Learning french oral skills using role play as a learning strategy : the kenyan experience / Odhiambo Oduke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oduke, Odhiambo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Study and teaching (Higher)--Foreign speakers.

French language.

French literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

French literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (87 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hamburg, Germany : Anchor Academic Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Role play and foreign language learning helps the learners to develop speaking skills within defined social contexts. Languages are always spoken within certain defined spacio-social context. The learning of French as a foreign language in Kenya takes cognizance that oral skills are important to facilitate competent communication in any given language. The Kenyan reality of learning oral French skills within a learning set-up in Kenyan secondary schools is well presented in this text. The salient challenges are also highlighted since language learning is normally not a smooth sail for the lear

Contents:

Learning French oral skills using role play as a learning strategy; ABSTRACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; CHAPTER 1; 1.0 GENERAL INTRODUCTION; 1.1 THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE INVESTIGATION; 1.2 SOME ASPECTS OF THE INQUIRY; 1.3 THE POPULATION SAMPLE; CHAPTER 2; 2.0 BACKGROUND; 2.1 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION; 2.2 THE KENYA ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF FRENCH(KATF); 2.3 REGIONAL FRENCH LANGUAGE CENTRES; 2.4 FRENCH LANGUAGE PRESENCE IN KENYA; 2.5 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE; 2.6 SCHOOLS DRAMA FESTIVAL; 2.7 FRENCH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES; CHAPTER 3

3.0 GENERAL ANALYSIS 3.1 THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; 3.2 KRASCHEN'S MONITOR MODEL; 3.3 THE GROUNDED THEORY; CHAPTER 4; 4.1 THE FRENCH COURSE BOOKS - GENERAL OVERVIEW; 4.2 THE ROLE PLAY CONTENT IN PIERRE ET SEYDOU SERIES; 4.3 THE ROLE PLAY CONTENT IN THE PARLONS FRANÇAIS SERIES; 4.4 THE ROLE PLAY CONTENT IN THE ENTRE COPAINS SERIES; 4.5 NATIONAL EXAMINATION ASSESSMENT; 4.6 SCHOOLS DRAMA FESTIVAL - PLAYS INTERPRETED IN FRENCH; 4.7 THE RESULTS FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRES; 4.8 THE ASPECT OF LANGUAGE LEARNING WHICH LEARNERS ENJOY MOST; 4.9 HOW BEST SHOULD FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE BE TAUGHT ?

4.10 HOW DOES ONE GAIN FLUENCY AND CONFIDENCE IN EXPRESSING ONESELF IN A LANGUAGE?4.11 INTERVIEW AND REMARKS FROM THE TEACHERS; 5.0 CONCLUSION; 5.1 RECOMMENDATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ANNEX 1; ANNEX 2; ANNEX 3 - THE DESIGNED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RESEARCH ON ROLE PLAY; ANNEX 4 - A SAMPLE OF FILLED UP OPEN ENDED INQUIRY; ANNEX 5 - A SAMPLE OF FILLED UP OPEN INQUIRY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 14, 2014).

ISBN:

3-95489-667-2

OCLC:

871779880