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Language
Instruction
for
the
21st Century
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An
Introduction to
Communication Based Instruction
Bay Area Foreign Language Program
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BAFLP
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languages
Lesson Components
Setting the Stage
Definition:
A
short exploratory activity or prompt that focuses the students'attention before the actual lesson begins.
Criteria:
Used when students enter the room or in a transition.Sparks interest; motivates learningInvolves as many students as possibleTies concepts to material that students have previously learnedRelates to present concernsStates objectivelgoal: what students are going to learnEstablishes purpose: why the student is learning this material
Teacher's role:
Director, coach, producer, monitor
Students' role:
Learner, active listener
Examples:
Display posters or pictures related to themePlay videoHave appropriate music on when students enterWear or display costumesHave samples of foodDisplay authentic realiaDo a role-play, dramatization, or readers theaterTell a story (personal, real, or invented)Ask a few quick interest-generating questionsPost vocabulary for the lessonUse computer graphicsUse multi-media presentations.Use overhead transparencies with pictures or questionsShow an objectPlay a guessing gameRead a quoteRefer to students' personal lives, attitudes, or ideasDemonstrate something that is mysterious or interestingPresent sample (teacher-generated or from previous year)
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of culminating activity
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AFLP
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2
Languages
A
handout given to students at the doorLine-upsSignature game
Definition:
The vocabulary, skills, and concepts the teacher will impart tothe students- what the student needs to know in order to besuccessful.
Criteria:
Presented in target languageEasy enough that the students can understand it, but just beyondtheir level of competence (input
+1)
Makes frequent use of cognatesUses gesturesContextualizedListening and reading emphasized.Creates and reinforces meaning by using all .three learningmodalities: auditory, visual, physicalProvides low affective filter, low stress level for studentsMotivates and catches students' interestIncorporates checking for understanding using questioning in thefollowing sequence: Yes/No questionsEitherlor questionsShort responses
Teacher's role:
Director, coach, producer, monitor
Students' role:
Learner, active listener, active participant with limited production
Examples:
Visuals: pictures, photographs, drawings, transparenciesVideos, filmsProps, puppets, realiaMultimedia presentationsTPRMime, gesturesStory linesMini dramas and role playBingo gamesJigsawPaired ReadingsMatching activities
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BAFLP
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