DIDACTIC PERSPECTIVE FOR USING TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES TO TEACH AND LEARN FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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Abstract:

Introduction: The use of information and communication technologies constitutes a scientific and didactic challenge in the integrated practice lessons of French as a foreign language at "José Martí Pérez” University, in Sancti Spíritus. These lessons are based on a communicative approach as scientific method in order to develop the linguistic abilities. Even though, teachers have some difficulties for their integration because they cannot promote it by using suitable modern strategies according the students’ needs and characteristics.

Objective: To evaluate the integration of the linguistic abilities in French as a foreign language by using a system of communicative-integrating activities based on Collaboration, Autonomy, Variety and Artifacts (CAVA Framework).

Methods: the survey, the interview and the pedagogical observation.

Results: the design of a system of communicative-integrating activities based on the CAVA Framework and the elaboration of procedures and indicators to evaluate it.

Conclusion: The didactic articulation of the CAVA Framework with the proposed system of activities constituted a novelty for Cuban higher education to achieve meaningful learning and to favor the integration of the communicative abilities.