The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts INFANT EDUCATION 6 ECTS 2011
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Tutors’ information Introduction Competences Methodology General organization Assessment Project information
Tutors’ information Tutor
Group
Larraitz
T. 3
N.3.6
Julia
T.2
N.3.7
Nagore
T.1
D.1.1.
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Introduction Teachers in early years’ education need to understand the multiple aspects of development that are taking place in the child during this period:
One of the most remarkable is: language acquisition The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Competences TO KNOW: The basic principles behind the acquisition of first and second languages in monolingual, bilingual and multilingual formal and informal contexts up to the age of puberty The basic theories in relation to the age factor in the acquisition of languages The basic principles behind theories of interaction, order of acquisition and inter-
language. The difference between learning and acquisition in formal and informal contexts
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Competences TO KNOW: Strategies to facilitate the process of language acquisition in multilingual contexts Affective and emotional states that may influence language acquisition. Technological resources to enhance the language curriculum in early years education To recognise and exploit information from written and spoken academic expository texts
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Competences TO KNOW HOW: • Make use of strategies to aid learning
• Identify difficulties in communication and learning when the language of instruction is new to the learner • Show empathy to children in immersion contexts • Reflect on one’s own learning process in a foreign language ( English) • Experience how it feels to learn through another language. The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Competences TO KNOW HOW: • Produce an expository text in English ( spoken and written) in an academic context, with the help of visual support • Design, plan , carry out and assess a piece of small–scale linguistic research • Know how to use technological resources to carry out observation and
analysis of the teaching learning process • Know how to use technological resources for communication ( Email/ skype)
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Methodology Working individually
Working in big groups
Working in small groups
Working in average size groups
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
General Organization 13 weeks
Contact hours
Non-contact hours 90 hours
60 contact hours and you need a minimum of 80% of attendance
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Assessment A. Individual work (10%) Report and reflection on children’s language anxiety and own experience during story-telling process in a new foreign language (10%)
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Assessment B. Group work (55%) •Project 1- One Child’s Linguistic Picture Group data collection for first and second language (35%). •Project 2 – The Early Years Language Specialist’s Conference (20%)
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Assessment
C. Class work (20%): Pre-class reading (5 question sheets in pairs– 5x 3%), discussion sessions, follow up sessions, exchanging information sessions, language work sessions...
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Assessment
D. Individual Final Exam (15%) Reflection on work done throughout whole module, taking into account different sources, input, process....
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Project .1. • During the first part of the Module “The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts” you will be actively involved in building up a linguistic description of a real child at around the age of 4.
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Project .1. • You will be asked to identify a child in your environment and describe the linguistic context s/he has grown up in.
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Project • Apart from describing these aspects of the child’s linguistic background you will also be required to collect some samples of
linguistic data from the child and their parents using standard tools for child language data collection. The samples will be taken in both Basque and Spanish. The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Project • Analyzing the language you collect and how you collected it will help you to understand exactly what processes are involved in early bilingual language acquisition. This practical part will complement the more theoretical background reading you will be asked to do.
The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts
Project The tools that you will learn about and be asked to use are: • 1. Mac Arthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories III (age 31-50 months) • 2. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test • 3. The Frog Story • These tools will be explained to you in detail on Friday March 4th. The learning and teaching of second languages in multilingual contexts