Minimal development of communicative and oral language skills
Audiolingual
drills/repitition
focus on grammar
focus on producing correct forms
teacher centered
Communicative
The Natural Way
comprehensible input
not as focused on content based instruction
influenced by Krashen's monitor hypothesis
comprehension precedes production
"provide low stress environment to encourage production" (Hererra and Murphy p.201)
Integrated Content Based
content and language integration
"integrate language and content objectives
into the same lesson" (Hererra and Murphy,
p. 204)
building background before instruction
use authentic activities
learning centers
formative and summative assessment
cognitively engage students
provide visual support
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol
Scaffolding
Use realia
Hands on activities
Guarded Vocabulary
"the teachers conscious
control of his or her language
in the classroom" (Hererra and
Murphy p. 265)
Cooperative learning
students working together in groups/pairs
goal is to provide a language-rich environment
student centered
Cognitive
Calla (Cognitive Academic Language
Learning Approach)
-focuses on "strengthening curriculum, instruction, and teacher expertise
throughout the entire period that ELLs are developing academic competence in
English" ( Chamot, p. 1)
-"integrates content subject instruction with academic language
development and explicit instruction in learning strategies" (Chamot, p. 5)
Content Knowledge is primary focus
language skills taught as needs arise
Students learn how to use
academic language to
communicate subject matter
concepts and processes