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Integrating Language Learning Strategies Integrating Language Learning Strategies
Instruction into a Instruction into a StandardsStandards-based Japanese--based Japanese-
language Curriculumlanguage Curriculum
January 10, 2010Presented by Jill Robbins, Ph.D.
Sponsored by:The Japan Foundation &
The Department of Modern and Classical Languages, George Mason University
Activity: Games We Activity: Games We PlayPlay
Spend some time with the toys as the workshop begins.
As you play the games or use the toys, please try to be aware of your thoughts.
If you feel comfortable doing so, talk about what you are doing in your L2 if you have a partner who knows it. Write your thoughts on the handout p.
Discussion of ActivityDiscussion of Activity
To 9:00
Thoughts on Play
Play is the work of children -Dr. Benjamin Spock
Play is a mirror of life - Friedrich Froebel -- inventor of kindergarten
Review of the Five CsReview of the Five Cs
日本語学習スタンダーズ日本語学習スタンダーズ
日本語学習スタンダーズ日本語学習スタンダーズ
日本語学習スタンダーズ日本語学習スタンダーズ
日本語学習スタンダーズ日本語学習スタンダーズ
日本語学習スタンダーズ日本語学習スタンダーズ
THE COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE LEARNING APPROACH (CALLA)
PURPOSE OF CALLAPURPOSE OF CALLA
Focus on learner.Focus on learner.
Improve academic language Improve academic language proficiency.proficiency.
Motivate with content topics.Motivate with content topics.
Teach learning strategies.Teach learning strategies.
CALLA-FL: The Cognitive Academic Language CALLA-FL: The Cognitive Academic Language
Learning Approach for Foreign Languages Learning Approach for Foreign Languages
COMPONENTS:COMPONENTS:AUTHENTIC CONTENT AUTHENTIC CONTENT SOCIAL & ACADEMIC SOCIAL & ACADEMIC
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIESLEARNING STRATEGIES
ACADEMIC CONTENTACADEMIC CONTENT
Aligned to curriculum standards.Aligned to curriculum standards. Linked to students’ prior Linked to students’ prior
experiential and cultural experiential and cultural knowledge.knowledge.
Taught through hands-on/inquiry-Taught through hands-on/inquiry-based/cooperative learning tasks.based/cooperative learning tasks.
ACADEMIC ACADEMIC LANGUAGELANGUAGE
Language development through Language development through content across all curriculum areas.content across all curriculum areas.
Vocabulary and discourse of content Vocabulary and discourse of content subjects and cultural topics. subjects and cultural topics.
Linked to students’ prior linguistic Linked to students’ prior linguistic knowledge.knowledge.
Development of language awareness.Development of language awareness.
ACADEMIC LEARNING ACADEMIC LEARNING
STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES
Thoughts and actions that assist learning tasks.
Ways to understand, remember, and recall information.
Ways to practice skills efficiently.
Five instructional Five instructional principles in CALLA-FLprinciples in CALLA-FL
Five instructional Five instructional principles in CALLA-FLprinciples in CALLA-FL
Recognize and build on students’ prior knowledge.
Provide meaningful learning tasks.
Engage in interactive teaching and learning.
Focus on learning processes and strategies.
Help students evaluate their own learning.
DEVELOPING DEVELOPING
METACOGNITIONMETACOGNITION
Model metacognitive awareness.
Ask students to describe their thinking processes.
Have students take responsibility for their own learning.
Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies
Planning Understand
the task Organize
materials Find resources
Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies
Monitoring
While working on a task: Check your progress on the task. Check your comprehension as
you use the language. Do you understand? If not, what is the problem?
Check your production as you use the language. Are you making sense? If not, what is the problem?
Social Learning Social Learning StrategiesStrategies
Cooperation: work with others to: complete tasks build confidence give and receive
feedback
Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies
Evaluation: after completing a task: Assess how well you
have accomplished the learning task.
Assess how well you have used learning strategies.
Decide how effective the strategies were.Identify changes you will make the next time you have a similar task to do.
Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies
Self-Management: Manage Your Own Learning Determine how you
learn best. Arrange conditions that
help you learn. Seek opportunities for
practice. Focus your attention on
the task.
Morning BreakMorning Break
See you in 15 minutes
Delving DeeperDelving Deeper
This section:
What are your own learning strategies?
Animal Mascots
How is a CALLA lesson organized?
