APLING 640 - French Applied Linguistics

3 Credit(s) | |
Description:
This course focuses on the application of selected linguistic topics to the pedagogy of French as a foreign language in the United States. Drawing on a sociolinguistically-oriented survey of the linguistic situation in various Francophone regions o the world, it explores variability in French, including social, stylistic, and geographical variation, and implications of such variability for the French as a Foreign Language classroom. The examination of French as found in multiple settings leads to exploring what it means to be a native speaker, and how and why the construct has been problematized in the applied linguistic literature. The course also discusses issues of language policy in France and the Francophone world and questions about the selection and development of language norms and pedagogical norms.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: APLING 601 and APLING 605

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