teaching strategies
--- Je suis content que je sais comment parler en français parce que quand je suis allé en vacances j'ai rencontré un ami qui parlait seulement le français. (jockvale French immersion student)
Teaching Strategies
Teachers at Jockvale strive to provide the best learning environments for our students. We are continually collaborating with each other, with specialists, and with members of the community in order to implement effective practices in planning, teaching and assessing. Many of the strategies we use to accomplish this are set out in the document A Framework for French as a Second Language in Ontario Schools, 2013, in The Ontario Curriculum French as a Second Language, Revised 2013, and in The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (links provided below).
There are many possible approaches to teaching French as a second language. As a staff, we do our best to keep up-to-date with best practices, and to get to know our students' interests and preferred learning styles. This allows us to create engaging programs in which all students want to learn, experience success, and gain confidence in using French.
Current research suggests an action-oriented approach that builds on previous approaches is the most effective way for students to learn. This means that teachers plan tasks that are meaningful to the students, based on their interests and stage of development, and that promote interaction in French between students and in all classroom activities. Language structures, vocabulary, and grammar are taught based on what will be needed to communicate effectively during the tasks.
We encourage students to set learning goals and to reflect on what helped them to achieve their previous goals and how they can apply that to future learning. We plan critical-thinking tasks that require students to develop their reasoning skills and their ability to explain their thinking to others.
Some examples of the strategies we use to teach French
Performing plays that provide students with language they will use in everyday situations, and to compare French speaking cultures in Canada, France and Africa
Working with classmates to follow a set of instructions in French in order to create crafts
Creating videos and pamphlets in French to help families new to our community become familiar with the services offered
Using computer programs to code/create video games and then promote their games to other students (through written and oral presentations in French)
Working in pairs at Literacy Centres to play games and to practice new concepts
Designing and building structures to help animals in winter
Creating action plans to help Jockvale become more environmentally conscious
Finding and following recipes to make traditional French-Canadian food
Researching and creating projects based on their own passions to share with their classmates in French
There are many possible approaches to teaching French as a second language. As a staff, we do our best to keep up-to-date with best practices, and to get to know our students' interests and preferred learning styles. This allows us to create engaging programs in which all students want to learn, experience success, and gain confidence in using French.
Current research suggests an action-oriented approach that builds on previous approaches is the most effective way for students to learn. This means that teachers plan tasks that are meaningful to the students, based on their interests and stage of development, and that promote interaction in French between students and in all classroom activities. Language structures, vocabulary, and grammar are taught based on what will be needed to communicate effectively during the tasks.
We encourage students to set learning goals and to reflect on what helped them to achieve their previous goals and how they can apply that to future learning. We plan critical-thinking tasks that require students to develop their reasoning skills and their ability to explain their thinking to others.
Some examples of the strategies we use to teach French
Performing plays that provide students with language they will use in everyday situations, and to compare French speaking cultures in Canada, France and Africa
Working with classmates to follow a set of instructions in French in order to create crafts
Creating videos and pamphlets in French to help families new to our community become familiar with the services offered
Using computer programs to code/create video games and then promote their games to other students (through written and oral presentations in French)
Working in pairs at Literacy Centres to play games and to practice new concepts
Designing and building structures to help animals in winter
Creating action plans to help Jockvale become more environmentally conscious
Finding and following recipes to make traditional French-Canadian food
Researching and creating projects based on their own passions to share with their classmates in French
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