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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

MISSION REGION

Fall 1994 ?

Instructor: ?

Dinah Lewis

(September 12- December 2nd)

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Telephone: ?

(H) 738-2377

Thursdays, 4:30 - 8:20pm

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291-3395

(Fax: 291-3203)

Site:

Cedar Valley Centre, 32811 Dewdney Trunk, Mission, room #201.

Prerequisite :

Teaching Certificate

Instruction will be given in English and French

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; examine the linguistic, social and cultural goals of the

BC FSL curriculum framework and their application to Year 2000 philosophies and practices;

examine course materials used in programs for French as a second language in British Columbia;

study and practise teaching techniques; acquire skills in evaluating second language teaching and

learning; improve linguistic competence and confidence. The focus will be on the practical

application of the above.

Topics

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activities

• Theories and approaches in learning a second language

• Teaching strategies with emphasis on communication and interaction

• Evaluation techniques

• The curriculum and commercial programs in B.C.

• Lesson-planningfUnit-planning

• Culture

• The use of authentic documents

• The use of games and songs

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Course requirements

• Attendance and participation in all activities

• Journal

• Oral presentation of an interactive activity

• Report on a teaching method/approach

• Oral presentation using an authentic document

• Design of a unit plan using authentic documents or preparation of a portfolio of

resources "to be decided in the first class"

Required Reading

Ministry of Education. (1994). 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 Stud

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Preamble). (Will be provided)

Rivers, Wilga M. (1987). Interactive Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press. ISBN

0-521-31108-X

Richards, Jack C., & Rodgers, Theodore, S. (1986). Approaches and Methods in

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