Introducing digital literature into the French curriculum at post-compulsory secondary level.

Abstract

This conference presents the results of the LLN2 (lecture-littérature-numérique-2) research on the teaching of digital literature, in 4 French classes at post-compulsory secondary level, during 2 school years. Combining in-service training given to 4 volunteer teachers with a research phase during which three types of data were collected (teachers‘ conceptions of digital literature before and after the training, teachers’ artefact and students’ comments after being taught), this project analyses the conditions needed for integrating digital literature into a first language curriculum. One main finding of this project highlights the redefinition of representations of the discipline, both among teachers and students. In particular, this conference will discuss in a critical perspective three key elements: teachers‘ declared and actual interest in digital literature, the subject matter taught, and students’ reception of a corpus of digital literature in the classroom.