French as a Second Language Teaching: Identifying Methods that Improve Adult Learners’ Competencies
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French as a Second Language Teaching Identifying Methods that Im
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. 55 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 56 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. Download 0.77 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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