MTLE World Language and Culture: French case studies
MTLE World Language and Culture: French · Put your knowledge to work in context.
World Language and Culture: French (Grades K–12) is a content-area examination within the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE) program. The MTLE program's own test list describes this French test as satisfying the testing requirement for both the K–12 license and the K–8 endorsement, so it serves candidates preparing to teach French in Minnesota schools at either licensure scope. The MTLE World Language and Culture: French case studies are 5 cases and about 3,022 words.
1The Dakar Radio Clip: Authenticity vs. Task Demand in Interpretive Listening
You teach French 3 at a suburban high school: 26 students, most at Intermediate Low, three with 504 plans for processing speed, and a 45-minute period. The unit is on francophone West Africa, and the summative IPA is in two class days.
555 words, about 3 min2A Heritage Speaker, a Rigid Rubric, and a Placement Decision
French 2 at a diverse urban school, 30 students. Aïcha, 15, was born in Abidjan, moved to Minnesota at nine, and speaks French and Dioula at home.
545 words, about 3 min3The Le Monde Editorial: When the Task, Not the Text, Is Too Hard
French 4, 25 students, mostly Intermediate Mid, in a 48-minute period. The unit is "les jeunes et l'emploi." You selected a 380-word editorial from Le Monde containing the subjunctive, passive voice, and roughly 15 words your students will not know.
728 words, about 4 min4Teaching Laïcité When a Student Becomes the Topic
French 5 seminar, 18 students. Your unit on "citoyenneté et laïcité" covers the 1905 law, the 2004 law on conspicuous religious symbols in public schools, and an excerpt from the Stasi Commission report.
535 words, about 3 min5Nine Suspiciously Fluent Blog Posts
French 3, 28 students, 150-word blog post titled "Une tradition de ma famille," drafted at home and revised in class. In the first batch, nine submissions are suspiciously fluent: "il va sans dire que," "force est de constater," passé simple, flawless agreement - yet the same students' timed in-class writing last week was Intermediate Low with frequent errors.
659 words, about 3 min