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Language
Culture
Content
Integration of Language, Culture, and Content STARTALK 2009Dr. Wafa Hassan
MSU
Involves teaching a curricular subject through the medium of a target language. The learner is gaining new knowledge about the subject while encountering, using and learning the foreign language
Content Language Learning
In order to attain advanced level of language ability, we have to think about:
Language and knowing, language only is not enough
Languaged based knowing* Globalized environment and the need for specialists
in other languages Professional work around the globe and its demand
for multilingual teams to work together
* Ideas from Heidi Byrnes last presentation GTU.
Thoughts from Recent Language Learning Research Trends
Builds intercultural knowledge and understanding Improves language competence and oral
communications Provides opportunities to study content through
different perspectives Allows learners more contact with the target
language Increases learners’ motivation and confidence in
using the target language
Content and Language Teaching
Integration of Language, Culture, Content Effective Curriculum Design
• communication• cognitive
Language
• comparison• authentic
Culture • connection• Knowledge
Content
Elements of Culture
ArtMusicLiteratureFolkloreartifacts
BeliefsValues
HabitsFoodLeisureDanceCustomsweddings
Content -Based Language InstructionTeachers use instructional materials, learning
tasks, and classroom techniques from academic content areas as the vehicle for developing
Language Content Cognitive
Study skills Culture
Content-Language & Culture Examples
From MSU STARTALK Summer 2009Learning Arabic and Making Connections
The Third C
Social Studies Science
World Language Applications – Standard 3
Objectives and Examples
Students Connect with other Disciplines Knowledge:
Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the world language Point of View:
Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its cultures.
Connections to ArabicLanguage and Culture
Geography History Immigration Economics Flags Currency Foods Celebrations
Cultures Energy Lifestyles Ecosystems Transportation Politics Governments Religions
How to make Social Studies Relevant
Personalized Experiences Authentic Experiences Hands-on Experiences Participatory Activities Higher Order Thinking Activities Instruction that relates Abstract to Concrete
Social Studies
Content Strands: History, Geography, Economics, Civics, and
Public Discourse
Skills: Research Methodology Primary Resources Artifacts and Authentic Materials
History Standards
US History – Immigration & Emigration
Analyze the major changes in communication, transportation, demography, and urban centers, including the location and the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, in last half of the 19th century.
History Standards
US History – Local Communities
Use historical thinking to understand the past.
Construct a historical narrative about the history of the local community from a variety of sources (e.g., data gathered from local residents, artifacts, photographs).
Geography Standards
World Geography - Cultural Mosaic
Describe the characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaic.
Identify and explain examples of cultural diffusion (e.g., the spread of sports, music, architecture, technology, languages, etc.).
History Standards - Research
Living and Working Together - Use historical thinking to understand the past.
Use historical records and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, oral histories, videos) to draw conclusions about family/school life in the past.
Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.
Engage Students in Authentic Experiences Field Trip
Arab American National Museum
Arab-American Experience
Group ActivityUnit Design
Integration Science, Language and, Culture
Create a unit on Astronomy and Arabs. You can use these topics as part of your unit
Solar System Eclipses Sun & Moon Seasons Lunar Calendar
Objectives:content – cultural – language
Standards Time Frame Materials Needed Pre and post tasks Assessment
Content-Base Language Unit Outline