Integrating Language Learning Strategies Instruction into a Standards-based Japanese-language Curriculum January 10, 2010 Presented by Jill Robbins, Ph.D.

Integrating Language Learning Strategies Integrating Language Learning Strategies

Instruction into a Instruction into a StandardsStandards-based Japanese--based Japanese-

language Curriculumlanguage Curriculum

January 10, 2010Presented by Jill Robbins, Ph.D.

Sponsored by:The Japan Foundation &

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages, George Mason University

Activity: Games We Activity: Games We PlayPlay

Spend some time with the toys as the workshop begins.

As you play the games or use the toys, please try to be aware of your thoughts.

If you feel comfortable doing so, talk about what you are doing in your L2 if you have a partner who knows it. Write your thoughts on the handout p.

Discussion of ActivityDiscussion of Activity

To 9:00

Thoughts on Play

Play is the work of children -Dr. Benjamin Spock

Play is a mirror of life - Friedrich Froebel -- inventor of kindergarten

Review of the Five CsReview of the Five Cs

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THE COGNITIVE ACADEMIC LANGUAGE LEARNING APPROACH (CALLA)

PURPOSE OF CALLAPURPOSE OF CALLA

Focus on learner.Focus on learner.

Improve academic language Improve academic language proficiency.proficiency.

Motivate with content topics.Motivate with content topics.

Teach learning strategies.Teach learning strategies.

CALLA-FL: The Cognitive Academic Language CALLA-FL: The Cognitive Academic Language

Learning Approach for Foreign Languages Learning Approach for Foreign Languages

COMPONENTS:COMPONENTS:AUTHENTIC CONTENT AUTHENTIC CONTENT SOCIAL & ACADEMIC SOCIAL & ACADEMIC

LANGUAGE LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIESLEARNING STRATEGIES

ACADEMIC CONTENTACADEMIC CONTENT

Aligned to curriculum standards.Aligned to curriculum standards. Linked to students’ prior Linked to students’ prior

experiential and cultural experiential and cultural knowledge.knowledge.

Taught through hands-on/inquiry-Taught through hands-on/inquiry-based/cooperative learning tasks.based/cooperative learning tasks.

ACADEMIC ACADEMIC LANGUAGELANGUAGE

Language development through Language development through content across all curriculum areas.content across all curriculum areas.

Vocabulary and discourse of content Vocabulary and discourse of content subjects and cultural topics. subjects and cultural topics.

Linked to students’ prior linguistic Linked to students’ prior linguistic knowledge.knowledge.

Development of language awareness.Development of language awareness.

ACADEMIC LEARNING ACADEMIC LEARNING

STRATEGIESSTRATEGIES

Thoughts and actions that assist learning tasks.

Ways to understand, remember, and recall information.

Ways to practice skills efficiently.

Five instructional Five instructional principles in CALLA-FLprinciples in CALLA-FL

Five instructional Five instructional principles in CALLA-FLprinciples in CALLA-FL

Recognize and build on students’ prior knowledge.

Provide meaningful learning tasks.

Engage in interactive teaching and learning.

Focus on learning processes and strategies.

Help students evaluate their own learning.

DEVELOPING DEVELOPING

METACOGNITIONMETACOGNITION

Model metacognitive awareness.

Ask students to describe their thinking processes.

Have students take responsibility for their own learning.

Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies

Planning Understand

the task Organize

materials Find resources

Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies

Monitoring

While working on a task: Check your progress on the task. Check your comprehension as

you use the language. Do you understand? If not, what is the problem?

Check your production as you use the language. Are you making sense? If not, what is the problem?

Social Learning Social Learning StrategiesStrategies

Cooperation: work with others to: complete tasks build confidence give and receive

feedback

Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies

Evaluation: after completing a task: Assess how well you

have accomplished the learning task.

Assess how well you have used learning strategies.

Decide how effective the strategies were.Identify changes you will make the next time you have a similar task to do.

Metacognitive Metacognitive StrategiesStrategies

Self-Management: Manage Your Own Learning Determine how you

learn best. Arrange conditions that

help you learn. Seek opportunities for

practice. Focus your attention on

the task.

Morning BreakMorning Break

See you in 15 minutes

Delving DeeperDelving Deeper

This section:

What are your own learning strategies?

Animal Mascots

How is a CALLA lesson organized?

Sample Lessons

Activity: What Are Your Own Activity: What Are Your Own

Learning Strategies? Learning Strategies?

