Recherche

First and Second Language Education and Teacher Education: Language Didactics (GRAFE)

The research group on Language Didactics (GRAFE - Research Group for the Analysis fo Taught French) is led by Prof. Bernard Schneuwly and Prof. Joaquim Dolz-Mestre.

Research Fields

  1. Central topic: analysis of the objects taught in first language classroom, more particularly text production, grammar and reading in primary and secondary schools.
  2. Second general topic: work on engineering in the domains of oral language teaching and teaching of text production, particularly with students with school difficulties.
  3. Analysis of teacher education from a didactical point of view.
  4. Analysis of literature teaching practices.
  5. History of first language teaching, particularly oral and written text production.
  6. Relationship between teaching and development in a vygotskian perspective.