Corrective and contrastive phonetics in French

Teacher(s)

Rassart Emmanuelle;

Language

French

Prerequisites

C1 level in French (Common European Framework of Reference).

Main themes

- phonetic and phonological systems of present day standard French;
- main pronunciation problems of present day standard French;
- phonetic and phonological systems of various languages (Spanish, Arabic, Italian, English, German, Vietnamese etc.);
- difficulties experienced by non-Francophones in acquiring French;
- hypotheses for solutions., using corrective methods.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	At the end of the course, the future teachers of French as a foreign language will be able to understand the phonetic and phonological difficulties experienced by non-Ffrancophones in acquiring the phonetic system of present- day sStandard French, and to suggest solutions for these difficulties.

Content

The course focuses on phonetics for pedagogic purposes. It is intended for future teachers of French as a foreign language. Its goal is to analyze the difficulties faced by non-French speakers in acquiring the pronunciation of contemporary standard French.
The course will address the following points :

•  the mechanisms of perception and production of human speech
•  rhythm, intonation, vowel and consonant sounds of contemporary spoken French
•  pronunciation mediation: diagnosing and remedying learners' difficulties
•  the contribution of the verbo-tonal method and the articulatory approach
•  the importance of the body in the remediation of pronunciation
•  the design of a course sequence dedicated to pronunciation

Teaching methods

Each class session will include lectures and time to learn the concepts through practical exercises and simulation activities.

Evaluation methods

Written work preceded by an in-class presentation that is subject to formative assessment.

Other information

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Online resources

https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/index.php?categoryid=10

Bibliography

La liste bibliographique est disponible sur le site UCLine du cours.
A bibliographical list is available on the course website.

Teaching materials

• Les supports de cours se trouvent à la page https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=29
• The course materials can be found at https://ucline.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=29

Faculty or entity

ELAL