LES METHODES D’ENSEIGNEMENT DU VOCABULAIRE EN CLASSE DE FLE. Une étude sur les méthodes utilisées au lycée

Abstract

In this study we seek to examine the methods used in high school to teach vocabulary in French language classes. We want to compare our results with those obtained in a secondary school by Vinet (2011), therefore we are going to answer the following research questions: Are there any differences between the methods used in high school and the ones used in secondary school? If so, what do these differences consist of? According to research by Nation (2001), different aspects of what is involved in knowing a word have to be covered to be sure that the word is known by the learner. The methods that we have used to find an answer to these questions are: observations of five teachers during three lessons each, interviews with the observed teachers as well as surveys sent out to twelve other teachers. By using Nation’s (2001) research as support, we have been able to find that the methods used in high school covered one more aspect than the ones used in secondary school. However, this study has shown that the activities that we have observed did not treat enough aspects of what is involved in knowing a word.