Conceiving language courses for specific purposes

Language

French

Prerequisites

The concepts, principles, methods and structures of didactic sequences seen in Didactics of French as a Foreign Language (LFLE2005) will be considered as known. 

Main themes

1. Teaching of languages for specific purposes 
2. Needs analysis 
3. Gender analysis 
4. Design of courses with specific objectives 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Analyze a language teaching situation based on specific needs;
2	Recognize the linguistic specificities of specialized discourse in French;
3	Develop a training program in French as a foreign language in accordance with the principles of the didactics of French for specific purposes and the task-based approach;
4	Construct a didactic use (with different types of exercises and activities) of an authentic document from a specialized discourse.
This teaching unit contributes to the development and mastery of the following skills and knowledge from the School of Languages and Arts syllabus (see ELAL AA table).

Content

Foundations of languages for specific purposes 

• Concepts and terminology 
• History: from specialized language to LSP 

Needs analysis 

• Stakeholders and literature review 
• Analysis of the target situation 
• Analysis of the initial situation 

Analysis of specialist discourse 

• Characteristics of professional languages 
• Gender analysis 

Course design 

• Objectives, skills, tasks 
• Task-based approach 
• Gender approach 
• Construction of sequences and projects 

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture, encouraging questions and contributions, and soliciting participation through immediate surveys (Wooclap type). 
Pre-reading each week to be done online, on Perusall, via Moodle. Active, collaborative reading is taken into account in the final assessment. 

Evaluation methods

Preparation during the four-month term of the various stages in the development of a language course on specific objectives, with final submission. Group work on a specific case. 
Final exam covering both knowledge of the concepts and stages covered in the course and the final work. 

Teaching materials

• Références disponibles sur Moodle

Faculty or entity

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