French

Valérie Spaëth (1) , Jean-Paul Narcy-Combes (1)

1 DILTEC - DILTEC - Didactique des langues, des textes et des cultures - EA 2288

This paper investigates where French is acquired, in which conditions and what the specific problems are. It describes the various contexts that are concerned and studies the varying consequences. Contextual parameters are shown to play a major role and the dominant problems are learning problems that are studied by language educationalists and not in acquisitional terms in Europe or in the south. Due to the complexity of each situation, few studies are able to take all the parameters into consideration. The conclusion is a plea for more reciprocal exchanges between the research in French and in English and for a reflection in order to increase the role of research when political decisions are made in matters of language which are not without serious consequences in countries where French plays a dominant role.

Mots clés: French; acquisition; language education; contexts; complexity

Domaines: Education

Valérie Spaëth, Jean-Paul Narcy-Combes. French. Fäcke Christiane. Manual of language acquisition, De Gruyter, pp.371-389, 2014, 978-3-11-030225-7. ⟨halshs-01322995⟩