مجلة المقدمة للدراسات الانسانية و الاجتماعية
Volume 9, Numéro 1, Pages 847-868
2024-06-30

Exploring Project-based Learning In Algerian School Textbooks: A Pedagogical Analysis Of The French Language Textbook For 4th Grade

Authors : Siam Karima .

Abstract

Project-based pedagogy is an active teaching approach that affords students the opportunity to acquire prior knowledge and experiences. It enriches their oral and written language learning by fostering cognitive competence in writing by accentuating linguistic knowledge and oral skills, thereby developing grammatical forms and semantic content in writing. Its overarching aim is to cultivate cooperative learning and social competence among learners through interpersonal interactions and exchanges between peers, ultimately promoting their integration into groups. In light of the profound impact of this pedagogical practice in the language classroom, specifically French as a Foreign Language (FLE), we interrogate its implementation and positioning in the French language textbook for 4th grade. Initial findings confirm the inclusion of project-based pedagogy in the 4th grade school textbook. Nevertheless, its effective implementation is hampered by temporal constraints and the prevalent pressure on teachers to complete the prescribed program. Thus, project-based pedagogy is relegated

Keywords

Project-based pedagogy ; French as a Foreign Language (FLE) class ; 4th-grade school textbook ; Pedagogical practice