Research Article
Distance Teaching of French Language for Special Purpose in an Islamic High School
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.16-10-2020.2305245, author={Myrna Laksman-Huntley and Ismirani Mardalena and Ria Rizkya}, title={Distance Teaching of French Language for Special Purpose in an Islamic High School}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progressive Education, ICOPE 2020, 16-17 October 2020, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOPE}, year={2021}, month={3}, keywords={teaching french as foreign language (fos) madrasah aliyah (islamic high school) learning french through fos language distance teaching technology}, doi={10.4108/eai.16-10-2020.2305245} }- Myrna Laksman-Huntley
Ismirani Mardalena
Ria Rizkya
Year: 2021
Distance Teaching of French Language for Special Purpose in an Islamic High School
ICOPE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-10-2020.2305245
Abstract
Errors in various communication aspects can arise in learning foreign languages due to the difference in language systems. Additionally, the way and time devoted to learning can affect the results. The educational basic standards and competencies of A1 French in MAN2 Kota Bogor, a madrasa, were difficult to achieve with only 45 minutes of lessons/week when added to their 2 x 45 minutes/week of Arabic, English, Indonesian and Sundanese lessons. Furthermore, Social Restrictions due to COVID-19 made the task even more challenging. Hasanah & Saefullah in the same environment but with 2x45 minutes of study time also found that it was difficult to achieve the targets only with time extension (2017). Based on other research studying foreign language learning for specific purposes, foreign language distance-learning and motivation of foreign language learners through technology use, we applied teaching French for specific purposes with distance learning using several technologies. This article presents a distance-teaching of French for the specific purpose of tour guiding to achieve A1. This qualitative study was conducted with 15 year-XI students during school holidays using Powerpoint, WAG, and Google Meet for 12 days @ 2 hours/day. The results show that technology use with clear learning objectives motivate learners to reach their teaching targets.