“relevant aspects of an interactional or communicative situation” “utilizes students’ funds...
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“Relevant aspects of an interactional or communicative situation”
“Utilizes students’ funds of knowledge and skills as a foundation for new knowledge”
“Giving new information in a way that is meaningful and purposeful to learners”
Meaningful to students lives Connects prior knowledge to new
learning Providing examples that are usable and
applicable to everyday life› Connect to prior knowledge› Communities› Life outside of school
Strengthens newly acquired knowledge Increases student engagement Research shows that connections make
learning more meaningful
Begin activities with prior knowledge and students’ lives› Community (local, family, community
norms)› Parent involvement
Vary activities by student preferences› Vary group size › Vary styles of conversation
Connections› Integrates language with other topics
Promoting language use, content and culture
Purposeful Students express themselves Negotiate meaning
Learning is more meaningful when language is used in an authentic and natural situation
Can reinforce curriculum Gives students new vocabulary “facts and skills presented in isolation
need more practice and rehearsal to be stored in the brain than does information presented in a meaningful context”
Can you think of any other ways that it could be beneficial?
Thematic Center› Webs, graphic organizers› Holistic
Reading, writing, listening, speaking Multiple Intelligences
Learn about your students, classroom, community etc.
Examples:› Solar system, fairy tale, etc.
L2 learned in the same way as L1› L2 not accessed through translation of L1› Avoid transfer from L1› L1 does not interfere with L2› Functional language like expressions,
discourse markers and collocations may not be directly translatable
Give L2 a context instead of a translation› “Lost in translation”› Learn how to use L2 in different cultural,
regional, social or situational contexts› Give collocations a context through your own
authentic activities Odd one out- various situations Brainstorming- situations in which expression
would occur Fill-in exercise – manipulate abstract examples Dialogue - give context
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