Practices among French-as-a-foreign-language learners when writing a summary in the Paroles de fle lmooc

Abstract

This sort of action-research exploratory study aims to examine the effect of an open and massive online language course (lmooc, in English) on the practices of fle learners in writing a summary in French as a foreign language (fle, in French) by Jordanian students in the department of modern languages at Yarmouk university. To carry out our study, two surveys were implemented -a Delphi-type consultative survey and a qualitative interview-type survey. Results showed that the use of lmooc in writing a summary incorporate new steps into writing activity, such as note-taking and review by peers. The use of external and internal resources has had an important impact not only on the semantic, graphomotor and linguistic levels of writing activity, but also on the students' reflective attitude towards their writing and peer assessment.