2024-2025 / FLES0004-2

Pedagogy of the grammar of French as a foreign and second language

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in linguistics, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : French as a foreign language, professional focus5 crédits 
 Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general, professional focus in French as a foreign language5 crédits 

Lecturer

Deborah Meunier

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course introduces...

  • The place of grammar within linguistics and language teaching,
  • The status of implicit grammar and explicit grammar, particularly in the context of learning according to communicative and actional approaches,
  • The question of selection, progression (spiral), assimilation (interlanguages) of grammatical content,
  • The types of activities and grammar exercises in a progressive, inductive and action-oriented logic.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The participants will be able to approach grammar notion critically, to connect it coherently with their teaching French as a foreign and second language, to prepare and create appropriate and effective lessons in specific contexts.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to :

  • distinguish the linguistic, didactic and acquisitionist theories of the grammar of a foreign language
  • criticize and exploit the methodological options and the grammar reference tools available
  • elaborate lesson plan
  • create exercises and tasks to conceptualize grammatical rules from authentic documents
  • handle all macro-skills
  • choose authentic and pertinent documents
  • set up activities according to different stages
  • prepare a grammar corpus.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Some strong knowledge of French normative grammar.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Students must actively participate in the course and perform different tasks remotely (flipped-classroom) which are then the subject of face-to-face critical discussions. Several MOOC sequences "Moi, prof de FLE" will also be exploited.

The participants are expected to prepare a grammar lesson, present it and submit a written report.

 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus

Various bibliographic documents and references are communicated to the participants.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report


Further information:

Development of a grammar lesson which respects the principles of a communicative and/or action-based approach, the different phases and the main organizing principles of a didactic sequence.
 
Evaluation of written work (50%) and oral presentation (20%)

Oral exam on the course and module 5 of the MOOC (30%)
 
Session: January

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

First semester, Wednesday PM, room 5/16 (Cockerill) (see Celcat)

The resources are accessible on eCampus.

Contacts

Prof. Deborah MEUNIER

Département de langues et littératures romanes
Place Cockerill, 3 (Bât. A2 - 4e étage)
4000 Liège
dmeunier@uliege.be

Secrétariat : Ariane NUSGENS. Place Cockerill, 3 (Bât. A2 - 4e étage) Téléphone : +32 (0)4 366 56 50. Courrier : boite au 3e étage ou Ariane.Nusgens@uliege.be 

Association of one or more MOOCs

The MOOC entitled 'Moi, prof de FLE (P3)' is associated with this course.