Browsing by Author "De Oliveira, Ruth"

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    Expression orale d'un public d'adultes de niveaux B1, B2 et C1 à l'Alliance Française de Johannesburg : blocages et remédiations par le biais de l'élaboration et de la mise en oeuvre de fiches pédagogiques
    (2016) Léger-Broschart, Isabelle; Everson, Vanessa; De Oliveira, Ruth
    This research and development dissertation researches the oral expression of adults of levels B1, B2 and C1 attending conversation classes at the French Alliance of Johannesburg; it aims to identify obstacles in oral expression and to propose remediation tools. The students were questioned on their expectations, needs and difficulties, and teachers on their needs and course techniques, through questionnaires. Pedagogical worksheets were developed for the teachers, and were implemented in the researcher's own conversation classes, after which learners' satisfaction was evaluated. The pedagogical worksheets presented in this study attempt as far as possible to meet the expectations, needs and difficulties expressed by the learners, and to provide practical assistance to the teachers of conversation classes.
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    French Grammar Intermediate level
    (2018) De Oliveira, Ruth
    French Grammar Intermediate Level
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    Initial French lessons
    (2013) De Oliveira, Ruth
    Our French lessons are for students studying French for the first time but should be useful for students in all faculties at all levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate. These lessons are for students studying French for the first time. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the tutorial series (practical lessons, conversation classes and language laboratory activities) on Initial French at the University of Cape Town. Each lesson introduces a grammatical topic with relevant notes and vocabulary. Furthermore, there are some complementary Annexes for those interested in expanding their knowledge in French. The aim of this work is to provide a good basis of French grammar without making a claim to completeness. We hope our lessons will help you to make further progress in your French studies.
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    L'ordinateur versus le portable en classe de FLE pour travailer l'oral de la mouvelle generation
    (2016) Botha, Mia-Louise; Everson, Vanessa; De Oliveira, Ruth
    The aim of our study is to expose in the first place the possibility to develop oral skills using a cellphone in teaching French as a foreign language, and then discovering whether a specific audience, the new generation, prefer working on computers or cell phones when it comes to their oral skills. To achieve this objective, we created a series of activites using a cellphone application and a specific computer program. These activities were presented to the students of the North-West University (NWU) on the Potchefstroom campus. We administered questionnaires both before and after the activites to discover students' preferences in working on the two different platforms. From the results we came to the conclusion that students, or more specifically, the new generation, prefer working on their cellphones. Furthermore, we presented recommendations to those who wish to continue research or create and implement activities using a cellphone in language learning.
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    LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE –XX°SIÈCLE
    (2018) De Oliveira, Ruth
    This course is an introduction to literary analysis. The work on the program is the novel L'Étranger(1942), by Albert Camus (1913-1960).Addressed to students with a B2 French language level (cf. independent / advanced user), this course has five components. After having given an overview of the author's socio-intellectual background (Part I), we take a look at the novel’s profile (II): its genesis, publication, reception, influences, title, structure and chronology. The third part considers the novel’s plot, setting, characters, point of view, imagery, style, and themes. By questioning and examining the themes' meaning from details revealed by the story, we then propose (Part IV) different possible readings of the novel (e.g. sociological, philological, philosophical, biographical, political). The last part presents the modernity of the work in terms of cinema, comics, music and literature.