l ls parent ppt
TRANSCRIPT
Lori Langer de Ramirez, Ed. D.Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives
The Dalton School, New York
21st Century Skills
Communicating and collaborating with
teams of people across cultural, geographic and
language boundaries
FL Standards (ACTFL)
Cultures Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures
Connections Connect with other disciplines and acquire information
ComparisonsDevelop insight into the nature of language and culture
Communities Participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world
Communication Communicate in languages other than your own
Excellent language teaching and learning involves...
Grammar and vocabulary in context rather than learning verbs and vocabulary from isolated lists.
Why? Some benefits...
greater cognitive flexibility
better problem-solving
higher-order thinking
skills
Excellent language teaching and learning involves...
Connections to other disciplines reinforce what students are already learning; rather than lessons based on topics that are irrelevant to students.
More benefits...
Research has shown that math and verbal SAT scores climb higher with each additional
year of language study.
Excellent languageteaching and learning involves...
Incorporation of culture in all lessons; rather than language separate from its cultural context
More benefits...
Knowledge of other cultures helps create more empathetic, skillful and responsible global citizens.
The Importance of Mother Tongue
It is VERY important for students to continue to read, write, speak and understand their home language. If your child is able to read
and write in your language, there will be better success in learning these skills in English !
With one wheel (one language), you can go from place to place.
With one big and one small wheel (one good and one not so good language) you can go farther and faster.
With two equal-sized wheels (two strong languages) you can comfortably go anywhere you want!
Balanced Bilingualism
(images courtesy of Jim Cummins)
Third-culture kids
“A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside their parents’ culture. The third culture kid builds relationships to all the cultures, while not having full ownership in any. Although elements from each culture are assimilated into the third culture kid’s life experience, the sense of belonging is in relationship to others of the same background, other TCKs.”
How parents can be supportive
Courtesy of International School of Bangkok
Investigate… information
Investigate… resourcesDelicious.com/miscositas
Communicate… Ask about
language classes Encourage real-
world use of TL Seek out a broad
range of conversation partners
Connect with ISM teachers
Celebrate!