Développer des compétences orales à l’université : quels modèles et quelles pratiques de référence ?

ou de la joute judiciaire. Ce sont des modèles qui favorisent l’exacerbation des oppositions, la théâtralisation et la prise de parole monologale. Il s’agit alors de proposer un autre enseignement dans un dispositif permettant de favoriser les interactions orales visant à la construction des savoirs scientifiques. This article is based on a critique of eloquence contests within the University in order to propose other practices of oral expression in line with the mission of knowledge building of this institution of higher education. The study is part of a reflection on the implementation of a teaching program dedicated to the exercise of oral expression at the University of Paris-Nanterre. There is a significant demand for the development of new skills related to the mastery of oral expression. The eloquence contests seem to fill a didactic void in this field. However, the theoretical models of these exercises must be questioned: the underlying references are those of theatrical performance or legal jousting. These are models that favor the exacerbation of oppositions, theatricalization and monologic speech. It is then a question of proposing another form of teaching in a system that encourages oral interactions aimed at the construction of scientific knowledge.