THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM

This book introduces an innovative teaching-learning strategy for text summarization in French as a Foreign Language (FLL) for first-year university students pursuing a French language degree. From the outset of their university journey, these students are introduced to the skill of summarizing texts in a foreign language (FL), a technique taught in specialized modules such as Reading and Text Analysis, Written Comprehension and Expression, and University Work Techniques. Our scholarly work falls within a highly specific and innovative pedagogical framework, focusing on educational innovation through the Inverted Classroom (IC) approach. This method supports the teaching and learning of text summarization in FL.

The book addresses a relatively novel, and perhaps even unfamiliar, theme within the Algerian university context. It emphasizes the importance of centering the teaching and learning of French as a foreign language, particularly writing techniques, on the practice of the flipped classroom. This approach reverses the traditional teaching-learning process by delivering theoretical content remotely, while practical application occurs face-to-face in the classroom