Extensive reading activities for teaching language.

Recurso no sólo para cursos de lectura, sino para todo tipo de cursos de idiomas. Contiene más de cien actividades que proporcionan a los profesores distintas formas de incorporar una extensa lectura en sus aulas. Habla, escucha, juegos de rol, lectura, escritura y actividades de vocabulario, son adecuadas para los estudiantes de todas las edades y niveles. Cada actividad se explica junto con una nota personal de su autor. Está escrito para profesores nativos y no nativos y para profesores tanto con experiencia como principiantes.

Teaching language (at the primary level) through theme-base units

This paper is a collection of four theme-based units to be used to teach beginning science and social studies concepts.

Nature displayed in her mode of teaching language to man : being a new and infallible method of acquiring languages with unparalleled rapidity : deduced from the analysis of the human mind and consequently suited to every capacity /

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Nature displayed in her mode of teaching language to man; being a new and infallible method of acquiring languages with unparalleled rapidity, Adapted to the French,

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Review of doctoral research in second-language teaching and learning in Australia (2003–2006)

This article reviews recent doctoral research in Australian universities in the area of language teaching and learning. Doctoral work in three main areas of research concentration is described: language teaching, language learning, and writing. The authors whose studies are reviewed are graduates of the Australian National University, Griffith University, Macquarie University, the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of Sydney, the University of New South Wales, the University of Melbourne, Monash University, La Trobe University, Deakin University and Murdoch University.

Language background and language mastery in Indonesia : implications for the maintenance and teaching of the national language

The linguistic environment in Indonesia is extremely complex with some 700 local languages existing alongside the national language, bahasa Indonesia. The majority of Indonesians speak one of these local languages as their first language and begin formal study of the national language in school. This paper discusses some of the difficulties in creating a population that is fluent in the national language and considers the impact to those who are unable to master Indonesian to a degree that allows them to participate fully in the modern state. The role of teachers as models for language mastery is also considered in the context of their de facto role as language teachers, regardless of subject taught.

Rethinking comprehension and strategy use in second language listening instruction

In second language classrooms, listening is gaining recognition as an active element in the processes of learning and using a second language. Currently, however, much of the teaching of listening prioritises comprehension without sufficient emphasis on the skills and strategies that enhance learners’ understanding of spoken language. This paper presents an argument for rethinking the emphasis on comprehension and advocates augmenting current teaching with an explicit focus on strategies. Drawing on the literature, the paper provides three models of strategy instruction for the teaching and development of listening skills. The models include steps for implementation that accord with their respective approaches to explicit instruction. The final section of the paper synthesises key points from the models as a guide for application in the second language classroom. The premise underpinning the paper is that the teaching of strategies can provide learners with active and explicit measures for managing and expanding their listening capacities, both in the learning and ‘real world’ use of a second language.

序破急 Jo-Ha-Kyu: enticement - crux - consolidation. From study to learning: Process drama projects in the Japanese English language university classroom

This dissertation investigates how social issues can be explored through process drama projects in the Japanese university English as a Foreign Language classroom context. The trajectory of this dissertation moves along a traditional Noh three part macro-continuum, called Jo-Ha-Kyu, interpreted as enticement, crux and consolidation. Within these three parts, there are six further divisions. Part I consists of three sections: Section I, the introduction, sets the backdrop for the entire dissertation, that of Japan, and aims to draw the reader into its culturally unique and specific world. This section outlines the rationale for placing the ethnographer at the centre of the research, and presents Japan through the eyes of the writer. Section II outlines relevant Japanese cultural norms, mores and values, the English educational landscape of Japan and an overview of theatre in Japan and its possible influences on the Japanese university student today. Section III provides three literature reviews: second language acquisition, drama in education to process drama, and Content Language Integrated Learning. In Part 2, Sections IV and V respectively consist of the research methodology and the action research at the core of this dissertation. Section IV describes the case of Kwansei Gakuin University, then explains the design of the process drama curricula. Section V details the three-process drama projects based around the three social issues at the centre of this dissertation. There is also a description of an extra project that of the guest lecturer project. The ultimate goals of all four projects were to change motivation through English in a CLIL context, to develop linguistic spontaneity and to deepen emotional engagement with the themes. Part 3 serves to reflect upon the viability of using process drama in the Japanese university curriculum, and to critically self-reflect on the project as a whole.

Leyendo el género: Mariasun Landa

[ES] Este artículo aborda los resultados de un estudio sobre la obra de Mariasun Landa, llevado a cabo en la Escuela Universitaria de Vitoria-Gasteiz, con el objetivo de detectar la presencia del género en la obra de la autora vasca a través de los estudiantes de la asignatura de Didáctica de la Lengua y la Literatura y profesores expertos en dicha autora. Nuestra investigación trata de determinar hasta qué punto se subsume en las lecturas realizadas por los estudiantes investigados, la presencia de la autora y su imaginario femenino.

