Strategies for Comprehensible Input: How the ELL Brain

Learns

By the end of this afternoon. . . Practical strategies for effective and consistent

comprehensible Input (CI) Opportunity to Practice strategy Q and A

What is involved in Learning a Second

Language?

Four separate Cerebral mechanisms

Implicit Linguistic competence

reactionary language

Metalinguistic knowledge

(Conscious language)

Pragmatics

Emotions

Implicit Linguistic Knowledge

Acquired incidentallyFocus attention on something

else instead of the word.

Stored implicitly Learned unconsciously

Used automatically

Cannot be controlledReaction

Implicit linguistic knowledge Acquired incidentally

Focus attention on something else instead of the word.

Stored implicitly Learned

unconsciously Used automatically

Cannot be controlled• Reaction

What areas of the Brain process ILK?

Procedural Memory Task specific Relies on:

• Cerebellum

Implications for Educators

Strategies that activate Implicit Linguistic Knowledge

Everything has a . . .

purpose

The Art of Effective Instruction (AEI)

One at a time Question – Clarify –Question Symmetry Body Congruency- Verbal Italics 4 step dance ( meaningful repetion)

4 step Dance

In a moment ( 2 minutes, 5, etc) When I say GO ( when music begins) Task ( one at a time)

Question –Clarify-Question Follow initial queue ( GO, music)

Strategies are only effective when . . .

Practiced Personalized Allowed implementation dip Twiked

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Q and A

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