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Dynamic Assessment as an Approach to French Pronunciation Instruction

Description: This thesis is focused on dynamic assessment (DA), an instructional approach based on Vygotskian sociocultural theory, applied to French pronunciation instruction, which can be neglected or inconsistent in the foreign language curriculum. DA aims to combine instruction and assessment into a cooperative, mediated approach in which the mediator works with the learner to identify and develop emergent abilities. These emergent abilities can appear in what is often referred to as the zone of proxima… more
Date: May 2021
Creator: Center, Sarah M
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Mobile Technologies for Language Learning: A Case Study of Beginning Learners of French

Description: Over the past 25 years, research on the effectiveness of new technologies in teaching has been constantly evolving as teachers try to keep up with educational trends. With the current evolution of technology, it is important to find out how students feel about the use of technologies in both the classroom setting and the non-traditional learning environment. The objective of this project is to determine which applications the students of French 1010 (first semester of college-level French) at t… more
Date: May 2020
Creator: Dikosso-Bebe, Lydie Marina
Partner: UNT Libraries
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French and Canadian Inclusive Language Doctrine and Societal Attitudes

Description: One of the most important French grammar rules is the rule of superiority: Masculine subjects always trump feminine subjects when there are multiple subjects. Superiority is closely followed by the acceptance that all nouns have a grammatical gender, either masculine or feminine. Since 1984, and over the span of forty years, these rules have been challenged on multiple levels of French society. The research conducted over the course of this thesis focuses on the mentality and reactions of the F… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Diaz, Taylor Irene Berthiaume
Partner: UNT Libraries
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