by alma pettenger glendale high school springfield, missouri [email protected]
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HOW DO YOU DO IT?
How do you teach culture?How do you interconnect culture
and language?
WHAT WILL I LEARN IN THIS SESSION?What is CBI?
Why and how it works?
Some practical ideas for projects that interconnect
language and culture
What is Content Based Instruction?
CBI is a method to teach significant and relevant content in the second language.
Relevant ContentFrom a serious science topic such the formation of stars
To a fun topic such as pop stars
Why does CBI work?CBI offers several advantages
It makes learning a language more motivating by using language to fulfill a real purpose: relevant content
SAMPLE LESSON #1My Study Abroad Program
Student Sample #1
My Study Abroad Program
Select a topic of interest
Why this topic?Knowledge of student
SUCH AS… Current events Art History
SUCH AS… Music Sports
Introduce Your Topic in the most creative way you can!
For this particular project, I brought a formal student of mine as a guest speaker, to present to my students on her study abroad experience.
BE CREATIVE!
Clear Goals and Instructions
Provide an End- Product example such as pictures, video, or an actual product; students should be able to visualize the expectation
Provide clear guidelines
Scrapbook Sample
Assign a Research TopicFor this project, I allowed my students to
pick one of five countries that have popular exchange programs in local universities and colleges:
ArgentinaCosta RicaEcuadorPeruSpain
CollaborationOnce students have picked their country, I
allowed them to group with other students who had also picked the same country.
Collaboration is a 21st century skills that we must promote in our language classes
THE PRESENTATIONFor this, I used an interpersonal mode of
communicationFor this particular projects, students shared
their projects with one partner at a timeSet them up for success; allow them to practice before being tested
Interpersonal Mode: Kim’s study abroad in Ecuador
Interpersonal Mode:Adam’s study abroad in Spain
Interpersonal ModeDevon’s study abroad in Seville
Language Structures I focused on:
Preterite and ImperfectComparisonsGusta phrases
What Challenges Does CBI Present?
•It is much more challenging in the lower levels- adjust your expectations
•Students may feel confused and overwhelmed; Deal with this by offering language and vocabulary instruction
It can be difficult to find resources in the target language at the proper level
Deal with this by allowing students to do their research in English and adapt it to the target language for their presentation
What Challenges Does CBI Present?
What Challenges Does CBI Present?
It is hard to teach with CBI, if you are tied to the book or to a specific set curriculum set by your district or your school
Culture Talks
Sample Lesson 2
De Vacaciones en Costa Rica
Interpersonal Mode: Un Restaurante
Interpersonal Mode
Sample Lesson 3:
Holidays and Tradition in the Spanish Speaking World
Presentational Mode
Sample Lesson 4Famous Argentines
Meet Eva Peron
Sample Lesson 5: Leyendas y Mitos
Presentational Communication