content-based and immersion models for esl and efl language teaching

Content-Based and

Immersion Models for ESL

and EFL Language Teaching

Content?

Grammatical structures of

the target language

Grammatical structure,

vocabulary, or sound patterns in

dialog form

Communicative purpose of for which

speakers use second/foreign

language

Content-Based Models the use of subject matter for second/foreign language teaching

Content Based Instruction (CBI) is an approach to second language

teaching based on content/information that students

will aquire.

Model implementation differs in:

educational setting program objectives target population

But all CBI: integrates language teaching goals with subject matter instruction.

Models vary in how content–driven or language-driven they

are

Immersion Education

Total Immersion

Partial Immersion

foreign languge is used for

instruction

middle early late

Cloud,Genesee and Hamayan (2000)

Content-Enriched Foreign Language in Elementary

School

Theme-Based Model

selected topics or themes provide the content from which teachers extract language learning activities

Theme Topics Texts Threads Tasks Transitions

Sheltered Model

Adjunct Model

STRATEGIES FOR CONTENT INSTRUCTION