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Teaching LearningStrategies and Academic

LanguageAnna Uhl Chamot

Jill Robbins

Second Language Learning ConsultantsSecond Language Learning Consultants


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Teaching Academic Language

1. Identify student needs

2. Provide comprehensibletexts3. Expect authentic and

appropriate studentproducts


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1. AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE NEEDS OF ENG LI SH LEAR NE R S

D evelop academic vocabulary.Understand and use correct grammatical

structures and appropriate discourse.Read to acquire new information.Understand information presentedorally.Participate in classroom discussions.Write to communicate their knowledgeand ideas.


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2 . AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE T EX T S

Literature genres: stories, novels,poetry, biography.

Informational texts: articles,essays, textbooks.Oral texts: teacher, speakers,students, video, TV, film, liveperformance.Personal texts: journals, e-mails,instant messages, letters.


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3 . AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE PRO D UCT S

o Book reports, essays, stories, poetry,biographies.

o Science lab reports.o Math problem explanations.o Social Studies research reports.o Personal experience stories.o Constructed answers to demonstratecomprehension.


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T HE T EAC HE R S ROLE

Model academic language.Practice literacy acr oss thecurriculum.Teach language awareness.Devel op students metac ognition.Teach learning strategies.


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LANG U AGE AWA R ENESS AND U SE

F ocus on language forms.Identify language registers.

Practice language functions.Differentiate between discoursestyles.Use language for critical thinking.Gain insight into own L1 and L2.


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T H I NK I NG AB OUT T H I NK I NG:

A MO DE L OF ME T ACO GN ITIO N Declarative

Knowledge:

Self KnowledgeWorldKnowledge

Task KnowledgeStrategyKnowledge

ProceduralKnowledge:

PlanningMonitoring/Identifying

ProblemsEvaluating


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WHAT AR E LEAR N I NG S TR AT EG I ES?

Thoughts and acti ons that assistlearning tasks.

W ays t o understand, remem ber,and reca ll informati on.W ays t o practice ski lls efficient l y.


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WHAT D O ES T HE R ESEARC H SAY?

All second language learners usestrategies - BUT

Good language learners use morevaried strategies and use them moreflexibly.F requent use of learning strategies iscorrelated to higher self-efficacy.


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MOR E R ESEARC H FI ND I NGS

Strategy instruction improves

academic performance.Instruction needs to be explicit.Students need to developmetacognition.Transfer is difficult.Language of instruction matters.


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LANG U AGE OF I NS TRUCTIO N

Use native language if possible.Name strategies in English.

Teach English vocabulary andstructures needed to discussstrategies.Be patient! Strategies take time!


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WHY T EAC H LEAR N I NG

S TR AT EG I ES? Show students how to be betterlearners.Build students self-efficacy.Increase student motivation forlearning.

Help students become reflectiveand critical thinkers.


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TIPS O N T EAC H I NG

LEAR N I NG S TR AT EG I ES Build on students current learning

strategies.

Demonstrate how to use thelearning strategy by modeling.Give the strategy a name.

Provide ample practiceopportunities.


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C ALLA Model for Teaching Academic Language, Co ntent, & Learning Strategies

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Metacognitive Strategies

Planning Understand the

task Organizemateria ls

Find res ources


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Monitoring:While working on a task:

Check y our pr ogress on the task.Check y our c omprehensi on as youuse the language. Do youunderstand? If n ot, what is theproblem?Check y our pr oducti on as you usethe language. Are y ou makingsense? If n ot, what is the pr oblem?


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Social LearningStrategies

Cooperati on: workwith others t o:

complete tasksbuild confidencegive and receive

feed back


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Evaluati on: aftercompleting a task:

Assess h ow well you haveaccomplished thelearning task.Assess h ow well

you have usedlearningstrategies.

Decide h ow effective the

strategies were.Identify changes y ou will make the next time y ou have asimilar task t o do.


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Metacognitive StrategiesSe lf-Management:

Manage Your OwnLearning

Determine h ow youlearn best. Arrange c onditi ons

that he lp you learn. Seek opportunities

f or practice. F ocus yourattenti on on thetask.


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CALLA Instructi on Is...

Learner-centeredReflectiveSupportiveF ocusedEnthusiastic

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