EDUCATION 480-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: FRENCH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

Intersession 1995

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Instructor: Dinah Lewis

May 8 to June 23,

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Tel & Fax: (H) 738-2377

Starting Dates: Friday, May 12, from 4:30pm to 8:30pm

and Saturday, May 13, from 9:00am to 4:00pm

Tous les quinzejours, un total de 4 sessions

Lieu: Teacher Resource Centre, 825 conrad Street, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3B8 (tel:

Instruction will be given in English and in French

COURSE 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 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-planning/Unit Planning

• Culture

• The use of authentic documents

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The use of games?

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance and participation in all activities

• 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 resources

Assignments can be submitted in French or in English

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REQUIRED READING

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

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

Rivers, W. (1987). Interactive Language Teaching. Cambridge University Press.

ISBN 0-521-31108-X.

Ministry of Education (1994). The Curriculum/Assessment Framework for Core French in

B.C. Victoria, B.C.

Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (1989). National Core French Study

(The Preamble). (Will be provided).

RECOMMENDED TEXTS

Germain, C. (1993). Le point sur Vapproche communicative en didactigue des langues.

Montréal : Centre éducatif et culturel.

Nunan, D. (1991). Language Teaching Methodolog

y

. Englewood, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Skehan, P. (1989). Individual Differences in Second Language Learning. London, UK:

Routledge.