THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN TO CANADA PRESENTS
SCAFFOLDING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN BILINGUAL CLASSROOMS Roy Lyster, Professor Emeritus of Second Language Education at McGill University
NOVEMBER 20, 2021 9:00 - 10:30AM MT Free online seminar
One of the most attractive features of bilingual programs from a learning perspective is the increased exposure to the second language they provide. Often overlooked, however, is the research evidence demonstrating that, for contentbased programs to be effective, they need to systematically integrate a focus on language through an integrated approach that encourages shifts in learners’ attention between language and content.
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This talk will illustrate various ways that teachers can scaffold language development during contentbased instruction. A proactive approach will first be presented as a planned instructional sequence that is contextualized in subject-matter content in ways that help students to develop their metalinguistic awareness while also engaging in meaningful use of the target language. A reactive approach consisting of corrective feedback and effective questioning techniques will then be presented as a means for teachers to structure classroom discourse in ways that make oral interaction a key source of learning.
Bio ROY LYSTER
Roy
Lyster
is
Professor
Emeritus
of
Second
Language
Education at McGill University in Montreal. He is author of Learning and Teaching Languages Through Content (Benjamins)
and
Vers
une
approche
intégrée
en
immersion (Les Éditions CEC), as well as co-author with Diane Tedick of Scaffolding Language Development in Immersion and Dual Language Classrooms (Routledge).