Teaching systems and language skills in a post-primary high school, language B/C - French 3200-M1-NSJSPPF

In terms of knowledge, the graduate knows and understands:
D.1.W4 – the subject-specific, didactic, and educational competences of a teacher, including the need for professional development (also through the use of information and communication technologies), the need to adapt communication methods to students’ developmental level, and to stimulate learners’ cognitive activity, including the creation of didactic situations; the importance of the teacher’s authority and the principles of teacher–student interaction during lessons; moderating interactions between students; the teacher’s role as a promoter of knowledge; and the importance of cooperating in the educational process with students’ parents or guardians, school staff, and the broader community.
D.1.W5 – conventional and unconventional teaching methods, including activating methods and the project method; learning through action, discovery, or scientific inquiry, as well as students’ research work; and the principles of selecting teaching methods appropriate for a given subject or type of class.
D.1.W6 – the methodology of implementing specific curriculum content within a subject or class, including substantive and methodological solutions, good practices, adapting instruction to the needs and abilities of students or groups of students with different learning potentials and styles; typical subject-related learner errors, their role, and ways of using them in the teaching process.
D.1.W8 – ways of organizing classroom space with consideration for universal design principles; teaching aids (textbooks and educational packages), educational resources — selecting and using materials, including electronic and foreign-language resources; educational uses of media and information and communication technologies; computational thinking in solving problems within the taught subject or classes; the need to search for, adapt, and create electronic educational resources and design multimedia.
D.1.W9 – teaching methods relevant to the subject taught or classes conducted, as well as the importance of shaping attitudes of responsible and critical use of digital media and respect for intellectual property rights.
D.1.W10 – the role of diagnosis, monitoring, and assessment in teaching; types of assessment: ongoing, mid-term, and end-of-year assessment, internal and external evaluation; the functions of assessment.
D.1.W11 – final examinations at a given educational stage and ways of constructing tests, quizzes, and other tools useful in assessing students within the taught subject.
In terms of skills, the graduate is able to:
D.1.U5 – create didactic situations that foster students’ activity, develop their interests, and promote knowledge.
D.1.U7 – select classwork methods and teaching aids, including ICT tools, that activate students and address their diverse educational needs.
D.1.U8 – evaluate students’ work completed in class and at home in a substantive, professional, and reliable manner.
D.1.U9 – design a test to assess specific student skills.
D.1.U10 – identify typical learner errors characteristic of the subject or type of class and use them in the teaching process.
D.1.U11 – conduct an initial diagnosis of a student’s skills.
In terms of social competences, the graduate is ready to:
D.1.K1 – adapt working methods to students’ needs and diverse learning styles.
D.1.K4 – promote responsible and critical use of digital media as well as respect for intellectual property rights.
D.1.K5 – foster students’ collaboration skills, including group problem-solving.
D.1.K7 – develop students’ curiosity, activity, cognitive independence, and logical and critical thinking.
D.1.K8 – shape the habit of systematic learning and using various sources of knowledge, including the Internet.
D.1.K9 – stimulate students’ willingness to learn throughout life through independent work.

Completion of semester III: attendance and active participation in classes, presentation of micro-lessons.

Course completion: examination a/evaluation of a selected topic, b/reading of the required readings.

60%-70% = 3
71%-76% = 3+
77%-83% = 4
84%-89% = 4+
90%-100% = 5

Type of examination:
Exam oral, Assessment methods and criteria Conditions for obtaining credit for the course:
Obligatory presence in class, 2 absences allowed;
In-class presentation of a micro-lesson;
Preparation of a dossier for the end of the semester ( the grade for the dossier constitutes 100% of the final grade)
Criteria for the assessment/evaluation of the dossier:
Very good (5) all component parts of the dossier properly elaborated including the introduction and conclusions,
Good plus (4+) all component parts of the dossier properly elaborated ; minor linguistic deficiencies, or small defects in the introduction/ conclusions;
Good (4) all component parts of the dossier properly elaborated ; minor linguistic deficiencies and small defects in the introduction/ conclusions;
Satisfactory plus (3+) minor linguistic deficiencies, and small defects in the basic part of the dossier;
Satisfactory (3) minor linguistic deficiencies, small defects in the introduction/conclusion parts of the dossier and small defects in the basic structure of the dossier

Selected fragments :
- Cadre Europeen des Langues Vivantes, 2002, Conseil de l;Europe, strasbourg
- Courtillon, J., 2003, Elaborer un cours de FLE, Hachette, Paris
- Komorowska H., 2001, Metodyka Nauczania Języków Obcych. Warszawa: Fraszka Edukacyjna Sp. z o.o.
- Komorowska-Janowska, H.,/pod red/, 2002, Ewaluacja w nauce języka obcego, wyd. UwB, Białystok
- Komorowska, H., /pod red/, 2009, Skuteczna nauka języka obcego, CODN, Warszawa
-Łuczak-Łomża, A., Metera-Debaene, E., 2002, „Zanim wybierzesz podręcznik . Metody oceniania materiałów do nauki języków obcych, Fraszka edukacyjna, Warszawa
-Widdowson, H.G., 1981 , Une approche communicative de l’enseignement des langues, Paris, Hatier
- Podstawa programowa , Ministerstwo Edukacji Narodowej,
-programy do nauczania języka francuskiego : szkoła ponadpodstawowa