Language

Culture

Content

Integration of Language, Culture, and Content STARTALK 2009Dr. Wafa Hassan

MSU

Involves teaching a curricular subject through the medium of a target language. The learner is gaining new knowledge about the subject while encountering, using and learning the foreign language

Content Language Learning

In order to attain advanced level of language ability, we have to think about:

Language and knowing, language only is not enough

Languaged based knowing* Globalized environment and the need for specialists

in other languages Professional work around the globe and its demand

for multilingual teams to work together

* Ideas from Heidi Byrnes last presentation GTU.

Thoughts from Recent Language Learning Research Trends

Builds intercultural knowledge and understanding Improves language competence and oral

communications Provides opportunities to study content through

different perspectives Allows learners more contact with the target

language Increases learners’ motivation and confidence in

using the target language

Content and Language Teaching

Content-Based Language Curriculum and the 5Cs

Integration of Language, Culture, Content Effective Curriculum Design

• communication• cognitive

Language

• comparison• authentic

Culture • connection• Knowledge

Content

Elements of Culture

ArtMusicLiteratureFolkloreartifacts

BeliefsValues

HabitsFoodLeisureDanceCustomsweddings

Content -Based Language InstructionTeachers use instructional materials, learning

tasks, and classroom techniques from academic content areas as the vehicle for developing

Language Content Cognitive

Study skills Culture

Content-Language & Culture Examples

From MSU STARTALK Summer 2009Learning Arabic and Making Connections

The Third C

Social Studies Science

World Language Applications – Standard 3

Objectives and Examples

Students Connect with other Disciplines Knowledge:

Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the world language Point of View:

Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its cultures.

Connections to ArabicLanguage and Culture

Geography History Immigration Economics Flags Currency Foods Celebrations

Cultures Energy Lifestyles Ecosystems Transportation Politics Governments Religions

How to make Social Studies Relevant

Personalized Experiences Authentic Experiences Hands-on Experiences Participatory Activities Higher Order Thinking Activities Instruction that relates Abstract to Concrete

Social Studies

Content Strands: History, Geography, Economics, Civics, and

Public Discourse

Skills: Research Methodology Primary Resources Artifacts and Authentic Materials

History Standards

US History – Immigration & Emigration

Analyze the major changes in communication, transportation, demography, and urban centers, including the location and the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, in last half of the 19th century.

History Standards

US History – Local Communities

Use historical thinking to understand the past.

Construct a historical narrative about the history of the local community from a variety of sources (e.g., data gathered from local residents, artifacts, photographs).

Geography Standards

World Geography - Cultural Mosaic

Describe the characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaic.

Identify and explain examples of cultural diffusion (e.g., the spread of sports, music, architecture, technology, languages, etc.).

History Standards - Research

Living and Working Together - Use historical thinking to understand the past.

Use historical records and artifacts (e.g., photos, diaries, oral histories, videos) to draw conclusions about family/school life in the past.

Compare life today with life in the past using the criteria of family, school, jobs, or communication.

Engage Students in Authentic Experiences Field Trip

Arab American National Museum

Arab-American Experience

Students Using Arabic Language as it connects to their own experiences

Group ActivityUnit Design

Integration Science, Language and, Culture

Create a unit on Astronomy and Arabs. You can use these topics as part of your unit

Solar System Eclipses Sun & Moon Seasons Lunar Calendar

Objectives:content – cultural – language

Standards Time Frame Materials Needed Pre and post tasks Assessment

Content-Base Language Unit Outline

Open Discussion