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http://hdl.handle.net/10251/59064

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10.4995/thesis/10251/59064

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The story in teaching French as a foreign language

Abstract

[EN] In all cultures from ancient times to the present, myths, legends, fables, parables, and short stories have been important communication instruments. Some have served in order to convey wisdom and knowledge, others to transmit moral values or to bring about spiritual enlightenment and others, simply to entertain. Could we use these short stories and related genre to facilitate the learning of a foreign language in the twenty-first century? Due to their compressed size, short stories (leaving aside poetry) are practically the only complete literary forms that can be included in the second language textbook. However, despite having the characteristics to offer valuable possibilities for a contextualized learning, and despite their communicative and motivating character, short stories are being minimally used as a didactic instrument in foreign language programs. This lack has been the starting point for our project. This study proposes to investigate in a pragmatic way the tangible results of the use of short stories and nouvelles in the French B1 and B2 classroom in an American university, using them as practical tools to stimulate students to read more and to help them with their written expression. After three years of researching with this methodology, this dissertation will analyze the results obtained by the students of the target group, compared to those of the control group, using data collected from the teacher's observation, final exams, student's written assignments, and a battery of surveys and technical sheets. TESIS

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