SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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EDUCATION 480-4

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DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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(p2.00)

Summer Session, 1992 ?

Instructor: Marlene Mardoche Varga

(June 29—August 7)

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Phone:

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291-3251

Tuesday & Thursday

1:00 - 4:50 p.m.

Location: MPX 7506

PREREQUISITE

EDUC 401/402 and FREN 206. Instruction given in French & English.

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

Evaluation techniques

The curriculum and commercial programs in B.C.

Lesson-planning/Unit-planning

Culture

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Attendance and participation

Oral presentations based on teaching one or more of the communication skills

Design of a unit plan based on an authentic document

Report on a teaching method

Create a portfolio of documents & resources

REQUIRED READING

Ministry of Education. (1992).

The Curriculum /Assessment Framework for Core

French in

B.C. Victoria, B.C. (will be provided)

Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers. (1989).

National Core French

Study

(the

Preamble). (will

be provided)

Rivers, Wilga M. (1987).

Interactive Language Teaching.

Cambridge University

Press.

Richards, Jack C. & Rodgers, Theodore, S. (1986).

Approaches and Methods in

Language Teaching.

Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-31255-8.