Observation internship and support seminar in basic education French and ancient languages classes

Teacher(s)

Claus Thomas (coordinator); Peeters Maxim (coordinator);

Language

French

Main themes

Observation internship in pre-school, primary and lower secondary education:  

• Similarities in the profession, didactic invariants and diversity of teaching practices  
  

• Learning continuity and disruption; didactic nodes  
  

• Identifying and supporting learning difficulties, particularly in relation to certain teaching practices  
  

• The guidance approach in the core curriculum   
  

  Seminar :  

• Creation and appropriation of observation grid(s) for the themes of the practice, which will give rise to an observation report  
  

• Collective discussion of observation results 
  

• Reflection on professional identity 
  

Learning outcomes

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

make relevant use of the core curricula and reference frameworks for French and ancient languages ;   analyse key teaching activities based on learning nodes linked to literacy: for example, the development of reading skills through children's literature and written production;   to develop a reflection on language that brings together issues relating to the learning of French and Latin.

Content

During the observation internship, the students will observe activities focused on learning French and Latin in classes at various levels of preschool, primary and lower secondary education, for a total of approximately 20 hours.
During the seminar, students will be supported in developing grids to guide their observations. This work will culminate in the creation of a portfolio containing the completed grids, which will be commented with reflexivity.
 

Teaching methods

Workshops, discussions, document analysis, exchanges about the activities observed.

Evaluation methods

During the January and September sessions, the assessment will be based on the submission of a portfolio including the observation grids completed and accompanied by a reflexive comment. The assessment criteria will be published on Moodle before the January session.

Other information

In formal education, the ban on wearing religious symbols, when stipulated in the school's internal regulations, also applies to student teachers.

Bibliography

Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. (2022). Référentiel de français et langues anciennes. Tronc commun. Bruxelles : FWB.

Teaching materials

• Les grilles d’observations construites durant le séminaire.

Faculty or entity

> FIAL