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- 1. Using Cognates to Increase History Vocabulary and Comprehension California Council for Social Studies Conference 2012 Dr. Margarita Jimenez-Silva Arizona State University Ruth Luevanos Pacoima Middle School
- 2. What are cognates? Words in two languages that share meaning, spelling, and pronunciation. Power of using cognates to transfer vocabulary from the primary language to English Cognates promote comprehension for students whose native language has a Latin base, such as Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian Up to 40% of English words have a related Spanish word Helps identify patterns: suffix –mente/English -ly Beware false cognates
- 4. No recipe, but… Concordia University U.C. Irvine George Washington University Occidental College Harvard University U.C. Berkeley
- 5. It was tough in school… Era of Busing 2 cultures, Low and 2 worlds expectations Desegregation Falling through the cracks Just wanting to fit in
- 6. Identifying Cognates Listof essential concepts and values in U.S. Democracy taken from Social Studies for the Elementary and Middle Grades Which of these words do you believe may be cognates?
- 7. Essential Concepts and Values in U.S. Democracy Amendment Decision making International Pluralism decisión internacional pluralismo Authority Democracy Justice/fairness Politician autoridad democracia justicia político Bill of Rights Diversity Law making Power diversidad poder Changing laws Due process Law/rule Privacy proceso regla privacia Citizenship Equality Leadership Representative ciudadanía igualdad liderazgo democracy Democracia representativa Civil servant Freedom Loyalty Respect for the Sirviente civil Lealtad individual Respeto por el individuo Civil society Government Majority Rule of law Sociedad civil govierno mayoría Compromise Honesty Minority Security (compromiso) honestidad minoría seguridad False cognate Conflict Human dignity Nation Self-discipline conflicto Dignidad humana nación diciplina Conflict resolution Human rights Open-mindedness Social responsibility Resolución de Humanos Resposabilidad social conflicto Consensus Influence Order Tolerance influencia orden tolerancia Constitution Interdependence Participation viewpoint constitución interdependencia participación
- 8. Identifying Cognates 35 cognates or partial cognates of a total of 48 terms or concepts This translates to a total of 73% 1 False Cognate: Compromise Note: Check with fluent native speakers!
- 9. Classroom Application For example: justification/ justificación. Underline the Latin/Spanish root word, then brainstorm other related words like just, justify, justice Create a visual that helps them remember this word and use it in a sentence or essay to reinforce it Other cognates I have used in the classroom: rectificación, relación, consternación, implicación, clima, civilización, consul, plaza, villa, caúsa, conclusion, mutilación, anticipación, conquistador, geografía, movimiento, región.
- 10. Key Test Spanish Vocabulary Cognate Raising ELL Test Analyze analizar Scores Compare comparar Many experts agree that Contrast constrastar one of the keys and hurdles Define definir to raising test scores is lack of vocabulary. Evaluate evaluar 11 of the 15 most common words used in social studies Identify identificar standardized test questions are cognates Illustrate ilustrar Beware false cognates like Interpret interpretar discuss and summarize. Some cognates have Justify justificar evolved, like location. sequence sequencia synthesize sintetizar
- 11. Extension of Cognates Lesson Have students create visuals of cognates to help them with the transition between Spanish and English. Have them include examples. Have parents create visuals of cognates to help reinforce their meaning. Have parents come up with examples of the use of cognates so that they can reinforce these concepts at home.
- 12. On-line Resources http://www.latinamericalinks.com/spanish _cognates.htm http://www.language-learning- advisor.com/learn-spanish-cognates.html http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/ vocabulary/falsosamigos.html http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howt oarticles/a-test-takers-vocabulary-for- social-studies
- 13. In conclusion…. You can use cognates with ELL’s and parents of ELL’s to help increase vocabulary and comprehension. Margarita.Jimenez-Silva @asu.edu raluevanos@sbcglobal.net Thank you!