401/402 or equivalent. Instruction given in French. Knowledge of French at
least equivalent to Fren. 206.
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This course deals with a variety of approaches, teaching strategies and curricula for
teaching French as a second language in elementary and secondary schools.
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 course 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 programs in
B.C.
Lesson-planning
Unit-planning
Culture
Make and take workshop
Oral presentations
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance and participation
Completion of assignments:
- short activities based on teaching one or more of the four skills (written and
orally presented)
- one unit plan (detailed)
- mini-leçon (detailed lesson plan and oral presentation)
- reading assignment
REQUIRED READING:
Rivers, Wilga, M. A Practical Guide to the Teaching of French. NY: Oxford University
Press, 1985.
Finocchiaro, Mary, & Bonomo, Michael. The Foreign Language Learner: A Guide
for Teachers. New York: Regents Publishing Company, 1973.
Ministry of Education. Methodology. Victoria, 1982
Ministry of Education. Culture. Victoria, 1982.
Ministry of Education. Secondar
y
French Curriculum Guide, 1980.
Ministry of Education. Elementary French as a Second Language Curriculum Guide, 1982.
