This thesis observes the phenomenon of oral interaction and its share in the classes of french language at secondary school. Primarily, it deals with the history of the oral interaction and its development in methodologies of foreign languages. Then it focuses on description of the current situation, which is based on observation of concrete classes. The aim of this thesis is to find out how to integrate the oral interaction effectively into french classes and what type of methodological approach is favorable to oral interaction. Finally, the crucial propositions are formulated, which can positively influence the process of teaching foreign languages, following the communication objective.

L’importance prise par la communication a entraîné une augmentation pour le développement des compétences en expression orale. La compétence linguistique n’est pas seule en cause, il faut aussi développer les compétences sociolinguistique, discursive, stratégique, socioculturelle et sociale. Les activités d’expression orale ont pour but de donner confiance aux apprenants, de leur faire acquérir la volonté et la capacité d’utiliser la langue non seulement correctement, mais aussi de façon efficace en vue de communication. / Komunikacijos svarba prisidėjo prie žodinės raiškos plėtojimo besimokant užsienio kalbų. Be lingvistinės kompetencijos didžiulė reikšmė teikiama tokioms kompetencijoms kaip sociolingvistinė, diskursinė, strateginė, sociokultūrinė bei socialinė. Žodinės raiškos plėtojimo pratimai suteikia pasitikėjimo savimi besimokantiems užsienio kalbų, padrąsina ne tik taisyklingai bendrauti užsienio kalba, bei skatina mokinių pasitikėjimą mokantis užsienio kalbos, konkrečiu atveju prancūzų kalbos. / The importance taken by the communication involved an increase for the development of competences in oral expression. The linguistic ability is not alone causes some, it is also necessary to develop competences sociolinguistic, discursive, strategic, sociocultural and social. The purpose of the activities of oral expression are to give confidence to learning, to make them acquire the will and the capacity to also use the language not only correctly, but in an effective way for communication.