The teaching of French Sign Language in a bilingual structure in secondary schools

In bilingual education, French Sign Language (FSL) is not only used for the communication in class, but it is also a subject matter taught. Consequently, it is necessary to define a program (objectives, contents, progression) and a teaching pedagogy of this language. By taking the example of the secondary school, we show how this program is built. We detail the diverse topics employed, the objectives as well as the teaching methodology. We show the central place of FSL compared to the other matters. In conclusion, we underline the importance of this pedagogy coherence during all the school year and the necessity to upgrade the educational and linguistic research to go over the experimental stage.