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Integration of Languag e, Culture , and Content STARTALK 2009 Dr. Wafa Hassan MSU

Integration of Languag e, Culture , and Content STARTALK 2009 Dr. Wafa Hassan MSU. Content Language Learning .

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Integration of Languag e, Culture , and Content STARTALK 2009 Dr. Wafa Hassan MSU

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  1. Integration of Language, Culture, and Content STARTALK 2009 Dr. Wafa Hassan MSU

  2. Content Language Learning Involves teaching a curricular subject through the medium of a target language. The learner is gaining new knowledge about the subject while encountering, using and learning the foreign language

  3. Thoughts from Recent Language Learning Research Trends In order to attain advanced level of language ability, we have to think about: • Language and knowing, language only is not enough • Languaged based knowing* • Globalized environment and the need for specialists in other languages • Professional work around the globe and its demand for multilingual teams to work together * Ideas from Heidi Byrnes last presentation GTU.

  4. Content and Language Teaching • Builds intercultural knowledge and understanding • Improves language competence and oral communications • Provides opportunities to study content through different perspectives • Allows learners more contact with the target language • Increases learners’ motivation and confidence in using the target language

  5. Content-Based Language Curriculum and the 5Cs

  6. Integration of Language, Culture, Content Effective Curriculum Design

  7. Elements of Culture Beliefs Values Habits Food Leisure Dance Customs weddings Art Music Literature Folklore artifacts

  8. Content -Based Language InstructionTeachers use instructional materials, learning tasks, and classroom techniques from academic content areas as the vehicle for developing

  9. Content-Language & Culture ExamplesFrom MSU STARTALK Summer 2009Learning Arabic and Making ConnectionsThe Third C Social Studies Science

  10. World Language Applications – Standard 3Objectives and Examples • Students Connect with other Disciplines Knowledge: • Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the world language Point of View: • Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its cultures.

  11. Geography History Immigration Economics Flags Currency Foods Celebrations Cultures Energy Lifestyles Ecosystems Transportation Politics Governments Religions Connections to ArabicLanguage and Culture

  12. How to make Social Studies Relevant • Personalized Experiences • Authentic Experiences • Hands-on Experiences • Participatory Activities • Higher Order Thinking Activities • Instruction that relates Abstract to Concrete

  13. Social Studies Content Strands: History, Geography, Economics, Civics, and Public Discourse Skills: • Research Methodology • Primary Resources • Artifacts and Authentic Materials

  14. History Standards US History – Immigration & Emigration • Analyze the major changes in communication, transportation, demography, and urban centers, including the location and the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, in last half of the 19th century.

  15. History Standards US History – Local Communities Use historical thinking to understand the past. • Construct a historical narrative about the history of the local community from a variety of sources (e.g., data gathered from local residents, artifacts, photographs).

  16. Geography Standards World Geography - Cultural Mosaic Describe the characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaic. • Identify and explain examples of cultural diffusion (e.g., the spread of sports, music, architecture, technology, languages, etc.).

  17. History Standards - Research Living and Working Together - Use historical thinking to understand the past. • Use historical records and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, oral histories, videos) to draw conclusions about family/school life in the past. • Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.

  18. Engage Students in Authentic ExperiencesField Trip • Arab American National Museum • Arab-American Experience

  19. Students Using Arabic Language as it connects to their own experiences

  20. Group ActivityUnit DesignIntegration Science, Language and, Culture Create a unit on Astronomy and Arabs. You can use these topics as part of your unit • Solar System • Eclipses • Sun & Moon • Seasons • Lunar Calendar

  21. Content-Base Language Unit Outline • Objectives: content – cultural – language • Standards • Time Frame • Materials Needed • Pre and post tasks • Assessment

  22. Open Discussion

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