Identify a challenge you have faced in the last two weeks.

Describe to a partner the strategies you used to meet the challenge.

 What did you learn about your partner's strategies?

Making it ConcreteMaking it Concrete

Learning strategies instruction is sometimes difficult because we are talking about unseen processes in the learner’s mind.

The use of animal mascots or tools allow teachers to make the abstract concrete.

CALLA-FL’s Five-phase CALLA-FL’s Five-phase Lesson Structure Lesson Structure

Learn about the organization of the CALLA lesson.

PREPARATIONPREPARATION

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

PRACTICEPRACTICE

SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION

EXPANSIONEXPANSION

CALLA’S FIVE PHASESCALLA’S FIVE PHASES

PREPARATIONPREPARATION

Identify objectives.Identify objectives.Elicit students’ prior Elicit students’ prior

knowledge.knowledge.Develop vocabulary. Develop vocabulary. Provide motivation.Provide motivation.

PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION

Present new information in Present new information in varied ways.varied ways.

Model processes explicitly.Model processes explicitly.Explain learning strategies. Explain learning strategies. Discuss connections to students’ Discuss connections to students’

prior knowledge.prior knowledge.

PRACTICEPRACTICE

Use hands-on/inquiry-based Use hands-on/inquiry-based activities.activities.

Provide different cooperative Provide different cooperative learning structures.learning structures.

Use authentic content tasks.Use authentic content tasks.Ask students to use learning Ask students to use learning

strategies.strategies.

SELF-EVALUATIONSELF-EVALUATION

• Students discuss their own Students discuss their own learning.learning.

• Students keep learning Students keep learning journals.journals.

• Students assess their own Students assess their own strategy use.strategy use.

EXPANSIONEXPANSION

Students apply information to own lives.

Students make connections between content subjects and the target culture.

Students relate information to first language knowledge of content and culture.

Prepare

Present

Changes over time

Teacher Teacher ResponsibilityResponsibility

PracticePractice

Self-EvaluateSelf-Evaluate

ExpandExpand

Student Student ResponsibilityResponsibility

Teacher’s role in . .

PreparationActivate Background Knowledge

PresentationPresentationExplain

Model

PracticePrompt use of strategies

Give Feedback

Self- EvaluationAssess strategies

ExpansionSupport transfer

Apply

Students’ role in . .

PreparationAttend

PresentationParticipate

PracticeApply strategies with guidance

Self- EvaluationSelf-assess strategies

ExpansionUse strategies independently

Transfer strategies to new tasks

Lunch BreakLunch Break

Creating & Sharing Creating & Sharing Lessons Lessons

Afternoon section:

What are your own learning strategies?

Animal Mascots

How is a CALLA lesson organized?

Sample Lessons

Experience CALLAExperience CALLAAfternoon section:

Sample Lessons

Think-Aloud Practice

Activity Brainstorming

Lesson Planning & Feedback

Follow up Activities

Creating ActivitiesCreating ActivitiesIn groups: Use toys or tools to exemplify

strategies

Thinking AloudThinking AloudWhy?

Demonstration

Practice

WHY TEACH LEARNINGWHY TEACH LEARNING STRATEGIES?STRATEGIES?

Show students how to be better learners.

Build students’ self-efficacy. Increase student motivation for learning

Help students become reflective and critical thinkers.

TIPS ON TEACHING TIPS ON TEACHING

LEARNING STRATEGIESLEARNING STRATEGIES

Build on students’ current learning strategies.

Demonstrate how to use the learning strategy by modeling.

Give the strategy a name.Provide ample practice opportunities.

Create aCreate a

Learning Strategies LessonLearning Strategies LessonFind a group of teachers at a

similar level to yoursTake a standard slipApply that standard to your lessonWrite an outline on the handout

p.34Prepare to share with the

workshop

Follow Up Follow Up AssignmentsAssignments

Identify your students’ Identify your students’ strategiesstrategies

Share your experiences on Share your experiences on the blogthe blog

Share materials and Share materials and resources on blog or resources on blog or website (email me)website (email me)

EvaluationEvaluation

Please fill out the last page Please fill out the last page of your handout & return of your handout & return to the organizersto the organizers

CALLA-FL CALLA-FL Instruction Is...Instruction Is...

Learner-centeredLearner-centeredReflectiveReflectiveSupportiveSupportiveFocusedFocusedEnthusiasticEnthusiastic