CLIL Methodology: Integrating Language and Content
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Culture
Content-Culture
Ensures there isn’t a black hole in the learning environment. Achieved through appropriate target language input, such as:
- Authentic materials
- Documents
- First language materials
This allows learners to compare different cultural perspectives on a specific topic.
Language-Culture
Allows the learner to acquire and use a broad range of registers in the target language. The cultural background is responsible for these developments. CLIL
Orthographic Codes in English: Sound-Spelling Links
Unit 10: Orthographic Codes in the English Language: Sound-Spelling Correspondences
This essay aims to study the writing system in the English language. For this purpose, the topic will be divided into five parts. The first part will deal with the alphabetical writing system in the English language. The second part will consider English spelling from a diachronic and synchronic point of view. Next, I will introduce the sound-spelling correspondences of the English language. Then, I will point out
Read MoreEffective Strategies for Teaching Mixed-Level English Classes in Rural Primary Education
Teaching Mixed-Level English Classes in Rural Areas
This essay addresses the challenge of teaching English to students with varying proficiency levels in rural primary education settings in Castilla y Leon. It explores strategies to foster communicative competence within diverse classrooms.
Legal Framework
The Spanish Organic Law 2/2006 of Education, modified by the Organic Law 8/2013, emphasizes the importance of second and third language acquisition due to globalization. The Royal Decree 126/2014
Read MoreEffective Language Skills: Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening & Pronunciation
Speaking
A1) The Elements of Speaking Production
Connected speech: Effective English speakers need to be able to produce individual phonemes of English.
Expressive devices: This includes the tone of voice, volume, and speed.
Lexis and grammar: The use of common lexical items is important.
Negotiation: Effective speaking benefits from the use of language to seek clarification.
A2) Mental and Social Processing
Language processing: Effective speakers need to process language and put it in a coherent order.
Read MoreHuman Language: Communication, Functions, and Origins
The Language: A Universe of Communicative Acts
Language is the power that people have to communicate. While some animals have developed rational capacity, the human species possesses a unique instrument to materialize it: language. Human beings communicate through language, allowing us to express ideas, feelings, or experiences. Throughout the day, people carry out a multitude of actions involving language (oral, written, verbal, or nonverbal). Every time we carry out an act of communication, information
Read MoreKey Concepts in Second Language Acquisition
Syntactic Pivot
Syntactic pivot refers to the argument of the verb around which the sentence revolves. A pivot language is an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation.
Silent Period
The silent period is a stage in second language acquisition where learners do not attempt to speak. Silent periods are more common in children than in adult learners, as there is often more pressure on adult learners to speak during the early stages of acquisition. This can be due
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