The Didactics of French Polylexical Sequences in the Light of “Imageability”

Mariangela Albano

doi:10.54103/milanoup.305

The Didactics of French Polylexical Sequences in the Light of “Imageability”

Authors

Mariangela Albano

University of Cagliari

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-1482 (unauthenticated)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54103/milanoup.305.c735

Synopsis

In this study, the importance of imageability in French phraseodidactics is highlighted. The paper presents the results of a study conducted in French as a Foreign Language classes (CEFR level B2.2) at the University of Cagliari. Drawing on research in cognitive semantics and phraseology, the methodologies adopted are examined, together with the types of tests administered, the skills targeted, the learner profile addressed, and the learners’ language proficiency level. The study aims to contribute not only to the teaching of polylexical sequences but also to the development of memorization strategies in French as a foreign language instruction.

Author Biography

Mariangela Albano, University of Cagliari

Mariangela Albano is an Associate Professor in French Linguistics and French as a Foreign Language at the University of Cagliari. Her research focuses primarily on the epistemology of cognitive approaches, as well as cognitive linguistics applied to the analysis of phraseology, metaphors, discourse (e.g., literary, tourism, didactics, advertising, engineering), and the teaching of French as a Foreign Language. Within this framework, she has studied both construction grammar and the cognitive mechanisms involved in the processing and translation of phraseology (French, German, Italian, and Turkish). Her research also extends to the history of French language teaching and learning.