What Does French Language Proficiency Mean in the Context of FSL Teaching? A Conceptual Framework
Abstract
This paper reviews the language skills needed for effective teaching in a French as a second language (FSL) classroom and then presents a comprehensive language proficiency framework that targets these language skills. The framework builds upon a language proficiency framework developed by the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, but it adds reading and listening modalities so that all four language modalities are included. How the framework could guide the development of French language proficiency assessments for prospective FSL teachers is also discussed, along with how this framework could inform language proficiency development efforts at all stages of an FSL teacher’s career.
Fields of Study & Subjects
French Language Learning Methods
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
Second Language Learning and Teaching
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Canadian Modern Language Review/ La Revue canadienne des langues vivantes
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1–21
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- FR