French language and the new technologies in the current education reform in Nigeria

Abstract

Gone are the days when materials used for the teaching and learning of a foreign language like French consists only of books on grammar, dictionary and chalkboard. Today with the dawn of new technologies we have a vast array of audio visual maintenance such as audio tapes, video tapes, radio, etc. Moreover, the advert of computer technology these days introduces a further potentially inexhaustible domain of providing essential support to the teaching and learning of French which of course no more remains static as a foreign language but now has gained a status of a second official language in the country. In modern language teaching and learning, the implementation of ultra modern equipment becomes a major enterprise, which encourages classroom practice and realities of what the students experience in real life. Here, ways by which the new technologies or multimedia gadgets could be assets of great benefits to the teaching and learning of a language like French have been outlined.