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For the first thirteen years of my career, I did not know what the difference between language acquisition and language learning was. In fact, I'd dare say that I didn't really even know that there was a thing called "language acquisition" and I certainly had never heard of Dr. Stephen Krashen. I taught my students Spanish and French in a way where acquisition was unheard of. I used the textbook and taught long lists of thematic vocabulary. They were successful, yes. However, I'm afraid that most of them are destined to become one of those people who say "I forgot everything I learned in language class." I have heard this statement from dozens, possibly a hundred or more people who usually say this once they learn I'm a language teacher.

Good articles on language acquisition and phonological considerations for L2 courses.

Exercices autocorrectifs

Ce site est une coproduction assurée par les  Éditions Didier FLE, Project for American and  French Research on the Treasury of the French  Language (ARTFL) et l'Université de Chicago.  Il s'adresse avant tout aux allophones qui  apprennent le français, mais il peut aussi  aider tout francophone qui éprouve des  difficultés particulières. Essentiellement, il porte sur les accords  grammaticaux et propose une série d'exercices  autocorrectifs classés par thèmes (bien-être,  communication, société, voyage, etc.) et par  niveaux (1 et 2), tous conçus avec un réel souci  pédagogique. Il s'agit notamment d'exercices  à trous ou à choix multiples, assortis d'une  correction automatique. Ils peuvent être faits  de façon complètement autonome, à domicile  ou en classe.  Une excellente ressource pour qui désire  améliorer ses connaissances dans le domaine.

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