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ELP practice

Based on reports by Austrian pilot teachers

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Motivation through the ELP

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Introducing the ELP – Language learning history• „ Language portraits“

What languages belong to you? Colour them.

• Map of EuropeWhere were you born? Where

were your parents born?

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Tips for language learning: „10 mots de la semaine“

• Extending vocabulary, e.g. during a language week

Stay in Evreux 2003– „ My sheet of new words“

Stay in Strasbourg 2006– „Les expressions typiques“

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Evreux (4th grade, lower sec.) / Strasbourg (8th grade, upper sec.)

• On y va? • Un avion• Une fontaine• Le bouchon• La grève• Des lunettes• Des ciseaux• Une barbe• Un gilet• Elle ne comprend pas.

• L‘ordre du jour• La réunion• Donner la parole• Revenir à ses moutons• La participation• L‘hémicycle• La brasserie• L‘houblon• Le tanneur• La choucroute

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Addressing plurilingualism

1. Working with the ELP-logo: Dialogue “Euro – Pa“

2. Comparing languages: European Day of Languages, 26th of September

Topic: “ I love you“

3. Project: “Numbers“

“The number 7 in in different languages“

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Plurilingualism - 1 Dialogue Euro- Pa (4th grade)

Euro: Hallo!Pa: Salut!Euro: Wie heißt du?Pa: Je m‘appelle Pa. Et toi?Euro: I bin da Euro.Pa: Où est-ce que tu habites?Euro: En Budapestbe lakok.Pa: Ik finchr allog. Ti amo.Euro: Really, have you many friends?Pa: Non!Euro: Kumm, dua ma uns zsamm!Pa: Oui, und now we are Europa!

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Plurilingualism - 2 „I love you“ (5th grade)

• Project “ European Day of Languages“ 26th September:

• Teacher suggests: Comparison of typical phrases, such as „Good morning, how are you?“

• Reaction:Boring!!!!!• Class suggests:

Je t‘aime

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Plurilingualism - 3 Number project (3rd grade)

Starting point: 8 different languages in the class

• Learning the numbers 1 – 10 • Pronouncing the numbers • Recognizing different groups

of langauges• Chanting in groups• Creating a poster with

favourite number• Rhythmic performance as a

cantata (cross-curricular activity with music)

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Learning self-assessment

1. Dealing with checklists: What do descriptors mean?

2. Working with reflexion forms

3. Working with the dossier

4. „Study buddies“

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Self-assessment 1 What descriptors mean

• Recognizing (partial) skills: „Spoken interaction“ A 1 (3rd grade)Descriptor: I can ask and answer simple questions.

Designing tasks (group work):Task (role play)A Your friend takes a boy/a girl whom you don‘t know to the cinema and you would like to get to know him/her. Ask him/her questions. B You are introduced to a boy/a girl, who would like to get to know you. Answer his/her questions.

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Self-assessment 1 - What descriptors mean

“ Spoken interaction“ A 2 (3rd grade)Descriptor: I can ask the way and

explain it using a map.Task (role play)

A You are standing in the pedestrian area in front of a school and looking for the way to the station. Ask a pupil.

B In the pedestrian area in front of your school somebody asks you the way to the station. Explain the way.

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Self-assessment 2 - Reflexion formsELP 15+: After a test„Reflexion form for a (test) paper 2/2“:

What this paper tells me about my competence and my progress:

How do I know:

Learning strategies and study skills I have used:

Time I invested:

What I have learned:

My plans for my next test paper:

What I liked doing, why I liked doing it:

What I did not like doing, why I did not like doing it:

Comment:

Comment on the paper at a later point of time (date: )

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Self-assessment 3 - Working with the dossier

• Educating pupils to take charge of their own learning!

• Written papers:drafts, edited (corrected) pieces, creative lingusitic attempts …

• Pair work, group work• Index of audio- and video files• Reflexions and feedback of own

work, of the learning process, of pluricultural experiences

• Certificates

Award bonus points only!

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Self-assessment - peer assessment 4 - “Study buddies“

• Establishing study buddies/study groups to– monitor work and give

feedback– share ideas for editing– check learning goals (e.g.

before tests)

• Dialogue groups (2 speakers, 1 observer)

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Evaluation of ELP work

I enjoyed working with the ELP. You often pointed out mistakes to me. I think this is one of the best ways to make progress.(4th grade)

„My idiolect consists of the following languages: German, also dialect, English, French and Latin. In addition to this judo and riding language, as well as a few Italian words. I am proud of speaking so many languages. (7th grade)

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Thank you for your attention!

Mag. Margarete Nezbeda

margarete.nezbeda@chello.at

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