Plurilingual competences and early foreign language ... · Integrated didactic approach: why? •...

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…