I. Content
II. Content-Based Models
III. Immersion Models
IV. Content-Enriched Foreign Language in Elementary School
V. Theme-Based Model
VI. Sheltered Model
VII. Adjunct Model
VIII. Strategies for content instruction
2. Grammatical
structures of the
target language
Grammatical
structure,
vocabulary, or
sound patterns in
dialog form
Communicative
purpose of for
which speakers
use
second/foreign
language
3. Content-Based Models
the use of subject matter for
second/foreign language teaching
Content Based Instruction (CBI) is an
approach to second language teaching
based on content/information that
students will aquire.
Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES)
Traveling language teachers met with elementary school children for instruction in the FL.
Focus on formal study of the FL and were often criticized for their failure to produce functional users of the FL.
Teachers find points of coincidence with the standard school curriculum which can be paired with the objectives of the foreign language.
Classes are often composed of students with diverse language backgrounds or interests whose common goal is to attend college or university in an English speaking country.
The goal of the teacher is to select topics suitable for heterogeneous class of international students wh nee to improve their academic skills (EAP) skills.
Teachers select themes from which content is built
Usage:
U.S. Elelentary schools
University language institutes (diverse language backgrounds
students may be beneath the proficiency level of native speakers
Integration with native speakers may cause anxiety
Reasoning : content language will be comprehensible