Pragmatemas e a música no ensino-aprendizagem de inglês como língua adicional em um colégio estadual do RJ: papel na retenção lexical

O presente estudo analisa as contribuições do uso da música e de pragmatemas na retenção lexical por parte de três turmas de inglês como língua adicional em uma escola estadual na cidade de São João de Meriti (RJ). Para tal, constituiu três condições de pesquisa das quais fizeram parte doze alunos na turma 1 (T1); doze alunos na turma 2 (T2); e nove alunos na turma 3 (T3). A turma 1 (T1) participou de práticas pedagógicas com foco na música e sem foco explícito nos pragmatemas presentes na letra; a turma 2 (T2) de práticas pedagógicas com foco na música e nos pragmatemas da letra; e a turma 3 (T3) de práticas pedagógicas voltadas somente para o ensino-aprendizagem dos pragmatemas presentes na letra, sem o suporte da música. Anteriormente à intervenção, foi aplicado um questionário sobre os hábitos sócio-culturais dos participantes visando conhecer suas preferências musicais e perfil de letramento. Para analisar a relação entre o uso da música e de pragmatemas na retenção lexical, foram aplicados um pré-teste antes da intervenção e dois pós-testes com intervalo de 1 mês entre eles. Além disso, o estudo contou com uma entrevista semi-estruturada com os participantes, visando entender a percepção dos mesmos sobre as práticas utilizadas na intervenção. Os achados apontam que houve uma retenção ligeiramente superior nas condições T2 (música e foco nos pragmatemas) e T3 (foco exclusivo nos pragmatemas), com ligeira superioridade para a condição 3. O pragmatema recuperado com maior frequência foi "What's up", fato que pode ser parcialmente explicado pelo fato de ser pronunciado como uma palavra só e pelo número de letras que o representa ortograficamente. Estudos futuros poderão esclarecer se há significância estatística entre as diferenças encontradas assim como melhor explorar como o ensino explícito de unidades lexicais complexas pode contribuir para a retenção desses itens lexicais e consequentemente para o ensino-aprendizagem de línguas adicionais. A intervenção permitiu que os aprendizes passassem a entender que as palavras não ocorrem de modo isolado, mas que sempre caminham junto a outras. Permitiu também que a rotina pedagógica contemplasse a coconstrução do conhecimento, levando os aprendizes a reagir positivamente às práticas utilizadas no ensino de inglês, conforme relatos durante as entrevistas semi-estruturadas. Isso per se já justifica a utilização de práticas semelhantes e ilustra a contribuição do presente estudo

Drama und theater in der fremd- und zweitsprachenlehre: Blick zurück nach vorn

Zwischen dem Bereich Drama/Theater und dem Bereich Fremdsprachenvermittlung gibt es seit jeher Verbindungslinien. Zumindest war der Lehrer immer schon ein Akteur, der den Schülern etwas so ‘vorzuspielen’ versuchte, dass die Aufmerksamkeit des Lernerpublikums gebannt blieb; und eigentlich haben Lehrer und Schüler im fremdsprachlichen Unterricht immer schon ‘Theater’ gespielt, indem sie so taten, als ob die Unterhaltung in der fremden Sprache für sie natürlich sei. Der folgende Beitrag zeichnet wichtige Entwicklungsetappen des Brückenbaus zwischen den Bereichen Drama/Theater und Fremd-/Zweitsprachenlehre seit Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts nach. Es wird davon ausgegangen, dass ‘Drama und Theater in der Fremd-/Zweitsprachenlehre’ sich nunmehr als eines der vielen Anwendungsfelder etabliert hat, die mit dem Fach- und Sammelbegriff ‘Applied Theatre’ erfasst werden. Der Begriff bezieht sich auf das breite Spektrum von Individuen, Gruppen und Institutionen, für die das Theater als Kunstform nicht reiner Selbstzweck ist, sondern zentraler Bezugspunkt und Inspirationsquelle für drama-/theaterbezogene Aktivitäten. Durch solche Aktivitäten sollen im jeweiligen Anwendungsfeld ganz bestimmte Ziele erreicht werden, im Falle des fremd- und zweitsprachlichen Unterrichts z.B. sprach-, literatur- und kulturbezogene Ziele. Dieser Beitrag versteht sich als kompakte Bündelung und insbesondere Aktualisierung von Überlegungen, die erstmalig in meinem Buch Fremdsprache inszenieren (1993) erschienen sind. Zur Ergänzung dieses kompakten Überblicks sei auf die umfangreiche Forschungsbibliographie auf der Homepage dieser Zeitschrift verwiesen. Zum Konzept ‘Applied Theatre’ vgl. z.B. Ackroyd 2000; Taylor 2003; Nicholson 2005

Einleitung: Dramapädagogik und fremdsprachlicher Deutschunterricht

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