Harnessing the Power of Music in the French Classroom: Exploring Manie Musicale

Discover how music can transform language learning in this dynamic self-paced course designed for French educators. Through the lens of Manie Musicale, a popular music-based activity, you will explore how incorporating music fosters student engagement, builds cultural competency, and supports language acquisition.

This course provides a comprehensive guide to implementing Manie Musicale in your classroom, from exploring diverse Francophone songs to creating scaffolded activities that enhance vocabulary, listening comprehension, and cultural exploration. You will delve into research highlighting the cognitive and emotional benefits of music in education while learning practical strategies for integrating it into your curriculum.

Participants will participate in Manie Musicale and design their own activities, tailored to their students’ proficiency levels and interests, and develop assessment methods to measure linguistic growth and engagement. By the end of the course, you will leave with a sustainable framework for incorporating music into your French classroom, making language learning more interactive, culturally rich, and enjoyable for your students. Conducted in English. 

ADDITIONAL NOTES: 

All Idioma courses receive letter grades. 

As soon as you are granted course access, please review the syllabus for any required textbooks.

HOW TO ACCESS YOUR COURSE MATERIALS: 

Within 1-2 business days of your Ashland registration, you will receive an email from your course content provider, Idioma, containing instructions on how to access your course materials. A note, their emails are sometimes forwarded to junk or spam folders. 

You will be working with Idioma, through their Learning Management System, to complete the course, after which, your instructor will record your grade on your AU transcript. We will notify you by email once this is done, with instructions on how to view and order transcripts. 

Ashland Professional Development: pds@ashland.edu