Morphosyntactic performance in written reformulation tasks. A case of beginners learning French as a foreign languageIn this article the relation between the discourse production dynamic and the linguistic competence development is discussed. This problem is considered with regard to two types of language activities based on reformulation tasks: 1) written reconstruction of a story heard, 2) written production of the end of the story. The analysis of experimental data shows that in the second case the approach to the discourse is more complete which positively influences application of complex morphosyntactic structures in students production.
The paper focuses on the development of the listening comprehension of advanced students of French as a foreign language and concerns current affairs radio programs. It presents the main conclusions discussed with reference to one of the problems researched within a larger academic project conducted from 2010 to 2013. The aim of the paper is to determine some essential principles that should guide the development of questions in the pre-listening stage so that, during the subsequent while-listening stage, they could foster the individual comprehension process. The conclusions emphasize the relationship between the form and function of these pre-listening stage questions and the quality of cognitive and communicative actions performed by the listeners.
The research presented in the paper is a part of the project carried out at the Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań.The research aims at determining the underdeveloped areas of advanced learners' listening skills. The ultimate objective of our research is the development of discursive approach toward teaching and learning (Górecka, Wilczyńska, Wojciechowska in press).The study focuses on analyzing writing strategies used by students in the task of summarizing the chosen sequences of media debates in the radio program Le téléphone sonne. We claim that the way the students formulate their answers can reveal, to some extent, the diffi culties they encounter in analyzing and
This article is aimed at giving a part of response when it comes to selecting resources, both relevant and easily accessible, which could serve as models in developing complex L2 oral competences. Those resources should encompass all levels (relational, semantic, and formal) required in realizing and interpreting efficiently our communicative intentions in oral language. Among suggested criteria, priority is clearly given to the mastery of interactive procedures in meaning construction, as playing a crucial role both in a speaker's/learner's communicative efficacy and the dynamics of his/her oral capacities' development through the media. Moreover, to illustrate our reflection, we analyze the pedagogical and interactive potential in some excerpts from Le téléphone sonne, a radio segment available in podcast format.
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