Waiting for the Milkman, Following the Usherette, Do These Old Crafts and Professions Have a Linguistic/Didactic Purpose in the Acquisition of the FLE? Cover Image

Attendre le laitier, suivre l’ouvreuse, ces métiers d’antan ont-ils un but linguistique/didactique dans l’acquisition du FLE?
Waiting for the Milkman, Following the Usherette, Do These Old Crafts and Professions Have a Linguistic/Didactic Purpose in the Acquisition of the FLE?

Author(s): Christine Martinez
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Translation Studies
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: acquisition; lexiculture; profession; translation; cultural knowledge; historico-cultural aspect

Summary/Abstract: This study in an academic environment, in two different institutions – universities of Warsaw and Białystok, with divergent certification aims is experimental but revelatory in terms of results. Indeed, this text aims to show that the terminology of the old crafts and professions, i.e. aged or even archaic terms have a linguistic and didactic purpose in learning French as a foreign language. Our students, having attended and participated very actively in this study, have revealed a strong interest in this terminology in order that they acquire a cultural knowledge, a specialized vocabulary and also to have a lingual advantage.

  • Issue Year: 67/2019
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 171-184
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French