French as a Second Language Teaching: Identifying Methods that Improve Adult Learners’ Competencies


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Interview with Professor C (Jim) 
Professor C is a university professor who teaches a European language to FSL undergraduate 
students. He agreed to answer five questions concerning the best FSL teaching methods. All 
quotations below are from my interview with Professor C on December 4
th
, 2020. 
 


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Most Effective FSL Teaching Trends 
As a supporter of visual teaching, he found it essential to use PowerPoint in his lessons. He 
said that new information had to be shown to students. By showing his slides, he could provide 
the most relevant examples to learners. For instance, teachers could demonstrate the principle of 
the “concordance des temps,” showing that tenses should align with each other in one sentence. 
Furthermore, relying on spontaneous dialogues rather than prepared materials, teachers can 
instruct “le plus que parfait” and “le passé composé” more effectively. According to Professor C
educators could ask students to discuss what they did on a particular day one year ago, requiring 
them to use these tenses in their responses. 
 
The Most Effective FSL Teaching Methods in Improving Adult Learners’ Competency
Vocalizations (a sound or word produced by the voice) such as speech sounds, phonics, and 
the use of uttered sounds are critical for auditory communication. Students should learn how to 
pronounce certain words and constructions without diminishing the clarity of the message.
According to Professor C: 
Repetition is one strategic recommendation. This is a cognitive approach; learners use 
mental strategies, they notice the patterns and they say their own ways. Learning through 
repetition is also called a natural approach to learn a second language. Teachers should tell the 
students to record sentences with new words, phrases, and terms, listening to these records 
several times afterwards. Again, it is essential to encourage them to pronounce the challenging 
words and phrases and control their pronunciation.”
When I referred Professor C to the literature of new trends and strategies, he added that 
“acting out”, such as using “des jeux and des dialogues” (games and dialogues) is a strategy that 


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enhances the mastery of language and improves skills needed to keep the conversation going. He 
further referred to the value of role-playing, improvisation, and the exchange of ideas. He then 
proceeded to emphasize the value of communicative teaching and learning and the relevance of 
facilitation of interactions with students. Finally, he underlined specific strategies that teachers 
could use to develop comfort and spontaneity when students speak French with other group 
members to help them create activities of their choice.

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