GRDG626: Language, Literacy, and Diversity Multilingual Learners Dr. Gloria E. Jacobs

Agenda Sharing Small Group Discussion Student Lead Discussion Break Minilecture on ELL Next Week Start work on classroom analysis

Sharing The Linguistic Genius of Babies

Think/Pair/Share What do you remember from previous coursework about how people acquire language?

Small Group Discussion Random groups After free discussion, prepare to lead a whole group discussion by creating one substantive, open ended question to pose to the class.

Break

Video The Complicated Relationship between Spanish and the United States

Minilecture Issues in bilingual education Strengths and needs of multilingual learners Instructional strategies

Next Week:Using Linguistic Analysis to Inform Instruction Adger, C.T., Wolfram, W., & Christian, D. (2007). Dialects in Schools and Communities. Chapters 1 and 2 (wiki) Freeman, D. & Freeman, Y. (2004). Essential Linguistics: What You Need to Know to Teach Reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, and Grammar. Chapter 3 English Phonology (wiki) NPR Interview with William Labov Writing Due: Classroom Interaction Analysis

Classroom Analysis See Syllabus Questions? Workshop time

Teaching Multilingual Learners adapted from Educating English Language Learners by NCLR G. Jacobs, Ph.D.

Issues Additive versus Subtractive multilingualism Multiple languages, backgrounds, experience with language and literacy English Language Learner Limited English Proficiency English as a New Language English as a Second Language Bilingual Multilingual

Acquiring an Additional Language A new language represents a new culture and a new way of thinking, feeling, acting.

Acquisition versus Learning Krashen Acquisition v learning Fluency acquired through meaningful exposure not study of grammar and rules Focus on receptive language

Expressive & Receptive Language Ellis & Yedlin Language input must be adjusted in response to learner’s proficiency, prior knowledge, interests Draw learner’s attention to linguistic features Expressive language just as important as receptive language

Importance of Social Interaction Swain Learners must pay attention to language structures Importance of social interaction Wong-Fillmore Interact with fluent speakers Direct feedback

Interacting with English Language Learners Chaudron, Ellis & Goldenberg Adjust speech to learner’s comprehension Ask questions Paraphrase Clarify

Balance between acquisition and learning Acquisition without learning explicit rules may result in “fossilization” of errors (Wong-Fillmore & Snow) Learning without acquisition may result in halting, awkward speech (or silencing) (Krashen)

Role of Emotions Krashen’s Affective Filter Learning and acquisition cannot occur if negative emotional states block input into the brain Boredom Anxiety Disinterest

What Learners Need Provide learners with opportunities to Listen Interact Speak in a nonthreatening environment Acknowledgement and use of student’s home language and world knowledge (Dutro & Moran) Build on students’ prior knowledge of language and content Create meaningful contexts for functional use of language Provide comprehensible input and model forms of language in a variety of ways Establish a positive environment for feedback Reflect on the forms on language and process of learning

What Transfers from 1 Language to Another (Diaz-Rico & Weed) Print has meaning Various purposes of reading and writing Concepts of print Book orientation Directionality Letter/symbols represent sounds Word are composed of letters Knowledge of text structure Semantic and syntactic knowledge Use of cues to predict meaning Reading strategies Identity as a literate person

Stages of Language Proficiency  Entering – pictoral representations, words & phrases  Beginnning – General language, phrases & short sentences, oral & written language contain phonological, syntactic, semantic errors that impede understanding  Developing – General and some specific content area language, expanded sentences, errors may impede understanding  Expanding – specific and technical content language, variety of sentence lengths of varying complexity, minimal errors that do not impede understanding  Bridging – technical language of the content area, vareity of sentence lengths, varying complexity, multiple paragraphs, errors similar to those of native speakers

Culturally Responsive Teaching Positive perspective on parents and families Communicate High Expectations Learning with context of culture Student centered instruction Culturally-mediated instruction Reshape curriculum Teacher as facilitator

Basic Sequence of Instruction Provide a meaningful experience Record the experience Model the expectations Group students with other learners Pairs & small groups Consider cultural differences in context Monitor and support comprehension Elaborate on short answers

Specific Strategies Instructional conversations Students & teacher pick a topic to discuss Teacher acts as facilitator Dialogue journals Learning logs Literature circles Pattern books and repetitive songs Language Experience Approach Graphic organizers Mixer (one sentence /sticky note, students organize into a paragraph) Dictoglos Book buddies Detective Inferences, Evidence, What Actually Happened Draw then write Letter writing