Project-based learning: designing and implementing a transversal teaching project of French as a foreign language and environmental education

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2023.e92312

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Project pedagogy, French as a foreign language, Environmental education

Abstract

In this article, we will explore the space of university extension projetcs and its role in the initial teacher education and in the education of students in the school environment. More specifically, the objective of this study is to present the contributions of an extension course on biodiversity and environmental preservation in French as a foreign language in different dimensions. We intend to reflect on the reasons that drove changes throughout the didactic experiment and, consequently, influenced the choices made by a soon to be teacher to the development of the course. In the end of the study, we analysed evidence of foreign language learning and environmental awareness by students. To support the research, we resorted to the contributions of project pedagogy (PERRENOUD, 1999), autonomy pedagogy (FREIRE, [1996] 2020) and the action-oriented approach (PUREN, 2006). With that framework in mind, we created a six weeks course organized by modules and aimed at high school students, in which they were encouraged to discuss environmental issues and perform tasks in French. As a result, we found that the transversal teaching of environmental education presented several challenges, but also contributed to the development of abilities in French language of those involved in the process of teaching and learning, as well as boosted their reflection on changes in their relationship with the environment.

Author Biographies

Arianny Cristina Chaves Lacerda, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Licenciada Letras pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

Simone Maria Dantas-Longhi, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV, MG, Brasil

Doutora em língua francesa pela Universidade de São Paulo, SP. Professora adjunta de língua francesa na Universidade Federal de Viçosa, UFV, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

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2023-09-13

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Lacerda, A. C. C., & Dantas-Longhi, S. M. . (2023). Project-based learning: designing and implementing a transversal teaching project of French as a foreign language and environmental education. Perspectiva, 41(4), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-795X.2023.e92312

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Vol. 41 No. 4 (2023): Dossier Training spaces for language teachers

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Dossier Initial training spaces for future language teachers

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