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Teaching LearningStrategies and Academic
LanguageAnna Uhl Chamot
Jill Robbins
Second Language Learning ConsultantsSecond Language Learning Consultants
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Teaching Academic Language
1. Identify student needs
2. Provide comprehensibletexts3. Expect authentic and
appropriate studentproducts
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1. AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE NEEDS OF ENG LI SH LEAR NE R S
D evelop academic vocabulary.Understand and use correct grammatical
structures and appropriate discourse.Read to acquire new information.Understand information presentedorally.Participate in classroom discussions.Write to communicate their knowledgeand ideas.
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2 . AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE T EX T S
Literature genres: stories, novels,poetry, biography.
Informational texts: articles,essays, textbooks.Oral texts: teacher, speakers,students, video, TV, film, liveperformance.Personal texts: journals, e-mails,instant messages, letters.
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3 . AC ADEMIC LANG U AGE PRO D UCT S
o Book reports, essays, stories, poetry,biographies.
o Science lab reports.o Math problem explanations.o Social Studies research reports.o Personal experience stories.o Constructed answers to demonstratecomprehension.
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T HE T EAC HE R S ROLE
Model academic language.Practice literacy acr oss thecurriculum.Teach language awareness.Devel op students metac ognition.Teach learning strategies.
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LANG U AGE AWA R ENESS AND U SE
F ocus on language forms.Identify language registers.
Practice language functions.Differentiate between discoursestyles.Use language for critical thinking.Gain insight into own L1 and L2.
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T H I NK I NG AB OUT T H I NK I NG:
A MO DE L OF ME T ACO GN ITIO N Declarative
Knowledge:
Self KnowledgeWorldKnowledge
Task KnowledgeStrategyKnowledge
ProceduralKnowledge:
PlanningMonitoring/Identifying
ProblemsEvaluating
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WHAT AR E LEAR N I NG S TR AT EG I ES?
Thoughts and acti ons that assistlearning tasks.
W ays t o understand, remem ber,and reca ll informati on.W ays t o practice ski lls efficient l y.
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WHAT D O ES T HE R ESEARC H SAY?
All second language learners usestrategies - BUT
Good language learners use morevaried strategies and use them moreflexibly.F requent use of learning strategies iscorrelated to higher self-efficacy.
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MOR E R ESEARC H FI ND I NGS
Strategy instruction improves
academic performance.Instruction needs to be explicit.Students need to developmetacognition.Transfer is difficult.Language of instruction matters.
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LANG U AGE OF I NS TRUCTIO N
Use native language if possible.Name strategies in English.
Teach English vocabulary andstructures needed to discussstrategies.Be patient! Strategies take time!
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WHY T EAC H LEAR N I NG
S TR AT EG I ES? Show students how to be betterlearners.Build students self-efficacy.Increase student motivation forlearning.
Help students become reflectiveand critical thinkers.
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TIPS O N T EAC H I NG
LEAR N I NG S TR AT EG I ES Build on students current learning
strategies.
Demonstrate how to use thelearning strategy by modeling.Give the strategy a name.
Provide ample practiceopportunities.
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C ALLA Model for Teaching Academic Language, Co ntent, & Learning Strategies
PREP ARA ONPREP ARA ON
PRESE N A ONPRESE N A ON
PRAC CEPRAC CE
SELSEL -- EV ALU A ONEV ALU A ON
EXP ANSI ONEXP ANSI ON
CALLACALLA S IVE PH ASESS IVE PH ASES
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Metacognitive Strategies
Planning Understand the
task Organizemateria ls
Find res ources
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Metacognitive Strategies
Monitoring:While working on a task:
Check y our pr ogress on the task.Check y our c omprehensi on as youuse the language. Do youunderstand? If n ot, what is theproblem?Check y our pr oducti on as you usethe language. Are y ou makingsense? If n ot, what is the pr oblem?
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Social LearningStrategies
Cooperati on: workwith others t o:
complete tasksbuild confidencegive and receive
feed back
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Metacognitive Strategies
Evaluati on: aftercompleting a task:
Assess h ow well you haveaccomplished thelearning task.Assess h ow well
you have usedlearningstrategies.
Decide h ow effective the
strategies were.Identify changes y ou will make the next time y ou have asimilar task t o do.
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Metacognitive StrategiesSe lf-Management:
Manage Your OwnLearning
Determine h ow youlearn best. Arrange c onditi ons
that he lp you learn. Seek opportunities
f or practice. F ocus yourattenti on on thetask.
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CALLA Instructi on Is...
Learner-centeredReflectiveSupportiveF ocusedEnthusiastic