Research Perspectives on Core French: A Literature Review
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AbstractThis article reviews the research literature on core French in three main areas: student diversity, delivery models for the core French program, and instructional approaches. These topics are put into context through a discussion of studies on community attitudes to French as a second language (FSL), dissatisfaction with core French outcomes and discontent among core French teachers. A summary of our main findings highlights the need for further research on the design of the program with respect to the entry point for core French and the distribution of instructional time, the inclusion of diverse learners, instructional approaches, and the marginalization of the program and its teachers.
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Cet article offre une recension des recherches qui ont porté sur trois domaines principaux du programme de français de base: la diversité des élèves, les modèles de transmission du français de base et les approches pédagogiques. Ces sujets sont abordés dans le contexte d’études réalisées sur les attitudes de la communauté vis-à-vis du français langue seconde (FLS), l’insatisfaction face aux résultats du programme de français de base et le mécontentement parmi ses enseignants. Un résumé de nos principales conclusions met en évidence la nécessité de poursuivre des recherches sur la conception du programme de français de base, notamment quant au point d’entrée dans le programme et à la distribution des périodes d’enseignement, l’inclusion des apprenants d’origines diverses, les approches pédagogiques et la marginalisation du programme et de ses enseignants.
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Lapkin, S., Mady, C., & Arnott, S. (2009). Research Perspectives on Core French: A Literature Review. Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 12(2). Recuperado a partir de https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19936
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