Intercultural Skills in the Newly Developed Elementary and the Revised Secondary French Curricula in Relation to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

摘要

The primary and secondary French language curricula in Turkey aim at preparing students to make use of the language as a communication tool in order to meet their needs and to improve themselves as intercultural mediators based on their knowledge of the other cultures following the goals stated in the European Framework of Reference for Languages. This study deals with the critical analysis of the primary French language curricula which was developed firstly in 2011 and secondary French language curricula which was updated in 2011 in terms of goals, content, instruction and evaluation based on European Framework of Reference for Languages.