Culture, Content, and Language in the K-8 Classroom

2. Culture, Content, and Languagein the K-8 Classroom Carol Ann Dahlberg

3. Cultures and Languages Across the CurriculumUniversity of IowaNovember 6, 2005 Dr. Carol Ann Dahlberg Professor emerita in Education Concordia College, Moorhead, MN cadahlbe@cord.edu

7. Insights about Immersion(ca. 1983) • Immersion classes are “just class” • Immersion classes are “just class!” Where’s the Culture?

8. Content Emphasis at K-6/8 • Immersion research and program success • Rationale for including foreign languages in the crowded K-6 day • Pressure of other cross-curriculum emphases: HOTS, global education, multicultural education…

9. Where’s the Culture?

10. Challenges to Culture Teaching • Content focus soaks up time and effort • Many teachers lack experience with the culture • Lack of age-appropriate materials in the target language

11. Popular “Culture-Free” Strategies • TPR--Total Physical Response James Asher • TPRS--TPR Storytelling (now Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) Blaine Ray

13. A Framework for Curriculum Development for FLES Programs(Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools)

14. a a a Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Developmental Level Developmental Level Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

15. a a a Theme Thematic Center Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Developmental Level Developmental Level Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

16. a a a Theme Thematic Center Final Assessment Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Standards Outcomes Developmental Level Developmental Level Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

17. a a a Theme Standards Thematic Center Outcomes Final Assessment Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Developmental Level Developmental Level Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

18. a a a Thematic Center Language in Use SubjectContent Culture Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Developmental Level Developmental Level Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

19. Language Subject in Content Use Culture

23. Perspectives Practices Products

25. Language Subject in Content Use Culture

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27. Thematic Center Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Assessments Grammatical Structures Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Activities Language in Use SubjectContent Developmental Level Developmental Level Vocabulary Culture Learning Style Learning Style Instructional Materials Experiential Background Experiential Background Classroom Setting

28. Thematic Center Assessments Assessments Grammatical Structures Grammatical Structures Activities Activities Language in Use SubjectContent Vocabulary Vocabulary Culture Instructional Materials Instructional Materials Classroom Setting Classroom Setting

29. Thematic Center Assessments Grammatical Structures Activities Culture SubjectContent Vocabulary Language in Use Instructional Materials Classroom Setting

30. Thematic Center SubjectContent Culture Language in Use Assessments Grammatical Structures Activities Vocabulary Instructional Materials Classroom Setting

31. Thematic Center Assessments Grammatical Structures Activities Language in Use SubjectContent Vocabulary Culture Instructional Materials Classroom Setting

32. Thematic Center Assessments Grammatical Structures Theme Standards Activities Thematic Center Outcomes Final Vocabulary Assessment Instructional Materials Classroom Setting Teacher Characteristics Teacher Characteristics Learner Characteristics Learner Characteristics Language in Use SubjectContent Developmental Level Developmental Level Culture Learning Style Learning Style Experiential Background Experiential Background

34. Language Subject in Content Use Comparisons Comparisons Connections Communication Cultures Culture

35. Communities Communities Connections Communication Cultures

36. Theme Standards Outcomes Thematic Center Final Assessment Comparisons Connections Communication Communities Cultures

38. Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century

39. Communication Cultures Communities Comparisons Connections

40. NAEP Assessment Framework for 2004

41. Wisconsin DPI, 2002

43. Cultural Symbols • flags, insignia related to children’s interests • significant national or geographic monuments • good and bad luck symbols • symbolic meanings of animals • heroes of history or myth

44. Cultural Symbols • symbols (and products) associated with holidays

45. Cultural Products • traditional children’s songs, rhymes, and games • currency, coins, stamps, and other realia • traditional stories and legends • examples of folk arts

46. Cultural Products • important characters, events, and themes from folk literature • significant examples of the musical arts (artists, composers) • traditional and holiday foods • significant examples of the visual arts (and artists)

48. Cultural Practices • forms of greeting • celebration of holidays • use of gestures • meals and eating practices • patterns of politeness • children’s games • “sightseeing” trips in the country

49. Cultural Practices • proximity • types of and attitudes toward pets • how children and families move from place to place • shopping • favorite playtime, recreation activities • home and school life

50. T h r ough l e ar n i ng a bout cu lt u r e w e le a r n t o l e r an c e f or o t h e r s . T h r ough l e ar n i ng l ang u age w e le a r n abou t c u lt u r e . appreciation for others