Teaching French Grammar in Context: Theory and Practice

by Stacey L. Katz, Carl S. Blyth

“Something needs to be done about grammar.”  Katz and Blyth have written this book with the hope of changing the way French instructors teach and conceive of grammar. Intended to help teachers and teacher trainers develop an understanding of French discourse that is grounded in recent theoretical and sociolinguistic research, this book is devoted to informing teachers-in-training, as well as experienced teachers, about cutting-edge methods for teaching grammar. It also describes the grammatical features of the French language in its social context. 

At the same time, it provides suggestions for applying such abstract knowledge in practical pedagogical ways, for example, how to structure grammatical explanations, devise classroom activities, and take advantage of resources that give students greater exposure to French as it is truly used in various discourse environments.

 

Genres: Teaching

265 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2007

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a phenomenal resource for the French teacher. It explains in very concise and readable terms, with some humor and lots of sample exercises, how to teach complicated French grammar topics in discourse. It uses a Focus on Forms and essentially communicative approach, but unlike most texts intended for pedagogical use, it is compulsively readable. Recommended!