Experimenting with an integrated syllabus design in modern languages  

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Towell, Richard

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Culture and Curriculum (Full Text) vol. 4 no. 1 (1991), page 1-16.
Fulltext: 4.1.1-15.pdf (880.88KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/LCC/4 Non-tandon: tidak ada Tandon: 1

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The paper describes an experimental French programme for under- graduates introduced at the University of Salford in 1989. Its objective was to integrate the learning of a foreign language more fully with the learning of inter-personal skills (e.g. working in groups) and the learning of non-linguistic content (e.g. learning about French politics). The programme was based on current models of second language acquisition. In Stern's (1990) terms it was to be experiential rather than analytic, and it tried to exploit the advantages of communicative language teaching. The syllabus was strictly task-based. Students had to devise an election campaign for a French election. The paper describes the design and implementation of the programme, and presents an evaluation based on diaries, questionnaires and examination results. The programme was successful in integrating non-linguistic skills and content knowledge with language learning. But some language skills appeared to suffer, especially those needed for advanced written language and translation. The author concludes by stressing the advantages of the experiential, task-based approach but warns that it will not solve all language learning problems.

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