The development of communicative language competence in French as a foreign language during the Covid-19 pandemic: Between success and failure Cover Image

La construction de la compétence à communiquer langagièrement en français langue étrangère à l’époque de la pandémie du Covid-19 : entre succès et échecs
The development of communicative language competence in French as a foreign language during the Covid-19 pandemic: Between success and failure

Author(s): Wioletta A. Piegzik, Ewelina Mitera
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: French as a foreign language; distance teaching; pandemic

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the development of communicative language competence among Polish-speaking students learning French remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. The first part outlines the complexity of this competence and the need to foster all of its components. The second part presents a questionnaire- based study of students’ self-assessment of receptive, productive, interactional, and mediation skills, as well as emotional and metacognitive competencies. The results indicate increased competence in reading, listening, and mediation, but dissatisfaction with interactional skills, which require face-toface contact. Negative emotions (fatigue, irritation) prevailed, and most students expressed a preference for in-person or hybrid learning formats.

  • Issue Year: 25/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-62
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: French
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