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Items for a description of linguistic competence in the language of schooling
necessary for teaching/learning history(end of obligatory education)
An approach with reference points
Jean-Claude BEACCO
THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO FURTHER CONSULTATION
This text presents a procedure for creating a curriculum for the teaching of history which
explicitly takes into account the discursive and linguistic dimensions of this subject. It
proceeds through successive stages, for which there are corresponding inventories of
references, from the level of educational goals in the teaching of history to the identification
of linguistic elements which it is particularly important to systematise in the classroom in
order to manage the corresponding forms of discourse. This procedure – presented for
discussion – has been devised to be independent of the specific language in question. It may
ultimately be adaptable to other disciplines.
List of contents
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Educating social actors ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Values and history .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2. Social situations of communication where history is present .... Error! Bookmark not
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From social situations to types of discourse ............ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Subject-related competences .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Checklist of components of epistemological competence in history................. Error!
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3.2.
Checklist of components of historical knowledge .... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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From classroom situations to discursive forms ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Specific linguistic and semiotic competences needed for history
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Strategic competence ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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Discursive competence ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
5.3.
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5.3.1. Pragmatic and cognitive categories ...................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
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5.3.2. Linguistic categories ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
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