Sample Lessons
Activity: What Are Your Own Activity: What Are Your Own
Learning Strategies? Learning Strategies?
Identify a challenge you have faced in the last two weeks.
Describe to a partner the strategies you used to meet the challenge.
What did you learn about your partner's strategies?
Making it ConcreteMaking it Concrete
Learning strategies instruction is sometimes difficult because we are talking about unseen processes in the learner’s mind.
The use of animal mascots or tools allow teachers to make the abstract concrete.
CALLA-FL’s Five-phase CALLA-FL’s Five-phase Lesson Structure Lesson Structure
Learn about the organization of the CALLA lesson.
PREPARATIONPREPARATION
PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
PRACTICEPRACTICE
SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION
EXPANSIONEXPANSION
CALLA’S FIVE PHASESCALLA’S FIVE PHASES
PREPARATIONPREPARATION
Identify objectives.Identify objectives.Elicit students’ prior Elicit students’ prior
knowledge.knowledge.Develop vocabulary. Develop vocabulary. Provide motivation.Provide motivation.
PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
Present new information in Present new information in varied ways.varied ways.
Model processes explicitly.Model processes explicitly.Explain learning strategies. Explain learning strategies. Discuss connections to students’ Discuss connections to students’
prior knowledge.prior knowledge.
PRACTICEPRACTICE
Use hands-on/inquiry-based Use hands-on/inquiry-based activities.activities.
Provide different cooperative Provide different cooperative learning structures.learning structures.
Use authentic content tasks.Use authentic content tasks.Ask students to use learning Ask students to use learning
strategies.strategies.
SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION
• Students discuss their own Students discuss their own learning.learning.
• Students keep learning Students keep learning journals.journals.
• Students assess their own Students assess their own strategy use.strategy use.
EXPANSIONEXPANSION
Students apply information to own lives.
Students make connections between content subjects and the target culture.
Students relate information to first language knowledge of content and culture.
Prepare
Present
Changes over time
Teacher Teacher ResponsibilityResponsibility
PracticePractice
Self-EvaluateSelf-Evaluate
ExpandExpand
Student Student ResponsibilityResponsibility
Teacher’s role in . .
PreparationActivate Background Knowledge
PresentationPresentationExplain
Model
PracticePrompt use of strategies
Give Feedback
Self- EvaluationAssess strategies
ExpansionSupport transfer
Apply
Students’ role in . .
PreparationAttend
PresentationParticipate
PracticeApply strategies with guidance
Self- EvaluationSelf-assess strategies
ExpansionUse strategies independently
Transfer strategies to new tasks
Lunch BreakLunch Break
Creating & Sharing Creating & Sharing Lessons Lessons
Afternoon section:
What are your own learning strategies?
Animal Mascots
How is a CALLA lesson organized?
Sample Lessons
Experience CALLAExperience CALLAAfternoon section:
Sample Lessons
Think-Aloud Practice
Activity Brainstorming
Lesson Planning & Feedback
Follow up Activities
Creating ActivitiesCreating ActivitiesIn groups: Use toys or tools to exemplify
strategies
Thinking AloudThinking AloudWhy?
Demonstration
Practice
WHY TEACH LEARNINGWHY TEACH LEARNING STRATEGIES?STRATEGIES?
Show students how to be better learners.
Build students’ self-efficacy. Increase student motivation for learning
Help students become reflective and critical thinkers.
TIPS ON TEACHING TIPS ON TEACHING
LEARNING STRATEGIESLEARNING STRATEGIES
Build on students’ current learning strategies.
Demonstrate how to use the learning strategy by modeling.
Give the strategy a name.Provide ample practice opportunities.
Create aCreate a
Learning Strategies LessonLearning Strategies LessonFind a group of teachers at a
similar level to yoursTake a standard slipApply that standard to your lessonWrite an outline on the handout
p.34Prepare to share with the
workshop
Follow Up Follow Up AssignmentsAssignments
Identify your students’ Identify your students’ strategiesstrategies
Share your experiences on Share your experiences on the blogthe blog
Share materials and Share materials and resources on blog or resources on blog or website (email me)website (email me)
EvaluationEvaluation
Please fill out the last page Please fill out the last page of your handout & return of your handout & return to the organizersto the organizers
CALLA-FL CALLA-FL Instruction Is...Instruction Is...
Learner-centeredLearner-centeredReflectiveReflectiveSupportiveSupportiveFocusedFocusedEnthusiasticEnthusiastic
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