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Chapter 8 Developing Learning Communities

Chapter 8 Developing Learning Communities. Language and Learning Style. Focus Questions. Do you remember learning how to talk? Think about a time when someone didn’t understand you. What did you do to help them understand you? What is the difference between an accent and a dialect?

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Chapter 8 Developing Learning Communities

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  1. Chapter 8Developing Learning Communities Language and Learning Style

  2. Focus Questions Do you remember learning how to talk? Think about a time when someone didn’t understand you. What did you do to help them understand you? What is the difference between an accent and a dialect? What is an appropriate distance to stand when talking to someone? What do you think about bilingual education?

  3. Characteristics of a Learning Community Organized for activity Everyone participates Collaborative relationships Building communities of learners Alternate assessments

  4. Language Acquisition Language is the first institution- objectifies, interprets, and justifies reality for the child. External, objective, has the power of moral authority and is historical

  5. Verbal Communication • Accent- the way words are pronounced • Dialect- variation of some standard language form that includes differences in pronunciation, word usage, and syntax • Black English(Ebonics) • Rural English • Mountain English • Standard English • Bidialectalism- refers to the ability to speak two or more dialects. • American Sign Language

  6. Nonverbal Communication • Body movements and facial expressions • 50%-90% of messages we send/receive • Functions • Convey messages • Augment verbal communication • Contradict verbal communication • Replace verbal communication • Proxemics- distance between people • Kinesics- body movements • Paralanguage- sounds

  7. Learning Styles • Field independent • Abstract, analytical, individualistic, prefers working alone, intrinsically motivated • Field dependent • Well-developed social skills, perceives globally, observational approach to learning, extrinsically motivated • Multiple Intelligences

  8. Bilingual Education History

  9. Second-Language Acquisition • English Language Learners (ELLs) • Silent/receptive/preproduction stage • Early production stage • Speech emergence stage • Intermediate language proficiency stage • Advanced language proficiency stage

  10. Ethical Issues Curriculum Assessment Globalization

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