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Some pathwaysto strengthen multilingual education
in applied foreign language programmes
Maria-Antoaneta Lorentz
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
23 May 2019
Outline• Aim of the paper
• A note on applied foreign language programme /ASE
• Teaching/learning experience: constraints & solutions - French contemporary civilization: media and communication
- French language and civilization in the economic media
- Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture
• Conclusions
ConstraintsProfile of Romanian students enrolled in applied foreign languageprogramme
• low plurilingual and pluricultural capital, including low capital French-speaking
• firm conviction that the acquisition of English alone ensures them acapital of professional success
• dimension of study courses
• insufficient temporal resources
• students‘ attitudes toward learning French and other languages
• teachers' attitudes towards the integration of new technologies
PathwaysSeveral collaborative tools aimed at
increasing the effectiveness of the performance of the proposed tasks in terms of strengthening the plurilingualism & multiculural capital:
• Oportunidance - Dance Your Way to Other Cultures -http://www.oportunidance.ase.ro/ ; http://www.oportunidance.eu/
• Moodle platform of our university - https://online.ase.ro
• Video games - http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Actualites/Romanica-un-jeu-video-au-service-de-l-
intercomprehension
• Activities aimed at increasing the interaction of Romanian students with foreign students of our university - www.facebook.com/ASE.CRU.Bucuresti
Pathways
(1) Oportunidance - http://www.oportunidance.ase.ro/ which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums
Dance Your Way to Other Cultures - http://www.oportunidance.eu/
• a life-long learning project of non-formal education which addresses adults who are passionate by foreign languages, dancing and European culture and civilization, conducted by ASE
• Partners: Université Libre De Bruxelles; Universidade De Lisboa; Escola Oficial d'Idiomes de Barcelona-Drassanes; Association Club Vertical/Dance School Oportunidad, Bucharest
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OBJECTIVES• linguistic competences in six foreign languages – French,
Romanian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and English• social dance competences• digital competences
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Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forumsdedicated to various topics covered by the following courses:
French contemporary civilization: media and communication – 2nd year
French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year
Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture –3rd year
Examples
Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year
Examples
[CULTURE]
La définition de la culture qui me semble la plus significative
À partir de ressources documentaires variées (ouvrages dédiés à la culture, dictionnaires, Internet), notez une définition de la culture qui vous semble la plus significative et présentez-la sur ce forum. Motivez votre choix.
Donnez votre opinion
L’écrivain allemand Thomas Mann affirme que la « culture » est un « système de valeurs qui s’oppose à n’importe quelle autre culture en cela qu’elle est l’expression singulière de l’esprit d’un peuple donné ».
Qu’en pensez-vous ? Motivez votre opinion.
À quoi sert la culture ?
Faites un inventaire de la culture en diverses situations (quotidiennes, professionnelles).
Par quoi les cultures sont-elles différentes ?
Donnez votre opinion.
Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year
Examples
[CULTURE NATIONALE ET CULTURE D’ENTREPRISE]
• Culture nationale et culture d’entreprise, quels rapports ?
• Des jugements de valeur stéréotypés
Recherchez des jugements de valeurs stéréotypés sur les habitants d’un pays cible (la Roumanie, la France, etc.). Essayez de les démentir à l’aide des contre-exemples.
• La culture d’entreprise, à quoi ça sert ?
Donnez votre opinion
• La culture d’entreprise – Votre exemple
À partir de ressources documentaires vidéo, proposez un exemple de culture d’entreprise. Motivez votre choix.
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Satya-in-Paris/Innovation-et-Tech-quel-sera-votre-mtier-demain-/AirBnB--Nouvelle-culture-et-nouvelle-structure-dentreprise
• La culture d’entreprise de demain
Lisez l’article « Comment Netflix définit la culture d’entreprise de demain ».
http://www.bilan.ch/antoine-verdon/startup-generation-y/comment-netflix-definit-la-culture-dentreprise-de-demain
Qu’en pensez-vous ?
Pathways
(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year
Examples
[INTERCULTUREL]
• Les conditions de la rencontre interculturelle
On affirme que les conditions de la rencontre interculturelle s’enchaînent comme il suit :
empathie < = > confiance - > coopération – > culture tierce - > succès de la rencontre (Marandon, 2003). Qu’en pensez-vous ?
Trouvez des arguments (y compris des illustrations) favorables à l’universalité de ce schéma, ou bien à sa validité limitée à certains espaces culturels.
Penser globalement, agir localement
Proposez 2 à 3 publicités qui illustrent la devise « Penser globalement, agir localement »
[COMPETENCE INTERCULTURELLE]
• La définition de la compétence interculturelle qui me semble la plus significative
• L’éducation à l’altérité - Qu’est-ce que, d’après vous, l’éducation à l’altérité ? Donnez des exemples.
• Gérer une équipe multiculturelle - À vous de compléter ! Pour gérer une équipe multiculturelle, il est nécessaire de / d’ … .
• Aimeriez-vous travailler dans une équipe multiculturelle ? Si oui, pourquoi ? Si non, pourquoi ?
Pathways
(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year
Examples
Pathways
(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year
ExamplesJe recommande une conférence TEDx à mes collègues
Transformer le risque en chance
Une Amérique à la manière de Frank Capra
N'attendez pas votre place, créez-la!
L’intelligence artificielle, une responsabilité collective
La France - pays d'égalité ?
Créer le job de ses rêves, c'est possible !
Rêver, oser, travailler, ne pas abandonner - Panayotis Pascot
Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year
Examples
Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses
French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year
Examples
Pathways(3) in addition to the integration of “classic”resources
(multilingual sites of various media and companies, blogs, forums, etc.), - integration of the video game "Romanica" (http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Thematiques/ French-language-and-languages-of-France / Language-policies / Languages-and-digital / Romanica
the first video game, launched in April 2019, which engages eight Romance languages (French, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan and Corsican)
Pathways(4) other activities aimed at increasing the interaction of Romanian students with foreign students of our university, especially with the students of the program "Preparatory Year of Romanian Language", activities organized within the framework of the Center of University Success - CRU ASE (www.facebook.com/ASE.CRU.Bucuresti )
ConclusionNeed to strengthen the plurilingual and pluricultural componentwithin the framework of economic university education by
• encouraging plural, integrated and articulated perspectives oflinguistic and disciplinary teaching / learning
• promoting activities meant to enhance plurilingual and interculturalcompetence, soft skills and transdisciplinary competences
in order to increase the employability of our graduates on a labourmarket in radical reconfiguration.