Bilingualism, Language Acquisition, and CLIL Principles

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Bilingualism and Language Acquisition

Equilibrated: Individuals with equal competence in both languages. Dominant: Individuals more skilled in one of the two languages. Coordinated: Individuals who can use both languages in the same situations. Compound: Individuals who associate each language with a different context. Early and Late: Refers to when each language is learned. Simultaneous and Consecutive: Refers to whether both languages are acquired at the same time or one after the other. Subtractive:

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Effective Language Teaching: CEFR, UDL, and Acquisition Methods

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Unit 1: Foundations of Language Learning

UDL (Universal Design for Learning): Developed by David Rose and CAST, based on inclusive design principles from architecture. UDL aims to create conditions where information is accessible to all. UDL Guidelines 3.0 provides elements for curriculum design: aims, key competences, specific competences, evaluation criteria, basic knowledge, and learning situations. Areas include growth in harmony, discovery and exploration of the environment, and communication

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Language Learning Activities: Games, Stories, Routines

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Characteristics and Functions of Games

Key Theories and Concepts

  • Vygotsky: The context of play creates zones of proximal development for the child.
  • Langran and Purcell: Language game – a tool to create a situation in the classroom which provides learners with opportunities for using the target language.
  • Thornbury (1995?): Distinguished between competitive games and cooperative games.
  • Hadfield (1998): Categorized games as cooperative, competitive, and individualistic.
  • Lengeling and Malarcher (1997): Identified
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Volcano Project: CLIL Science for Teenagers

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First content

Teacher Ideas

Ideas about the project

Objectives of the Project

Students cooperate to plan a successful process

Search

Setting limits

Volcanic Eruption

Content

Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

Objectives ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

General objective:………………………………..

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Understanding Lexicology: Lexical and Semantic Fields

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Understanding Lexicology

The lexicon is the set of words that form a language. Lexicology is the discipline that studies the structure, formation, and organization of words. Specifically, it looks at:

  • The inventory of lexical units (words), which contains lexemes, morphemes, and derivative formant cults. This list is extendable in certain categories and closed in others.
  • The set of rules that allow the formation of new words.
  • The set of rules and restrictions governing the combination of lexical units
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Practical Strategies for Communicative Competence in Language Teaching

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Practical Strategies for Language Teaching

The concept of communicative competence is crucial for achieving the main goals set in the Foreign Language Teaching syllabus design issued by the community of Andalucía. Communicative competence implies adopting the Communicative Approach, the method on which our current educational law is based, namely the Organic Law 2/2006, May 3rd of Education, and the Decree 17/2015, March 3rd of Andalucía.

The Organic Law of Education and LOMCE establishes seven

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