MGFR6100 French and Didactics for French 1, Module 1 Course description

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The student

• can communicate in French and has oral and written skills corresponding to early B1 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• can deal with elements of the everyday life in French countries in an intercultural perspective
• can choose and use a French textbook and digital teaching resources in an action oriented approach

Skills

The student

• is capable of using French corresponding to B1 level: linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic level
• is capable of understanding the elements of the everyday-life in France relevant to teach in an action-oriented approach, by using authentic materials including literature and arts.
• is capable of building and delivering a course in French dedicated to pupils from class 5 to 10 following an action oriented approach

General competence

The student

• is capable of integrating the basic skills in the French language subject for everyday life even in unexpected situations
• is capable of assessing his/her own teaching practice
• has developed own learning and communication strategies
• is capable of reflecting on own learning strategies
• has developed multilingual competence
• has developed intercultural competence

The teaching method will be based on a task approach, where a reflexive learning method will be the general working method. The session in Caen will be an intensive and immersive session during the second semester, and the students will be able to select and to identify on their own elements of cultural events, of everyday life that can be useful for the development of own teaching practice.

Every module is seen as having two goals that work together: learning and teaching French.

Collaborative work in groups is encouraged, not only during the sessions in Oslo and in Caen, but also by e-learning method: peer-learning, exchange of good practices moderated and supervised by a teacher, collaborative and individual digital portfolio. The group of in-service students is at that time constituted and the main goal is to allow efficient co-working and make sure that the new knowledge and skills will be transferred into the students’ own classrooms in lower secondary school.

The organisation is as follows:

• intensive course in Caen: courses in the classrooms of the university, school outings and investigations in the city
• online period with supervision: online courses, tasks on the platform, feedback from the peers and the teachers, digital portfolio consisting on an individual blog and an open forum moderated by the teacher; an online course delivered in synchronous time (frequency to be defined). The portfolio is a reflexive task allowing the teacher to ask questions about the way he/she learns French, which is why it is based on the language course. The didactics modules will help the teacher to develop his/her own grammar and other type of teaching material. The portfolio will also help the student to examine how he/she selects the material and to define how he/she will use it in the classroom.
• intensive course in Oslo: courses in the classrooms of the university

The teaching method will be based on a task approach, where a reflexive learning method will be the working method. The sessions in Caen, as an intensive and immersive session, will permit an appropriation of French as an elected language that the in-service students integrate so that they can be its emissary in their own class and country. Every module is seen as having two goals that work together: learning and teaching French.

Collaborative work in groups is encouraged, not only during the sessions in Oslo and in Caen, but also by e-learning method: peer-learning, exchange of good practices moderated and supervised by a teacher, collaborative and individual digital portfolio.

The organisation is as follows:

• one week compulsory intensive course in Caen in the summer: courses in the classrooms of the university, school outings and investigations in the city
• online period with supervision: online courses, tasks on the learning platform, feedback from peers and teachers, an online course delivered in synchronous time (frequency to be defined).
• two-day seminar at OsloMeet: classroom teaching.

The following coursework requirements must be approved before the student can take the exam:

80 % attendance and participation in face-to-face weeks and virtual sessions.

- One written assignment related to French culture and society (200 words +/- 10 %).

- One oral presentation related to French culture and society (5 minutes, online).

- One written assignment related to subject didactics (300 words +/- 10 %).

- One oral presentation related to French language (10 minutes, online).

The course requirements aim to enhance oral and written skills, integrating a task focused on vocabulary and grammatical structures. Further they aim to evaluate students’ ability to assess and select teaching and learning materials according to the age, the level, and the objectives of the target learners (pupils in classes 5-10).

Oral exam: Individual oral exam of a duration of 30 minutes. The student will be given a task to prepare 24 hours before the oral examination. The theme of the task will be picked from the topics of everyday life in France, by using authentic materials including literature and/or art. In addition, the student will have to link this to reflections about how this theme can be approached in the classroom through an action-oriented approach as a 30 minute lesson conducted in French.

All aids are allowed.

Written exam: Home exam of a duration of 4 hours. A written text of ca. 400 words. The exam consists of a reflection on foreign language learning acquisition in a classroom setting.

All aids are allowed.

The exam is constituted by two exams. The result of the two exams are combined and weighed equally.

The exams are in French.

New/postponed exam

The resit/rescheduled exam is organised in the same way as the ordinary exam. You resit the exam you did not pass.

All aids are allowed.

A grade scale with A being the highest grade and E the lowest pass grade is used. The grade F means that the student has failed the exam.

After completion of the course, the student will have acquired the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The student

• can communicate in French and has oral and written skills corresponding to advanced B1 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• is able to adjust the knowledge to the capacity of teenage learners
• can communicate about culture and society in French-speaking countries, including culture, history and geography,
• can communicate about French-speaking countries with the use of visual art, literature, music, cinema and cultural events.

Skills

The student

• is capable of using French corresponding to advanced B1 level : linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic level
• is capable of selecting the elements of the everyday-life in France relevant to teach in a task-oriented approach, by using authentic materials including literature and art.
• can develop a course in French dedicated to pupils from class 5 to 10 following an task oriented approach
• is able to plan classes with of grammar, selecting basic grammar structures in French and teach these elements for a public of pupils (class 5-10)

General competence

The student

• is capable of integrating the basic skills in the French language subject for everyday life even in unexpected situations and related to multimodal artistic formats.
• is capable of assessing his/her own teaching practice
• is able to explain and justify own learning and communication strategies
• has developed multilingual competence
• has developed intercultural competence
• can develop multilingual and intercultural competence in own teaching practice