Quelle est la place accordee a la didactique du F.L.E. au sein de la Faculte d'Education?

Abstract

In this short article dealing with present situation of the teaching of French as a foreign language in the Faculty of Education, one may note the following points: a) Taking into account the fact that French occupies the 4th or 5th place of importance in the sphere of language teaching in Malta, the author feels that language methodology should be given priority over Methodology in Literature and Culture. b) Since the Capelle Method (La France en Direct by J & G. Capelle) is wholly based on utterance Linguistics we do our best to give our students sufficient training in that particular area without ignoring the pragmatic approach "Linguistique de l'enonciation". The latter gives our students the opportunity of keeping in touch with modern trends in language teaching. c) Our students undergo a period of practical instruction during which they observe teachers in Secondary State Schools using the Capelle method with adolescents. The students themselves take over for short periods. In both cases the students are continuously supervised. d) It is regrettable that there is no University examination which tests the language skills imparted to our Secondary school pupils through this method of teaching French. The author hopes that with the help of advisers from French Universities, a suitable examination will be devised in the near future. e) Finally, the author would like to invite all those interested in French Language and Culture to visit the University with a view to consulting the students' own work in French Methodology.