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English language education in Brazilian private school systems is undergoing changes. Several school systems have opted for the implementation of an American high school curriculum using a Content-based Instruction (CBI) or Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) curricular framework within which students apply their language skills to learning subject specific academic content. High School International (HSI) is one of the providers of a CLIL curriculum. In this descriptive case study of the implementation of the HSI CLIL curriculum in a private boarding school in the Southeast of Brazil respective stakeholders were interviewed and their experiences have been described and analyzed. Certain critical aspects have been identified. Involvement of the school principal and administration is one of the key ingredients of a successful implementation. Planning the implementation months in advance, such as preparing the curriculum, course outlines, and schedules, training of teachers, staff, and academic coordinator, definitely eases the whole process.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:24:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissLFPSD.pdf: 801179 bytes, checksum: 757f280a7d8d89975af5d340fb81e2f2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-03-16 / Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / There are many foreign language teacher Education courses in Brazil which try to teach the pre-service teachers some language apart from theory studies and the practice needed to the professional development of these future teachers. We have seen that the theory and the classroom practice are almost always placed at the end of the courses in just some semesters. The language and literature course analyzed in this research tries to break with this tradition by using a different methodology which integrates aspects concerning theory studies and classroom practice through language studies (more specifically English). When adopting an innovative methodology to the Brazilian teacher education context, the course we propose to analyze brings many possibilities for research attempting to clarify the results in the usage of this methodology. Among other possibilities, this work focuses the students assessment. Through our personal experience in dealing with this course - since the researcher is a former English teacher of the course in study - we could notice a lot of questioning relating to the students assessment process. During the development of many competences in the course, we found some dilemmas in order to find assessment instruments and procedures which could serve to the integration proposed by the course. As a result, we invited three former teachers from the course to take part in this work in order to investigate how these teachers understood the methodology used in the course and how they performed the assessment process with their students. We have come to the conclusion that the assessment process is done intuitively and there is the need of developing a more appropriate assessment process for this context. We also try to define and characterize the methodology used in the course based on what has been developed in terms of learning-teaching theory. / Encontramos muitos cursos de licenciatura em Letras que buscam ensinar uma língua estrangeira aos alunos-futuros-professores separadamente dos estudos teóricos relacionados à formação profissional desses alunos, o que fica relegado a alguns semestres no final do curso. O curso de Letras analisado neste estudo tenta romper com essa tradição ao integrar os estudos e práticas necessários à formação profissional dos alunos-futurosprofessores com e por meio dos estudos em língua estrangeira (mais especificamente em língua inglesa). Ao buscar adotar uma metodologia de ensino inovadora ao contexto brasileiro para a formação de professores, o curso em questão proporciona várias possibilidades de estudo na tentativa de iluminar os resultados da utilização dessa metodologia. O estudo que este trabalho apresenta volta-se para o processo de avaliação desses alunos. Com a experiência pessoal do pesquisador, então professor de língua inglesa do curso analisado, houve a percepção dos questionamentos relacionados ao processo de avaliação dos alunos. Uma vez que várias competências são desenvolvidas durante o curso, alguns dilemas foram encontrados na busca por procedimentos e instrumentos que contemplassem a integração de competências no processo de avaliação. Então, convidamos três professoras que trabalharam no curso de Letras em questão para participarem desta pesquisa a fim de investigar como essas professoras entendiam a metodologia de ensino adotada no curso e como conceberam o processo de avaliação dos alunos. Constatamos que a avaliação é feita de forma intuitiva e existe a necessidade de desenvolvimento de um direcionamento mais adequado no processo de avaliação para o contexto estudado. Tentamos também caracterizar e definir a metodologia de ensino utilizada no curso com base no que já foi desenvolvido teoricamente para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem de línguas.

Though learning content in a second language (L2) requires additional time, students in immersion classes are expected to keep up with the curricular pace of traditional classes. One possible way to secure sufficient time for both language and science content learning is to integrate language arts instruction with core curricular content. This action research study investigated the effectiveness of purposefully integrating literacy instruction with the Utah Core Standards for science with 53 fourth-grade French partial immersion students in Utah. The purpose of this study was to discover how such a model might affect students' French reading skills, science knowledge, and attitudes about their immersion experience. Findings revealed statistically significant differences between pre- and post-tests on some measures of student performance, and yielded pedagogical implications regarding the development of reading fluency, science proficiency, and student engagement.

The aim of this essay is to show how to use William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies in the ESL classroom to teach democratic values. Such values include: respect, empathy and the right to free speech. According to Reader-Response theory, the reader brings expectations and knowledge about the subject matter (in this case democracy and its values) to the texts, which influence his/her interpretation. I have applied two different styles of analyzing a text: a Content-Based Approach and Simpson's Communication Triangle. The Content-Based Approach, in accordance with Reader-Response Theory, builds on students' knowledge and previous experience and focuses on the content to be acquired. The Simpson's Communication Triangle, on the other hand, connects reading, discussing and writing. Both of the approaches are designed to enhance the students' reading responses by providing different forums for sharing, such as discussions and writing (diary entries) from one of the character's perspective. The idea of creating Reader-Response journals is supported by multiple forms of theoretical study, and the assignments explained in this essay have been designed upon this research.

