Syllabus

French: Language Learning and Teaching I

Code
GFR3HK
Points
7.5 Credits
Level
First Cycle
School
School of Language, Literatures and Learning
Subject field
French (FRA)
This course can be included in the following main field(s) of study
No main field of study1
Progression indicator within (each) main field of study
1GXX
Approved
Approved, 15 December 2025.
This syllabus is valid from 15 December 2025.
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Learning Outcomes

This module aims to give students an introduction to language didactics. The module provides a theoretical basis and complements the content of the other modules in preparation for students’ future professional role as langauge teacher.
On completion of the module, students will be able to:

  • discuss how the position of foreign languages in school and society has developed historically and is debated in the present day
  • explain central language-learning theories and discuss their importance for language teaching
  • describe the school’s governing documents with a particular focus on the syllabuses and subject curricula for modern languages
  • in Swedish, discuss and reflect on language didactic issues relating to the selection of teaching materials and working methods in relation to the target group and the school’s governing documents.

Course Content

This module constitutes an introduction to language didactics and to the central questions concerning the content and design of language teaching in relation to pupils’ different conditions for language learning and the school’s governing documents. The role and development of foreign languages in Swedish schools is treated in a historical retrospective. Central elements are a basic study of theories about language learning and discussions about language didactic issues. By also studying current governing documents in the form of curricula and syllabuses for modern languages, the relationship between the theories and the content of the school subject is treated. In this way, the content of the other modules is linked to the future profession and the concrete teaching situation as well as to the demands placed on the language teacher at school.

Assessment

  • Active participation in seminars
  • Written assignments
  • Oral presentations

Grades

The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.

Grades are reported as follows:

  • French: Language Learning and Teaching I - 7.5 Credits | U–VG

Entry Requirements

  • General entry requirements and French 3. Or: French Further level 1

Other Information

This course overlaps previous course code GFR2W9.

This course cannot be counted towards the same degree along with courses that have equivalent content.

If the student has received a decision/recommendation granting study support from Dalarna University because of a disability, then the examiner has the right to offer an alternative examination arrangement. The examiner takes into account the objectives in the course syllabus when deciding whether the examination can be adapted in accordance with the decision/recommendation.