Section: F1.00

Scheduled Final Exam: No

Office: 8640mpc

Tel: 291-3222

Fax: 291-3203

E-mail: Diane_Dagenais@sfu.ca

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480 - 4 French as a Second Language

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Instructor: D. Dagenais

PREREQUISITE

Educ 401/402 & French 206. For PDP Elemenentary Generalists. Instruction given in English & French.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course aims at demystifying second language instruction by examining the links and differences between first and

second language acquisition. Second language education has drawn on knowledge about first language learning to trace a

picture of second language development. Recent work in this area highlights the similar focus on making meaning

during the acquisition processes across languages. Yet, there remain differences in the surface features of each linguistic

system and in the cultural practices surrounding language use. Moreover, the status of the first and second language can

vary according to social and educational contexts. This naturally has an impact on the particular type of classroom

support needed to foster growth in a given language.

OBJECTIVES

Through a variety of large group, small cooperative group, and individual activities, we will explore our own processes as

second language learners and work with a number of classroom approaches that can be applied to teaching French as a

second language. Current Ministry documents, curriculum practices, and teaching materials related to the second language

classroom will also be examined.

REQUIREMENTS

TBA

READINGS

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REQ REC

0521457971

(paperback)

0135214696

Genesee, F. (ed.) (1994)

Nunan, D. (1991)

Cambridge, UK:

Cambridge

University Press

Englewood, NJ:

Prentice Hall

Educating Second Language

Children

Language Teaching Methodology

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