Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine

By the early 80s, issues concerning the education of immigrant children in Europe resulted in the adoption of intercultural competence within the Council of Europe. Language theorists switched from the didactics of “languages” to the didactics of “languages and cultures”, hence emphasising the impor...

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Main Author: Christiane Mouto Betoko
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Language:fra
Published: Université Abderrahmane Mira 2013-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/multilinguales/3163
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description By the early 80s, issues concerning the education of immigrant children in Europe resulted in the adoption of intercultural competence within the Council of Europe. Language theorists switched from the didactics of “languages” to the didactics of “languages and cultures”, hence emphasising the importance of culture and, hence, the cultural identity of each individual in foreign language classes. This new vision on the relationship between language and culture is almost non-existent in French-speaking Africa. Today, teachers and learners alike use the French language to study their numerous African cultures. With the intercultural approach, any language learner is required to move away from the old practice in order to partake in the ongoing “dialogue with people” from diverse backgrounds; since they will have observed and understood their values and cultures while preserving theirs. The teaching and learning of African languages and cultures being formally absent in schools raises the following question: how does intercultural training take place in this context?
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Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
Multilinguales
culture
mother tongue
intercultural competence
french-speaking
African Countries
title Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
title_full Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
title_fullStr Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
title_full_unstemmed Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
title_short Compétence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en Afrique francophone contemporaine
title_sort competence interculturelle et enseignement des langues maternelles en afrique francophone contemporaine
topic culture
mother tongue
intercultural competence
french-speaking
African Countries
url https://journals.openedition.org/multilinguales/3163
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