CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTION(SAİNT AUGUSTİNE 1980)

BACKGROUND

Content-Based Instruction is; An approach for second or foreign language

learning. Organized around the content or information that

students will acquire.

Krahnke offers that;Teaching of content or information in language teaching by using the language.

WHAT DOES CONTENT MEAN?

Topic or subject matter going to be taught.

Through language we can communicate.

CBI FOCUSES ON;

The integration of language and content instruction.

The language of content area. Using the language as a tool to acquire

information. Learner’s interests and needs.

IN MANY CONTEXTS STUDENTS LEARN LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MATTERS SEPARATELY.

Language

classes

Subject matter

classes

Language and Subject matter

But in CBI, students learn language and subject matter simultaneously.

CBI TAKES SOME OF ITS THEORY AND PRACTICE FROM THESE CURRICULUM APPROACHES;

Language across the Curriculum Immersion Education Immigrant On-Arrival Programs Programs for Students with Limited

English Proficiency Language for Specific Purposes.

THE ROLE OF CONTENT IN OTHER CURRICULUM DESIGNS. Language Accross The Curriculum.

Reading and writing in all subject areas.Language skills –teach in content

Immersion Education.Language: Vechile for learning content.

Immigrant On Arrival Programs.ImmigrantsReal-world content

Programs For Students With Limited English Proficiency.Supply children with enough language competency.

Language For Specific Purposes.Specific task or job

APPROACH

The term CBI is commonly used to describe approaches integrating language and content.

What is content? The focus of CBI lesson is on the topic

or subject matter

THEORY OF LANGUAGE

Language is text and discourse based.

Language use draws on integrated skills.

Language is purposeful.

SEVERAL BASIC ASSUMPTIONS ON LEARNING. THESE ARE,

Language is taught together with the content rather than in isolation.

Using language as a means of acquiring information is necessary.

The information acquired must reflect learners’ interests and need.

Some content areas may be more useful as a basis for language learning.

Students are kept motivated and interested for better learning.

Teaching builds on the previous experience of the learners.

In CBI there is a mastery of subject content and related language proficiency.

DESIGNOBJECTİVES

Language learning is in the backgroud. Priority given to content learning. Objectives are determined by course goals or

curriculum. An example of the objective of CBI in Berlin: To activate and develop existing English language

skills. To acquire learning skills and strategies for future. To develop general academic skills. To broaden students’ understanding of English-

speaking people.

SYLLABUS The syllabus is shaped according to the content. Theme-based model →→ topical syllabus.

It is the organization of the Intensive Language Course at the Free University of Berlin.

  1. Drugs2. Religious

Persuasion3. Advertising4. Britain and Race

Question5. Native Americans6. Modern

Architecture7. Microchip

Technology8. Ecology9. Alternative Energy10. Nuclear Energy11. Dracula in Myth,

Noel and Films12. Professional

Ethics

TYPES OF LEARNING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Active –Learning strategies Integration of language and content Two for one learning content and language Variety of similar subject matter. Maximizing opportunities to use and practice

English Activity types by Stoller (1997); Language skills improvement Vocabulary building Discourse organization Communicative interaction Study skills Synthesis of content materials and grammar.

LEARNER’S ROLE

Learners are to be independent. Active interpreters. Colloborative. Learn by doing. Explore alternative learning strategies. Make different interpretations

→reading,writing. Participate in the selection of topics &

activities. Be ready for the requirements of CBI.

THE ROLES OF TEACHER

To have knowledge about the content. To be responsible for selecting and

adopting materials. To create learner centered classrooms. To keep context and comprihensibility

foremost.

THE ROLE OF MATERIALS

Materials should; be authentic and

comprehensible. be relevant to

learners’ needs and interests.

contain the subject matter of content course.

Textbooks are contrary to the very concept of CBI.

These make language learning more successful.

Some examples of materials are; newspapers, magazines, radio and TV broadcasts etc.

CONTEMPORARY MODELS OF CONTENT BASED INTRUCTIONCOURSES AT UNİVERSİTY LEVEL

Theme based instruction; Syllabus is organized with themes or topics like

pollution Sheltered content instruction; For learners of ESL who has a specific purpose. E.g: Courses in English for business. Adjunct language intruction;

Two linked courses: content course↔language course

Team-teach approach; Variation on the Adjunct approach. Skill-based approach Focus on a specific academic skill (academic

writing)

COURSES AT THE ELEMANTARY AND SECONDARY LEVELTHEME BASED APPROACH Selected topics or themes drawn from content area. Teacher generated materials or adopted from

outside recources. To integrate the topic into the teaching of all skills. To assist learners in developing general academic

language skills.ADJUNCT APPROACHContent course ↔ Language courseLinked courses will assist students in developing academic knowledge and cognitive skills that will tranfer from one dicipline to another.

COURSES IN PRIVATE LANGUAGE INSTITUTES

Theme-based model; provide framework and materials for

private language-school market, too. four skills and grammar are thought in

accordance with the main theme. maintains principles for many printed

EFL texts.

PROCEDURE

CBI is an approach not a method.No specific techniques or

activities.Teaching materials & activities

organized according to the program that matches with them.

EXAMPLE FOR THE PROCEDURES İN A CBI LESSONLESSON BUİLT AROUND A FİLM

Linguistic analyses Preparation for film Viewing a segment of the movie. Discussion of the film. Discussion of the reading. Videotaped interview. Preparation for articles. Presentation of articles Wrap-up discussion.

CONCLUSIONADVANTAGES OF CBI

More interesting and motivating. Real purpose. Wider knowledge of the world. Developing valuable thinking skills. Developing collaborative skills.

DRAWBACKS; Teachers

A lack of training in content-based instruction.

Collaboration between the language teacher and the subject matter teacher is imperative

Language proficiency of the subject matter teacher and the language teacher

Students

Limited time to achieve adequate academic level Instructional Materials

Little material available on the market Assessment

How to assess subject matter and language skills within the educational system

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