Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course covers various aspects of didactics of culture in a class of French as a foreign language (FLE).
We begin with a general reflection on the concept of culture, in order to distinguish this concept from certain related concepts (e.g., civilization) ; then the course concentrates on issues and conditions related to the « didactization » of culture in a class of French as a foreign language ; next, in the framework of some thematic sequences, we will examine some very concrete approaches that are related to the francophone culture of Belgium.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Students should be able to consider in a critical fashion the problematics linked to the didactics of culture.
Students should learn about the practical elements necessary for preparing the content of a course based on one or more aspects of Belgian culture in the framework of a class in French as a foreign language.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Participants should possess a minimum level of knowledge and/or experience concerning the didactics of French as a foreign language
They should be familiar with certain basic elements of French and Belgian culture (historical familiarity, literary familiarity, etc.)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
After having attended several lecture classes and eventually some conferences of external invited speakers, students will be asked to interact in small groups, to discuss about relativism, culture schock, and specific aspects of Belgian culture (humor, belgian identity through litterature, comics and cinema...).
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Distancial
Second period, wednesday from 8 to 10 am
Recommended or required readings
A number of articles will be available in student portfolios
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Final grading will consist in an oral test and based as follows:
- A sequence elaborated in the framework of class work;
- The content of in-class lectures;
Session: June
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
None
Contacts
Frédéric SAENEN, Chargé d'enseignement-Maître de conférences
Institut Supérieur des Langues Vivantes
University of Liège
Bât. L3, Rue de Pitteurs, 20
B-4020 Liège
Email: fsaenen@uliege.be
Tél. : 04 366 55 48