Songs: a step forward for the appropriation of french culture in middle 1st grade classes

Abstract

Abstract: Song is a powerful means of communication that transcends linguistic frontiers, enabling the appropriation of cultural diversity. This paper presents a questionnaire survey conducted with Algerian middle school teachers analyzing the place they accord to intercultural competence in their teaching of French, more specifically the role of the French song in opening up French culture. The study aims also to analyze the representations of pupils in 1st year of middle school with regard to the French language and culture in order to determine whether the integration of French-language song, in all its musical and socio-cultural richness, could foster the acquisition of intercultural competence and, in these conditions, encouraging the promotion of otherness and tolerance. Keywords: intercultural, classroom, FFL, song, francophone