Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Ciencias da Educación e do Deporte

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. The theoretical framework of language for communication: action-oriented approaches.	1a. Factors in the teaching of foreign languages in preschool education: age, native language, socio-cultural context, needs and objectives. 1b. French as a foreign language: FLE, FOS, EMILE/ CLILE, EVLANG and Français précoce 1c. Methodologies for teaching foreign languages.
2. Task and skill-based pedagogical approach.	2a. Project based foreign language learning in Preschool Education. 2b. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 2c. The European Language Portfolio (ELP).
3. Curriculum and foreign language teaching in Preschool Education.	3a. Legislation on foreign language teaching in preschool education. 3b. The A1 level of the CEFR in Preschool Education: objectives, contents and skills. 3c. The Preschool curriculum and foreign language learning.
4. Teaching units design.	4b. The selection of learning materials for the classroom: pedagogized vs. authentic materials. 4c. Songs, stories and games for the French sessions in Preschool Education. 4d. Scheduling objectives, contents and activities
5. Overall and analytical evaluation procedures.	5a. Assessing oral and written comprehension. 5b. Assessing oral and written production.