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Direct linkBlyth, Carl – L2 Journal, 2018
This essay examines textual engagement of two students during a Multiliteracies lesson on a French poem ("Liberté", Paul Eluard) in terms of the "multilingual subject" (Kramsch, 2009) and "the authentic speaker" (Van Compernolle, 2016). The case studies are based on personal data: (1) the students' autobiographies…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Self Concept, Poetry, Multilingualism
Tomalin, Marcus – History of Education, 2011
This article reconsiders the way in which the French language was taught in British schools from 1780 to 1830. In particular, it is shown that (contrary to recent claims) the use of recitation- and conversation-based techniques, as opposed to rule-based grammatical learning, persisted well into the 1820s, both in influential pedagogic textbooks…
Descriptors: Textbooks, French, Public Education, Teaching Methods
Quessada, Marie-Pierre; Clement, Pierre – Science & Education, 2007
This study focuses on how human origins were taught in the French Natural Sciences syllabuses of the 19th and 20th centuries. We evaluate the interval between the publication of scientific concepts and their emergence in syllabuses, i.e., didactic transposition delay (DTD), to determine how long it took for scientific findings pertaining to our…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Natural Sciences, French, Epistemology
Peer reviewedPoyen, Janet M. – Foreign Language Annals, 1993
This article reports on the results of the National Core French Study (NCFS), a comprehensive research and development project undertaken throughout Canada between 1984-90. It first reviews the four syllabuses, strategies for student evaluation are discussed, and a model for French second-language teaching are described. (19 references) (VWL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPainchaud, Gisele – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
Canada's recommended new core French syllabus focuses on formal aspects of language while always taking into account the message and the communicative setting. Content is based on existing curricula and language sciences. Three components are included: setting, discourse, and grammar, with emphasis on the form/function relationship and correct…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedDuplantie, Monique; Tremblay, Roger – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
The communicative/experiential syllabus explores new ways to teach and learn language, addressing concerns that language instruction focuses narrowly on the analytical aspect of language learning. In the syllabus, the classroom is considered a rich and authentic environment for experiences based on content, not just language, contributing to…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions
