ENGLISH IMMERSION PROCESS

STUDIUM GENERALE

English Department Faculty of Adab And Cultural Studies UIN Sunan Kalijaga - Jogjakarta January 7, 2012

CREATING A CONDUCIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE

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Map of the Presentation

Why learning a second language Language immersion in brief A lesson from language immersion Creating a language environment Maintaining the environment

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Why using English? Why learning English?

One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.
Frank Smith
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Immersion - Lexical definition

Oxford dictionary From Latin immers dipped into IMMERSE (v - t) 1. Dip or submerge in a liquid. 2. Involve oneself deeply in a particular activity.
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Immersion - Lexical definition

Oxford dictionary IMMERSION (n - u)
1. The action of immersing someone or something in a liquid. 2. Deep mental involvement.
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Immersion in language learning

Scott Thornbury one in which children, as a group, are taught some or all of their school subjects in a language that is not their mother tongue.
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Language Immersion Programs

School subjects are taught in L2 Canada: English and French Spain: Spanish and Basque Nurturing bilingualism

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Indonesia? Indonesian and English? SBI: International Standard School Maths and Science in English Immersion program?

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Immersion program = CLIL

Content and Language Integrated Learning

Subjects are taught in L2 Contexts for language learning Seamless acquisition of L2

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Immersion = CLIL
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Students

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Teacher School Subjects

L2

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What can we learn from this?

L2

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Students

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Teacher School Subjects

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How to create a conducive language learning environment?

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CLIL has 4 Cs framework Content Cognition Communication Culture

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Creating a conducive language learning environment based on the CLILs 4 Cs

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CONTENT Topic to talk about Current Issues Hot News Students/Campus Issues
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COGNITION Critical Thinking Evaluating Analyzing Giving Opinions

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COMMUNICATION In English Understandable Logical Purposeful

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CULTURE
Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.
Rita Mae Brown
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CULTURE Different Pond, Different Fish Freedom of Speech Open-Minded Academic

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Critical Thinking Student Culture Communication Topic

A Conducive Language Learning Environment

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What forms of environment? Classroom Discussions English Conversation Club Online Students Forums Daily Conversation
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Maintaining the environment Commitment Contribution Moderation Publication

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Acquisition requires meaningful interaction in the target language natural communication in which speakers are concerned not with the form of their utterances but with the messages they are conveying and understanding.
Stephen Krashen

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