Apports de la vidéo et du portfolio numérique pour l’apprentissage de la production orale d’élèves du secondaire en classe de français langue d’enseignement

Teaching oral communication implies that teachers are aware of different parameters so that students can acquire solid and durable learning skills. In this regard, we can identify amongst other things, the taking into account of the distinctions between oral and written production and the stress induced by having to deliver speeches or by the volatile aspect of this form of communication. Although different methods and tools have been suggested and validated in order to allow students to adequately develop this competency, there remain associated challenges such as the metacognitive aspect of learning. Certainly, the didactic models offer in their structure a place for reflexive activities but how can we adequately accompany students so that these activities allow them to grasp their full potential? Therefore, this study proposes to explore the use of a tool that fosters precise implementation of reflexive activities, the digital learning portfolio, and to describe the contributions regarding the development of the oral production competency of Grade 9 students in the French Language of Instruction class. To attain this general research objective, we relied on a theoretical framework primarily presenting general elements regarding oral teaching and learning and secondly, the use of learning portfolios in high school. Three complementary elements complete this theoretical framework: self-evaluation, emotional commitment and self-regulated learning. To meet the specific research objectives arising from these concepts, a qualifying and interpretative method, exploratory in nature, has been developed that includes 77 Grade 9 students. Since this is a thesis of articles, every specific research objective is a subject of an article. In the first article, we have described the contribution of the digital learning portfolio on self-evaluation of high school students in the competency of oral production. Our results show that reflexive tools associated to the portfolio, especially thanks to video, allow for a better identification of strengths and weaknesses in oral production. In the second article, we have described the contribution of this tool on the emotional commitment of students. In light of obtained results, the learning portfolio offers an added value in terms of stress reduction associated with the development of oral production work. In the last article, we have expanded our description of contributions of tools in the use of strategies to self-regulate in the context of learning through oral production. The analyzed data illustrates that certain self-regulating processes, such as planning strategies and self-recording, benefit from the steps associated in the development of a digital learning portfolio. In conclusion, a synthesis and analysis of all the results regarding the literature and recommendations are proposed in order to offer courses of action and training for the professionals in a school environment, particularly French high school teachers.

Keyphrases: Electronic learning portfolio, Oral production, Affective engagement, Self-regulation, French as a first language, Self-evaluation