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Plurilingualcompetencesandearlyforeignlanguagelearning–
integrateddidactics(Primary2)Principles andsnapshots from the
classroom practice
AnnaMariaCurci, LENDRoma
Integrateddidacticapproach:why?• Ithelpslearnerstoestablishlinksbetweenalimitednumberoflanguages– thosewhicharetaughtwithintheschoolcurriculum
• Usingthefirstlanguage(orthelanguageofeducation)asaspringboardtomakeiteasiertoacquireafirstforeignlanguage.
• Usingthesetwolanguagesasthebasisforlearningasecondforeignlanguage(mutualsupportbetweenlanguages,alsofromthe“new”languagestothelanguagesalreadyknown).(FREPA,p.6)
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:1
• Cognitiveteachingandlearning:comparinglanguagesandspeakingofthem.Snapshots:– Comparingsounds– Comparingvocabulary(“Vestiarioplurilingue”)– Comparinggrammarstructures(“Lingueaconfronto”)
Comparinglanguagesandspeakingofthem:anothersnapshot
…onemoresnapshot
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:2
• Focusoncomprehension.Fromcomprehensiontoproduction– Recognizingandevaluatinglanguageaffinities
– Developingandenhancingcomprehensionstrategies
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:3
• Content-and-language-integratedteachingandlearning.Snapshots:
• Workshop“Eatinganddrinkinghealthy”
• http://carap.ecml.at/Portals/11/NTForums_Attach/LAB_CorrettaAlimentazione.pdf
• Acqua,l’eau,water,Wasser
• DerFaktor“Wasser”amBeispieldesÖkosystemsTiber
• AmUferderKulturen/Sullerivedelleciviltà
• HochrenaissanceinRom:VillaFarnesina
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:4
Text– orientedapproach- Everypossiblekindoftext– readingandlisteningtexts,pictures,videos,websites
- Parallel texts
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:5
• Savingtimeandenergy.Learningtolearnefficiently.Snapshots:
• Pictorialdictionary
Integrateddidacticapproach:how?Someprinciples:6
• Makingstudentsactive.Snapshot1:Theyusetheknowledgeandtheskillsalreadymasteredinonelanguageinactivitiesofcomprehension/productioninanotherlanguage(FREPA,S5)
Snapshot2:theycompare,theyfindout,theyreflectuponwhattheyaredoing,theyplanandworktogether,theydiscoverevenmoreabouttheirownlanguage/culturebycarryingoutpluralisticactivities…
…theyhaveself-confidenceandfeelatease,because…