French as a schooling language

lfra2004  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

French as a schooling language
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5.00 credits
22.5 h
Q1
Language
French
Main themes
The aim of this course is to study and understand the features of the language and discourse that are specific to school culture. The aim is to grasp the central place of written language, and more specifically of scripturality, in teaching-learning practices at school, in order to measure the impact of the familiarity with this medium of instruction on the quality of learning and on the educational trajectory of students, and its relationship with their socio-cultural profile. 
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 Understand the concept of langue de scolarisation (educational language), grasp the phenomena this concept refers to, and the role they play in teaching-learning practices in schools;
 
2 Take a critical look at a variety of teaching methods to assess the extent to which they contribute, explicitly or not, to developing students' mastery of the educational language.
 
This learning unit contributes to the development and command of the following skills and learning outcomes of the ELAL programmes (ELAL learning outcomes): 1.6, 2.6, 3.5, 5.3. 
 
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : Modern Languages

Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : Modern Languages - Translation and Interpretation

Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : French