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M1 à distance (Bonifas) - year abroad in Poole as assistant in two primary schools Need to submit paperwork by 15 December (topic, director for thesis)

Master's thesis can be defended in September; May/June preferable.

2 primary schools in Poole Period 1: 1-30 October Data collection: Nov-Dec and/or Jan/Feb Writing: March/April

School 1 (young teachers) 2 classes of Year 3, 2 classes of Year 4, and two classes of Year 5. a) Year 3, 5 - class teacher does 30 minutes per week, AM pronounces words for the teacher b) Year 4 - AM teaches 30 minutes per week: own syllabus, materials, activities plus 30 minutes in groups of 6-8

13h group of 6 4B (7-8 ans) 13h30 4B (30+) 14h group of 6 4C 14h30 4C (30+)

up to Feb - days, months Days done, months

holidays 15 Feb 1 week

period de 6 semaines : weather I like/I don't like numbers

1-15 April

Study: Compare oral comprehension (tested in full group at the end of 30 min session) with oral production in small groups

Week 1: colouring dictation/non-written listening test in full group (10 min at end) Week 2: re-run very similar listening test, then record oral production

School 2 (older teachers) 2 classes of Year 3, 2 classes of Year 4, and 2 classes of Year 5, 2 classes of Year 6, observes Year 7 a) Year 7 has a high school teacher who does 1 hour per week without help from AM b) other classes send 4 children from each class to AM who thus miss classroom teacher's French lesson 30min/45min/60 min depending on activities: AM selects topics to correspond to other teacher's lesson

Recording Make one recording with each group every week, whoever is present. a) practice naming flashcards which everyone in the group has learned (2 words, or more if possible) b) record each child saying name and age, then naming the cards; one file for the whole group c) playback recording for group feedback (maybe have children make own flashcards) Focus on a) pronunciation (h, r) b) effect of recording on attitude and pronunciation

Reading pronunciation in French of young English learners Myles, F and Mitchell, R

General situation French is a new subject, teachers are not prepared nor motivated. No planning, no materials.

Format: Introduction 1. Literature Review: summary of relevant research, pointing to topic of research 2. Method: Subjects, Data collection (who did you record, how did you do it) 3. Analysis: (how did you analyse your data) 4. Results and Discussion: what did you find, what does it mean? Conclusion

Possible topics:
 * Ron Clark? games/play in language learning
 * new technology with young learners
 * something the teachers want to investigate

Possible methods
 * audio recording with Audacity in small groups
 * video recording of small groups
 * exchange with EFL class in Alpes-Maritimes (Shona)