The Technical Language in the Practice of the Students Learning the French Language

Abstract

The technical language is a basic element in the practice of the students in the modern organizations. At present moment the situation of the technical language acquired by the students is rather uncertain, because in universities there is the tendency to teach the classical French language, based on literary texts. In this context, they are only few teachers having a cognitive and lexical knowledge which includes the technical specialized language.The objectives of our study dedicate themselves to the discovery of new strategies and didactic methods in order to make easier the study and the education of the technical vocabulary. We worked with a group of 87 students of French language. Used methods are the case study, the questionnaire and the scales of evaluation. Our results of the research showed that the acquisition of the structures of technical language by the students is a gradual and difficult process, made easier however by the contact with the working life of the organization. Our proposals are those to construct and to use specialized instruments for the education and the study of the technical specialized language in universities.