Variable procédural/déclaratif et méthodologies d'enseignement des langues étrangères

Cognitive sciences are able to explain some of the processes involved in the acquisition of a foreign language. An important contribution to the didactics of foreign languages concerns the differentiation between procedural and declarative cognitive operations. Indeed, the alternative between procedural and declarative operations represents a critical cognitive variable with respect to choosing the nature of the teaching methodology to promote. This article attempts to provide elements of reflection pertinent to the involvement of the two forms of cognitive operations and the associated methodological perspectives for the classroom