HW 4.2 Understanding Interaction
Learning Outcome | Pedagogical Intent | Student Position |
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Identify and analyze the role of input and inter-action patterns to promote language development.Develop instructional alternatives to build second language learners’ compe-tence and performance in a variety of contexts. Assessment: 25 pts. Due: Session 5 |
Teachers use input and interaction in combination to create a richer learning environment for English language learners they work with. |
Students have learned about the concept of Communication and its first principle, Input. They are now prepared to read about the principle of Interaction. |
Instructions
- Read the following five selections that address various aspects of the SLA principle of Interaction.
- Reading A: Code Switching and Interaction
- Reading B: Characteristics of Interactional Modifications
- Reading C: How Teachers Can Help Second Language Learners Begin to Communicate
- Reading D: Classroom Routines and Participation Structures
- Reading E: We Can Talk: Cooperative Learning in the Elementary ESL Classroom Read the introductory paragraph and the section ‘Output’.
- As you read, take notes on the Reading Guide: Interaction, provided to prepare you for participation in a class discussion during Session 5.
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