SECOND-LANGUAGE PEDAGOGIES: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES,

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, 2013

ROSA HONG

Speaking the language of Economics

in French: Franco-Eco FSG

Our story : WHO, WHEN, WHERE, WHAT

2010, UTM, Experiential Learning Committee

Faculty members: Depts. Economics and Language Studies, the RGASC

Facilitators : 4 students in 2 teamsStudent-Participants: French program

Franco-Eco FGS is an interdisciplinary collaboration that,based on Experiential Learning Theory, aims to create

practicaland student-organized learning experience by offering fun andhands-on activities that allow students to develop disciplinefocused language skills in French

Our Story: HOWFranco-Eco FSG/Teaching Opportunity Program

2 teams of facilitators create, prepare and deliver bi-weeklymeeting sessions during which students-participants interact in French

Facilitators received 10-12 hrs. of training at the RGASC

Weekly meetings with French Instructor: TOP – monthlyreport including reflexive piece on their own learningexperience, Portfolio, oral presentations, final interview

Our story: HOWSamples of Students-Facilitators’ work

Our story: HOWSamples of Students-Facilitators’ work

L'offre et la demande désignent respectivement la quantité de biens ou de services que les acteurs sur un marché sont prêts à vendre ou à acheter à un prix donné.

L'équilibre partiel

Our story: WHYLearning by Doing

One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think youknow it - you have no certainty, until you try. (Sophocle)

Experiential learning theory defines learning as "theprocess whereby knowledge is created through thetransformation of experience. Knowledge resultsfrom the combination of grasping and transformingexperience"(Kolb 1984).

Interaction/collaboration

• Activities in pairs or in groups• Positive contribution to other student’s learning • Questions-Answers

•Interdisciplinary Collaboration

•Teaching and learning opportunity

Our story: and then… they lived happily ever after

Outcomes: Students-Participants Students-Facilitators

And, the Dean Excellence Award in Experiential Learning goes to… <…your team directly affected not only your own

personal andacademic achievement but also that of other UTM students from the Departments of Language Studies and Economics. Well done. >