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Immersion and Inquiry in the High School World Language Classroom. Today we are going to speak another language … it may be one you are not familiar with. Try to put yourself in your students’ place. Observe what you do to follow along with the mini-lesson.
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Immersion and Inquiry in the High School World Language Classroom Today we are going to speak another language … it may be one you are notfamiliar with. Try to put yourself in your students’ place. Observe what you do to follow along with the mini-lesson. *While you wait for our session to begin, write 3 things you know successful language teachers do.
Immersion and Inquiry in the High School World Language Classroom Angela Brutus Bel Air High School, Harford County angela.brutus@hcps.org
Bonjou, mwenrele____. Koumanourele? Koumanou ye jodi a? Mwenkontan/trist Bonswa M’ale Hello, my name is ____. What’s your name? How are you doing today? I’m happy/sad. Good afternoon. Bye
Take one card • Find the cognate that matches your word • Introduce yourself to your partner(Mwenrele ______.) • 4. Present the cognate to the class konprann comprehend
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Debrief Mini-Immersion Lesson Answer the following questions, then share your response with your partner. 1. Did you recognize the language being spoken during the lesson? 2. Had you heard it before? How did this affect your comfort level? Were you willing to participate? 3. What did I do to help you follow the lesson? Could I have done something differently? 4. Have you had a “real-life” immersion experience? (maybe you have traveled to a place where you didn’t know the language?)
Immersion Stages of Language Acquisition 1. Preproduction • Yes/no, draws and points 2. Early Production • 1-2 word responses, key words, familiar phrases, present tense
Immersion Stages of Language Acquisition cont. 3. Speech Emergence • Simple sentences, grammar/pronunciation errors 4. Intermediate Fluency • Excellent comprehension, few errors 5. Advanced Fluency • Near-native speech
Application/Reflection • What levels of language do you teach? • In which stage of the language acquisition process do your students fit?
Error Correction in the Target Language • What type of errors do your students make? • How do you most often correct those errors?
Error Correction • Explicit Correction • Recasts • Clarification Requests • Repetition • Metalinguistic Feedback • Elicitation
Application/Reflection • How could you use metalinguistic feedback and elicitation as error correction strategies?
Inquiry • Modeling Inquisitiveness • Observe, Think & Question • Inquiry Journals • Wonder Walls – Student Questions • Planning, Monitoring & Evaluating • Cooperative Learning • Critical Thinking – Drawing reasonable conclusions supported by evidence
Bonjou, mwenrele____. Koumanourele? Koumanou ye jodi a? Mwenkontan/trist Bonswa M’ale Hello, my name is ____. What’s your name? How are you doing today? I’m happy/sad. Good afternoon. Bye
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Quiz • Bonjou, mwenrele ____. • Koumanourele? • Koumanou ye jodi a? • Mwenkontan/trist • Bonswa • M’ale A. Hello, my name is ____. B. Bye C. What’s your name? D. Good afternoon. E. How are you doing today? F. I’m happy/sad.
Resources • Stages of Language Acquisition – adapted from Krashen and Terrell 1983 • How Languages Are Learned – Lightbown and Spada 2003 • Developing More Curious Minds & Schools of Inquiry Workshop 2008 IBNA Conference • Creole Made Easy – A simple introduction to Haitian Creole for English Speaking people – Wally R. Turnbull