Some pathwaysto strengthen multilingual education

in applied foreign language programmes

Maria-Antoaneta Lorentz

Bucharest University of Economic Studies

23 May 2019

lorentz.maria@rei.ase.ro

Outline• Aim of the paper

• A note on applied foreign language programme /ASE

• Teaching/learning experience: constraints & solutions - French contemporary civilization: media and communication

- French language and civilization in the economic media

- Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture

• Conclusions

ConstraintsProfile of Romanian students enrolled in applied foreign languageprogramme

• low plurilingual and pluricultural capital, including low capital French-speaking

• firm conviction that the acquisition of English alone ensures them acapital of professional success

• dimension of study courses

• insufficient temporal resources

• students‘ attitudes toward learning French and other languages

• teachers' attitudes towards the integration of new technologies

PathwaysSeveral collaborative tools aimed at

increasing the effectiveness of the performance of the proposed tasks in terms of strengthening the plurilingualism & multiculural capital:

• Oportunidance - Dance Your Way to Other Cultures -http://www.oportunidance.ase.ro/ ; http://www.oportunidance.eu/

• Moodle platform of our university - https://online.ase.ro

• Video games - http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Actualites/Romanica-un-jeu-video-au-service-de-l-

intercomprehension

• Activities aimed at increasing the interaction of Romanian students with foreign students of our university - www.facebook.com/ASE.CRU.Bucuresti

Pathways

(1) Oportunidance - http://www.oportunidance.ase.ro/ which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums

Dance Your Way to Other Cultures - http://www.oportunidance.eu/

• a life-long learning project of non-formal education which addresses adults who are passionate by foreign languages, dancing and European culture and civilization, conducted by ASE

• Partners: Université Libre De Bruxelles; Universidade De Lisboa; Escola Oficial d'Idiomes de Barcelona-Drassanes; Association Club Vertical/Dance School Oportunidad, Bucharest

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OBJECTIVES• linguistic competences in six foreign languages – French,

Romanian, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and English• social dance competences• digital competences

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Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forumsdedicated to various topics covered by the following courses:

French contemporary civilization: media and communication – 2nd year

French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year

Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture –3rd year

Examples

Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year

Examples

[CULTURE]

La définition de la culture qui me semble la plus significative

À partir de ressources documentaires variées (ouvrages dédiés à la culture, dictionnaires, Internet), notez une définition de la culture qui vous semble la plus significative et présentez-la sur ce forum. Motivez votre choix.

Donnez votre opinion

L’écrivain allemand Thomas Mann affirme que la « culture » est un « système de valeurs qui s’oppose à n’importe quelle autre culture en cela qu’elle est l’expression singulière de l’esprit d’un peuple donné ».

Qu’en pensez-vous ? Motivez votre opinion.

À quoi sert la culture ?

Faites un inventaire de la culture en diverses situations (quotidiennes, professionnelles).

Par quoi les cultures sont-elles différentes ?

Donnez votre opinion.

Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year

Examples

[CULTURE NATIONALE ET CULTURE D’ENTREPRISE]

• Culture nationale et culture d’entreprise, quels rapports ?

• Des jugements de valeur stéréotypés

Recherchez des jugements de valeurs stéréotypés sur les habitants d’un pays cible (la Roumanie, la France, etc.). Essayez de les démentir à l’aide des contre-exemples.

• La culture d’entreprise, à quoi ça sert ?

Donnez votre opinion

• La culture d’entreprise – Votre exemple

À partir de ressources documentaires vidéo, proposez un exemple de culture d’entreprise. Motivez votre choix.

https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Satya-in-Paris/Innovation-et-Tech-quel-sera-votre-mtier-demain-/AirBnB--Nouvelle-culture-et-nouvelle-structure-dentreprise

• La culture d’entreprise de demain

Lisez l’article « Comment Netflix définit la culture d’entreprise de demain ».

http://www.bilan.ch/antoine-verdon/startup-generation-y/comment-netflix-definit-la-culture-dentreprise-de-demain

Qu’en pensez-vous ?

Pathways

(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year

Examples

[INTERCULTUREL]

• Les conditions de la rencontre interculturelle

On affirme que les conditions de la rencontre interculturelle s’enchaînent comme il suit :

empathie < = > confiance - > coopération – > culture tierce - > succès de la rencontre (Marandon, 2003). Qu’en pensez-vous ?

Trouvez des arguments (y compris des illustrations) favorables à l’universalité de ce schéma, ou bien à sa validité limitée à certains espaces culturels.

Penser globalement, agir localement

Proposez 2 à 3 publicités qui illustrent la devise « Penser globalement, agir localement »

[COMPETENCE INTERCULTURELLE]

• La définition de la compétence interculturelle qui me semble la plus significative

• L’éducation à l’altérité - Qu’est-ce que, d’après vous, l’éducation à l’altérité ? Donnez des exemples.

• Gérer une équipe multiculturelle - À vous de compléter ! Pour gérer une équipe multiculturelle, il est nécessaire de / d’ … .

• Aimeriez-vous travailler dans une équipe multiculturelle ? Si oui, pourquoi ? Si non, pourquoi ?

Pathways

(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

Practical course of contemporary civilization: The corporate culture – 3rd year

Examples

Pathways

(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year

ExamplesJe recommande une conférence TEDx à mes collègues

Transformer le risque en chance

Une Amérique à la manière de Frank Capra

N'attendez pas votre place, créez-la!

L’intelligence artificielle, une responsabilité collective

La France - pays d'égalité ?

Créer le job de ses rêves, c'est possible !

Rêver, oser, travailler, ne pas abandonner - Panayotis Pascot

Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year

Examples

Pathways(2) the Moodle platform of our university (https://online.ase.ro/) which allows the integration of interactive activities through forums dedicated to various topics covered by the following courses

French language and civilization in the economic media – 3rd year

Examples

Pathways(3) in addition to the integration of “classic”resources

(multilingual sites of various media and companies, blogs, forums, etc.), - integration of the video game "Romanica" (http://www.culture.gouv.fr/Thematiques/ French-language-and-languages-of-France / Language-policies / Languages-and-digital / Romanica

the first video game, launched in April 2019, which engages eight Romance languages (French, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan and Corsican)

Pathways(4) other activities aimed at increasing the interaction of Romanian students with foreign students of our university, especially with the students of the program "Preparatory Year of Romanian Language", activities organized within the framework of the Center of University Success - CRU ASE (www.facebook.com/ASE.CRU.Bucuresti )

ConclusionNeed to strengthen the plurilingual and pluricultural componentwithin the framework of economic university education by

• encouraging plural, integrated and articulated perspectives oflinguistic and disciplinary teaching / learning

• promoting activities meant to enhance plurilingual and interculturalcompetence, soft skills and transdisciplinary competences

in order to increase the employability of our graduates on a labourmarket in radical reconfiguration.