The Differentiated Education: A Solution for Managing the Heterogeneity of Learners in French Language Classroom in Iran

The purpose of this research is to investigate the attitude and practice of French language teachers in a heterogeneous classroom, where the students have significant differences in terms of language level, life conditions and sociocultural attitude. In this article we tried to study the role of French teachers and their practice in managing heterogeneity of students in French classrooms in Tehran language institutes. Therefore, in the present article, differentiated teaching is introduced which could be a solution for leading students in a heterogeneous classroom. For this purpose, we conducted semi-direct interviews with French teachers of language institutes in Tehran to evaluate the attitude and practice in respect to differentiated education. The results showed that the teachers had no clear attitude towards this kind of education. It means that despite the fact that the concept of differentiated education was not incorporated in their training, they utilized this method in their classroom unconsciously.