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Article published In: Language, Interaction and Acquisition
Vol. 14:2 (2023) ► pp.280–306

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Fluctuations des émotions éprouvées par des apprenants débutants dans cinq cours de Français Langue Etrangère

Une étude de cas multiples

ORCiD logo with link | Université d’Angers
 | University College London | Birkbeck, University of London

Article language: French

Published online: 22 March 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lia.22025.gue
Résumé
Cette étude de cas multiples vise à identifier les fluctuations des émotions de sept apprenants débutants dans cinq cours successifs de Français langue étrangère (FLE) en contexte universitaire. L’enseignant a utilisé une méthode d’apprentissage des langues axée sur l’engagement émotionnel des interlocuteurs (enseignant et apprenants) pendant les interactions orales. Les apprenants, par le truchement d’un questionnaire portant sur trois émotions (l’enjoyment, l’anxiété et l’ennui), déclarent ce qu’ils ont ressenti juste après les cours. L’originalité de la présente étude réside dans l’approche longitudinale sur une période courte, la combinaison de données quantitatives et qualitatives d’un petit groupe d’apprenants débutants, auxquelles s’ajoutent des observations directes en classe et un entretien semi-directif avec le professeur, qui permettent de mieux comprendre les causes des fluctuations.
Abstract
Fluctuations in the emotions experienced by beginning learners in five courses of French as a foreign language: A multiple case study
This multiple case study focusses on the fluctuations of seven beginner learners’ emotions in five successive French as a foreign language classes over a three-week period. The teacher used a language learning method based on the emotional commitment of the interlocutors (teacher and learners) during oral interactions. The learners of different ages and cultures provided quantitative and qualitative data through a questionnaire about the enjoyment, anxiety and boredom that they had experienced right after class. The originality of this study lies in the longitudinal approach over a short period, the combination of quantitative and qualitative data from a small group of learners, complemented by direct observations in class and by a semi-structured interview with the teacher that allow a better understanding of the causes of the fluctuations.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Un état de la question
    • 2.1L’importance des émotions dans l’apprentissage de langues étrangères
    • 2.2Trois émotions en classe de langue étrangère : l’anxiété, l’enjoyment et l’ennui
    • 2.3Le recours à une méthode spécifique d’enseignement du français langue étrangère
    • 2.4Questions de recherche
  • 3.Méthode
    • 3.1Les participants
    • 3.2Le contenu des cours observés
    • 3.3La présentation du questionnaire
    • 3.4L’entretien semi-directif avec l’enseignant
  • 4.Les résultats
    • 4.1Analyses quantitatives
    • 4.2Analyse qualitative
    • 4.3Le ressenti du professeur
  • 5.Discussion
  • Remerciements
  • Remarques
  • References
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