Le Conte, un Outil au Service de l’Enseignement/Apprentissage du Français Langue Étrangère

Abstract

The Storytelling as a Tool for Teaching/Learning French as a Foreign Language

The tale in classroom can propose different avenues of pedagogical exploitation, namely, activities reinforcing the mastery of the French language such as grammar, syntax, etc. It is for many teachers of French as a foreign language, an essentially written medium that offers the possibility of developing a competence in writing among learners. As a real teaching tool, the tale provides teachers and learners with a wide range of educational opportunities. This paper reveals that storytelling is a very relevant teaching aid for primary school learners and in particular in foreign language classes, such as French. The tale is really useful as a didactic tool, it allows to get closer in a very simple and easy way to aquire expressions, structures and notions to speak, tell and communicate. In short, storytelling is a matter of awakening. It gives the learner additional means to overcome his difficulties and shortcomings in the essential areas of listening, reading and writing. Storytelling helps develop various skills among primary school learners. It improves imagination, memory, self-confidence, while enriching vocabulary, expressiveness by promoting speaking.