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La dimension interculturelle des littératures francophones contemporaines dans l’enseignement/apprentissage du FLE
The intercultural dimension of contemporary francophone literature in FFL teaching/learning

Author(s): Beata Gałan, Buata Malela
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, French Literature, Theory of Literature, Pedagogy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Francophone contemporary literature; intercultural competence; French as a Foreign Languag;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the issue of interculturality in contemporary Francophone literatures in the language classroom. As a tool of a humanist and intercultural education, the purpose of which is based on the awareness of cultural diversity and dialogue with the alterity, the literary text thus becomes a mediator in the development of intercultural competence. To illustrate this hypothesis, three texts will serve as a reference for this purpose: Dans le ventre du Congo (2021) by Blaise Ndala which tells the story of the conflictual relationship between Belgium and the colonized Congo; Les Impatientes (2020) by Djaili Amadou Amal which evokes the problem of violence against Cameroonian women, while La dynastie des boiteux. Zoonomia (2018) by Bessora deals with the figure of a Reunionese naturalist explorer of colonized Africa.

  • Issue Year: 59/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-82
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: French