Language learning and language teaching: Input and L2 development 

Led by Prof Anita Thomas, the research of this group focuses on the following topics:

• Learning and teaching French as a foreign or second language
• Influence of input, input and interaction, stages of acquisition
• Language and learner corpora
• Quality of teaching materials

This research group is interested in the learning and teaching of French as a second or foreign language. In particular, it studies the influence of input and its possible role in L2 language development. The group specialises in oral skills.

• Current research projects
  • Teaching of French as a Foreign Language (FFL) and Development of Oral Communication Skills at the Lower Secondary Level (DISCO*)
  • L’influence de la qualité de l’input dans l’enseignement du FLE
  • Swiss learner corpus SWIKO

   Projets antérieurs (sélection)

  • Digitalisation et développement de la compétence orale (DiCoi)
  • Compréhension et interaction en français langue étrangère
  • Expressions idiomatiques comparées dans les 4 langues nationales
• Team

  Prof. Anita Thomas

  Dr Nathalie Dherbey Chapuis

  Ass. dipl. Claire Boisserie

  Simone Morehed, collaboratrice scientifique

  Raphaël Perrin, doctorant FNS