1 English Teaching and French Learners: How Can We Organise an Authentic Wedding?Emilie Alice Cleret Head of the English Department Higher Military Education Paris, France

2 ENGLISH FRENCH

3 I AM NOT PLAYING HARD TO GET.I AM PLAYING « I DON’T WANT YOU AND I REALLY DON’T CARE ».

4 COURSE OF ACTION IDENTIFY THE CAUSES OF SUCH DIFFICULTIESFIND THE RIGHT TEACHING METHOD TO FAVOUR AUTHENTICITY EXPERIENCE AND IMMERSION – AUTHENTICITY IN SITU

5 FRENCH CULTURAL IDENTITY

6 HISTORY BEGINNING OF MODERN WARFARE 1750-1815123 BATTLES BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH AUSTERLITZ FONTENOY TRAFALGAR

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11 MY ACCENT IS ME!

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14 SO WHAT?

15 AN AUTHENTIC PROGRAMMEAN EFFECTIVE STAFF OFFICER IN AN ENGLISH-SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT AUTHENTIC HIGHLY QUALIFIED ENGLISH TEACHERS, ALL NATIVE SPEAKERS AUTHENTIC STUDENT-CENTRED COURSE AUTHENTIC COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH ROLE-PLAYS, DEBATING, MISSION ANALYSIS BRIEFS, NEGOTIATION EXERCISES, MOCK PRESS CONFERENCES, PUBLIC-SPEAKING ETC… AUTHENTIC

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18 ENGLISH TEACHING TEAM FRENCH OFFICERS FRENCH ACADEMIC CULTUREOTHER ACADEMIC CULTURES VERTICAL ORGANISATION HORIZONTAL ORGANISATION MILITARY CIVILIAN TRAINED BY A SAGE ON THE STAGE TRAINED NOT TO BE A SAGE ON THE STAGE

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20 Betty Lou Leaver, PhD BILC May 2016The Counterintuitive nature of teaching & learning to upper levels of proficiency: a case for transformative pedagogy Betty Lou Leaver, PhD BILC May 2016

21 Transformative methodologyTransmission Transaction Transformation Theory Mastery Learning (Bloom) Experiential Learning (Dewey, Freire) Humanistic Learning (Rogers) Class Work Exercises Memorization Tasks Projects Self-directed study Contracts Homework Written work Research Teacher Knower Facilitator Advisor Tests Achievement Proficiency Formative Syllabus Form-based Theme-based Task-based Content-based Open Architecture

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23 TIME FOR ACTION! STUDY TRANSFORMATIVE PEDAGOGY TRAIN THE TEACHERSThe syllabus can constantly evolve Open architecture Regular student/teacher interaction to work on the learning contract TRAIN THE TEACHERS REDESIGN THE SYLLABUS TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS

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25 IMMERSION

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