| CODE | LHF5008 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Approches de l鈥� 脡crit et de la Litt茅rature dans l鈥� Enseignement du FLE | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Languages and Humanities Education | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit prepares students to effectively train their learners to develop their writing skill in their French as a foreign language course. It tackles the nature of different writing genres, writing according to different communication media, and sociolinguistic aspects which may influence writing styles. It also deals with how writing can be integrated with other language skills in a lesson / a unit, and how teachers can move from guided writing tasks, for instance where writing frames are provided, to gradually bring their learners to write more independently. It also tackles models of how writing tasks can be assigned and prepared for classwork / homework. It deals with effective methods of correcting learners鈥� written texts and of giving formative feedback. This study-unit also offers a working knowledge of French classic and contemporary children's literature, stemming from the belief that reading may help students in their writing and in the other language skills. Various works written specifically for children, for their formation and for their entertainment through the centuries, together with the development of this literary genre, will be examined. One will also delve into how French children's literature can be presented to students in today's classroom and used to complement the themes presented in the school's curricula. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to train students to guide their learners of French as a foreign language in developing their writing skill. It intends to make students aware of the importance that this skill is practised very regularly by learners. Ways will be discussed as to how teachers should gradually increase their expectations, by moving away from initial close guidance of learners while they engage in writing, to bring them to more independent production. Another objective of the unit is to prepare students to teach writing according to different genres, purposes and communication media, as well as varying degrees of formality. The theory and practices of formative assessment will be revisited as students train to correct written texts in such a way as to use effective criteria within clear assessment grids, and to give formative feedback. The study-unit also aims to give students familiarisation with French children's literature through the centuries through a selection of texts, with particular emphasis on present day works, in compliance with the following objectives: - Understanding the development of a literature for children by providing a cultural-historic background; - Reading texts actively: recognising key passages; raising questions; appreciating complexity and ambiguity; comprehending the literal and figurative uses of language; - Learning how to select and adapt the appropriate texts to complement themes covered in secondary school, thus providing students with further reading; - Examining and explaining themes of initiation, maturation, morality, fantasy, and education in preteen and adolescent poetry and literature. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Evaluate methods of developing foreign language learners鈥� writing skills; - Describe approaches to teaching different forms and styles of writing; - Determine how written texts should be corrected in such a way as to make correction conducive to learning; - Display a working knowledge of classic and contemporary children's literature; - Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics, including techniques of illustration and format of children's books; - Analyse literary works from various genres for their structure and meaning; - Select appropriate texts for secondary school students. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Plan writing tasks pertaining to different genres, communication media and degrees of formality; - Guide learners in planning and carrying out writing different forms of text; - Choose writing tasks that can be carried out supportively in class or more independently as homework; - Develop writing frames and activities that can gradually foster the language learner鈥檚 autonomy and independence; - Correct written texts by giving formative feedback; - Construct criteria and assessment grids for writing tasks that help the learner understand his achievements and areas for improvement; - Write critically, reflectively and accurately about French children's literature; - Adapt various literary genres to secondary school students; - Use material appropriately and adapt it to the classroom; - Adapt and transfer knowledge to students, thus encouraging them to read books in French meant for their age. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: - Marie-Aude Murail: Rencontre avec une 鈥榓uteure jeunesse鈥�. Simple, EDL (9 septembre 2015) - Denise Escarpit: La litt茅rature d鈥檈nfance et de jeunesse en Europe : panorama historique. Presses Universitaires de France (PUF) (15 avril 1998). Supplementary readings: - Charles Perrault: Contes. Livre de Poche Jeunesse (3 septembre 2014) - La Comtesse de Segur: Les malheurs de Sophie HJBB.ROSE VERTE (1 juillet 2020) - Louis Pergaud: La guerre des boutons. (free ebook available: http://www.ebooksgratuits.com/pdf/pergaud_guerre_de_boutons.pdf) - Jean de La Fontaine: Fables. Int茅grales. Independantly published (19 juin 2020) - Baby-sitter blues: Ecole des Loisirs (29 janvier 2020) - Marie Desplechin: Verte Ecole des Loisirs (7 f茅vrier 2018) - Anne Percin: Servais des collines. OSKAR 脡diteur (20 novembre 2015) - Gudule: La Biblioth茅caire. Livre de Poche Jeunesse (13 ao没t 2014) - Semp茅-Goscinny: Le Petit Nicolas. Editions Gallimard Jeunesse; Revised 茅dition (15 mars 2007) - Pierre Griparie: La sorci猫re de la rue Mouffetard et autres contes de la rue Broca. Folio Junior (15 mars 2007) - Willy et Colette: Claudine 脿 l鈥櫭ヽole. Le Livre de Poche (1 avril 1978). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Doreen Farrugia Patricia Micallef |
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