French as a Second Language Teaching: Identifying Methods that Improve Adult Learners’ Competencies
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Discursive Competence
Also known as discourse competence, the discursive element of communication is concerned with the learners’ ability to use the French language cohesively and coherently. Discursive 66 competence is displayed when the FSL student can comprehend and produce logical and coherent speech, whose presentation can either be oral or written. The teaching method, in this case, should be adapted to reflect the social relation between French society and the targeted FSL society. In teaching the FSL community how to talk and behave in the context of the French discourse community, there is a high possibility that both the social and cultural factors of both communities will undergo significant changes (Getie, 2020). To improve the adult learners' discursive competencies, the FSL teaching method must be designed to ensure that it motivates them to realize the need to learn French. Moreover, it should foster social contact between native French speakers and adult learners in order to support the latter. Strategic Competence Lastly, strategic competence requires FSL adult learners to develop the capacity to use communicative strategies appropriately. This is a vital component of communicative competence as it equips learners with the skills needed to cope with the most frequent situations that they are likely to encounter (Daskalovska & Dimova, 2012). A teaching method will enhance adult learners' strategic competence when it is designed to address the three most common scenarios that these students will need to overcome. Firstly, it should strive to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and ameliorate communication breakdowns. This would focus on the strategic use of verbal and nonverbal communication. Secondly, this method should teach them how to circumvent gaps in their knowledge of French. Lastly, it ought to furnish them with the necessary skills to learn more about French and its context. |
