Des modèles linguistiques aux objectifs didactiques

Abstract

This article presents various teaching methods emphasizing the connection between foreign language teaching/learning objectives and linguistic models. The following methods are presented: grammar translation, direct, audio-lingual, audio-visual generative, enunciative and functional notional. A corpus of examples and manipulation structures is used at the beginning of teaching while grammar rules are implicit. Hence, the first step is that of inductive teaching. Later on or when dealing with adults, it is compulsory to teach language functioning rules. At this stage, the choice of a description model is determined by the knowledge of language theories with the view to implementing a pedagogical grammar which will facilitate the acquisition of communication skills through conceptualization and an onomasiological approach. The brief presentation of linguistic models in connection with teaching/learning objectives clarifies the relation between the theoretical model, the acquisition model and second language teaching which includes didactic programming and methodological programming. (T. Cristea, 1984: 28).