Difficultés d’ordre grammatical rencontrées chez les immigrants adultes allophones dans l’apprentissage du français langue seconde
The current research is to identify and classify grammatical difficulties facing by adult English speaking immigrants in their French as a second language (FSL) study.  On one side, we have analyzed exams of 98 students from French learning course in Université de Montréal in order to describe their common grammar mistakes. We have described in detail common grammar mistakes produced by learners of each level of French learning course so that they can effectively prevent themselves from using common errors and develop language skill in studying FSL. On the other side, we have also collected personal opinions of five senior teachers of French as a second language course in terms of the importance of teaching grammar in FSL course, the treatment of grammar errors, and the persistence of errors throughout various level, etc. By specifying grammar points to study in each level of FSL course and merging the results of learners and teachers, we can provide adult English speaking learners simple tables of grammar points and grammar errors corresponding to each level. They could use them to improve their language skills and to better integrate themselves into Quebec society.
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