French: Language Learning and Teaching II

On completion of the module, students will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge of pupils’ views on and experiences of their language learning and reflect on how language teaching should be designed to benefit pupils’ language development based on theories and research on foreign language learning
• demonstrate knowledge of assessment of pupils’ language learning based on the school’s governing documents and theories on assessment
• demonstrate knowledge of the background to the school’s governing document with a focus on European cooperation and the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
• discuss and reflect on the interplay between internal and external factors that are linked to the student, the teacher and the concrete teaching situation and how these can be addressed by choosing content and relevant working methods in language teaching
• analyse and critically review teaching materials for teaching French as a foreign language from a language didactic perspective and in relation to the school’s governing documents
• demonstrate knowledge of different forms of digital tools and how they can be used in teaching languages to develop the subject’s content and teaching methods as well as pupils’ learning, and also practically apply these in their own learning.

This course contains studies of different aspects of language learning where discussion and reflection on didactic issues are central. Pupils’ linguistic awareness and how they perceive their situation as language learners is a key feature. The course invites reflection on and discussion about the awareness of language learning, the connection between strategies and language development, and how this knowledge can be used in language teaching. Different aspects of assessment and grading in languages form another feature of the course. The Common European Framwork of Reference (CEFR) is treated and put in relation to the Swedish school’s curricula for modern languages. The course also includes studies of how digital tools can be used in language teaching and also includes the review of other types of teaching materials. The content of the course connects with the other studies in the subject of French and to the students’ future professional role.
The language of tuition is Swedish.

• Active participation in seminars
• Oral presentations
• Written reflective texts

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

Grades are reported as follows:

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