WRITING WORKSHOPS IN FRENCH FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT THE ALGERIAN UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This research takes stock of a didactic approach to remediation undertaken in a Frech foreign language class at the University of Blida 2. The experiment was initiated by a double observation. The first is the unsatisfactory quality of the texts produced by my students in the course of written comprehension-production, and the second being the negative relationship expressed by the latter vis-à-vis the literary modules. To remedy this, I designed a didactic device aimed at developing the scriptural skills of learners through the reading of literary short stories. The results generated by this study reveal a significant increase in the public concerned at the local level (microstructure) but especially on the global level (macrostructure) of the texts produced by the participants. Also, the data collected show the role of writing workshops in motivating learners to write in a foreign language. In addition, the literary short story has proven to be an effective educational tool to use in the language class to help learners improve their target language.