Understanding Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and Language Learning Strategies
This week’s focus is on Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and its application in teaching English for specific purposes. We will explore critical components such as the Whole Language Approach, scaffolding, and the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP). Students will engage in true/false quizzes that assess their understanding of these concepts. Additionally, learners will reflect on their own preferences as potential CBI instructors. The session will also compare different instructional methods, emphasizing how to choose effective strategies for language teaching.
Understanding Content-Based Instruction (CBI) and Language Learning Strategies
E N D
Presentation Transcript
GSE Materials and Methods Week 10
Cbi Quiz • (English) “language for specific purposes” includes teaching English for a specific job field or academic discipline (T/F) • In CBI, teachers want students to only master the English language. (T/F) • The Whole Language Approach is a top-down, meaning over form, method of treating a language holistically. (T/F) • Graphic organizers are a kind of journal students write to express their feelings. (T/F) • Scaffolding of the language lesson is not done in CBI. (T/F) Bonus: If you could be a CBI instructor, which subject would you want to teach using English as the medium of instruction?
Types of Specialized Language Courses • English for specific purposes • For a specific technical field (pilots, restaurant workers, etc.) • English for academic purposes • Learning the English, study skills, note-taking skills, etc. necessary for academic success in a K-12 school or college • Competency-based instruction • Survival English skills for adults (filling out a job application, etc.)
Sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) • There are 30 criteria for SIOP, which are arranged under: • Lesson preparation • Building Background knowledge • Comprehensible Input • Strategies • Interaction • Practice and Application • Lesson Delivery • Review and Assessment
Pretend you are planning your own cbi class • Pick your content objective(s) • Pick your language objective(s) • Look through the 30 criteria and think about what you would do
CBI, TBL, PA & CL Comparing the next three methods +1 innovation to language learning (CL)
3 methods + 1 innovation • We will look at the next three side by side and compare them • I hope this will help you as your decide which techniques to include in your essay • The next three quizzes questions will be taken from this sheet