The place of culture in French textbooks in Vietnam
Author: Dang, Thuy Dong
Under the direction of: Khoa Lê-Huu
Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
Texte français
Keywords: Sociology, Vietnam, Learning, Culture, FLE didactics, Interculturality, Textbook, Sociolinguistics, French as a foreign language - Language and culture - Social aspect - Vietnam, Sociolinguistics, Civilization - in teaching textbooks, Intercultural communication, French (language) - Textbooks for allophones - Vietnam.
Abstract
As Martine Abdallah-Pretceille pointed out, « if language learning remains confined to linguistics, there is every reason to believe that misunderstandings and incomprehension will persist and even multiply ». In fact, language is inseparable from culture. This notion, however, has been the subject of many definitions. As early as 1952, anthropologists Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn highlighted more than 160 meanings. So, which one do we teach and how ? Based on corpus analysis and field surveys, our research, aims to examine the place of a cultural dimension in French textbooks used in Vietnam. We will begin with a descriptive and analytical study of the eight FFL course books applied in a university in Hanoi, focused on sociology, linguistics, didactics and interculturality. We will then question whether these elements meet the expectations of professors and students. Which aspects are currently privileged in this institution ? Are the approach modalities relevant ? The book, as a support system, is not a unique success factor of a language course. We will then continue our investigations to discover the realities of this form of teaching in FFL classes. In order to do so, we will use classic tools such as observation, questionnaires, interviews and round table discussions.