Given current changes and trends in foreign language (FL) education (National Standards, waning interest in FL study), educators need to develop intellectually stimulating tasks to encourage personal, inter-/intrapersonal and cultural growth. Although many researchers postulate that fictional texts are a superior means to accomplish this goal (Swaffar, 1992; Shanahan, 1997; Einbeck, 2002), only few have experimented with using them as a basis for culture learning (Scott and Huntington, 2002) or measured their overall efficacy for FL learning. This study investigated the effectiveness of fictional media in the German intermediate FL classroom using a multi-faceted research design incorporating different data sets (questionnaires, student journals, and CMC chats), which underwent quantitative and/or qualitative analyses.The pre-posttest format for of three questionnaires assessed changes in learners' responses to FL attitude and motivation for study, course interest, the National Standards, perceptions about the intellectual content of fictional media, motivation, and enjoyment. Results showed that literature provides educational value beyond the level of language acquisition and encourages a multitude of learning dimensions.Students' CMC journals written about fictional media were analyzed using the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (Pennebaker, Francis, & Booth, 2001) to ascertain changes of word usage in certain categories over the duration of the semester. A qualitative analysis using Grounded Theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967; Glaser 1992 & 1998) showed emergent changes and themes relevant for culture and language learning. In addition to the journals, learners' CMC chats were also analyzed qualitatively to investigate the social nature of L2 language use and its pedagogical implications (Vygotsky, 1986). Shifts in categories and the emergence of themes were attributed to the effect of Text content/Genre rather than Time, and learners' chat did not evidence co-constructivist/dialogic learning as first postulated.

This study examines the implementation of the theme-based curriculum in the 2003-2004 academic year to meet the goals and objectives of DBE students at METU. The research design of the study includes questionnaires and focus group interviews with former DBE students and DBE teachers. At the first stage, 231 students and 60 teachers took the questionnaire. Then, 19 students (in groups) and teachers (individually) were interviewed. The results indicated that there was a big difference between the perceptions of teachers and students and teachers were more negative about the program. Especially, pre-intermediate group teachers were quite dissatisfied with the program. Implementation and quality of the materials and lack of communication between teachers and administrators were considered as probable reasons. In terms of materials, reading was the skill most successfully developed. Moreover, students found handouts much more useful than the books. Writing seemed to be the most problematic area in the program. Finally, as a result of time limitation, teachers were perceived to be more active in class and pair/group work were considered as ineffective.

Under the direction of Dr. Lynn Henrichsen, a group of students has developed numerous units for the Basic Training and Resources for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (BTRTESOL) program. This program is currently located on a website and will someday be published in book and DVD format. These units provide general training for novice teachers who teach domestically or abroad. With little or no training, volunteer English language teachers are often left with questions that BTRTESOL strives to answer in its 52 units. As this audience may or may not have university education or heavy commitment, these units are kept short and to the point with easy to read and understand language. The program uses a minimalist approach so each unit includes only "The least you should know" while connecting users to additional resources in a "where to go to learn more" section. This master's project describes the creation, evaluation and revision of two units for the BTRTESOL program, "Content-Based Language Classes" and "Multiple Skills in One Class." The first unit introduces the idea of integrating content teaching and language teaching into one course. In addition, it explains different types of scaffolding and teaching techniques that will aid novice teachers in creating successful content-based instruction courses. The second unit will help teachers to integrate different linguistic modalities into one course. Suggestions on how to pick themes, manage class time, and plan lessons are addressed

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:25:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1671.pdf: 987072 bytes, checksum: 0fc35e6fdb5db76dcc3de1c0138a5b5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-12-20 / This dissertation presents the results of an investigation about the consciousness development of pre-service EFL teachers, throughout their first year, that learning the language as prospective teachers is different from learning for general purposes (in language courses, for example). We have analyzed classes in an EFL teacher Education program that presents theory in the study of the target language (Content-based instruction - CBI) since pre-service teacher first year at the university. These undergraduate students carry (mis)beliefs, which cause them disappointment and resistance against the syllabus. However, in the end of the first year it is possible to notice the beginning of a consciousness process in some participants. Our study shows that the CBI is appropriate for EFL teacher education. Nevertheless there should be a smoother process of consciousness raising of students that they are in a different position than that of mere language learners, so that they can notice this new role by themselves / Este trabalho trata da investigação sobre o desenvolvimento da conscientização do professor pré-serviço de língua estrangeira (inglês), ao longo do primeiro ano, de que aprender língua como um futuro professor da mesma é diferente de aprender língua para propósitos gerais, em cursos de idiomas, por exemplo. Coletamos dados em um curso de formação que visa a preparar o aluno desde o primeiro ano para estudar teorias sobre os processos de ensino-aprendizagem e por meio dessas teorias (conteúdo de formação profissional Content-based instruction) desenvolver a competência lingüística. Analisamos o envolvimento e a aceitação do aluno em relação a esse modelo. Percebemos que, no início, os alunos trazem crenças arraigadas e passam por um processo de decepção. Contudo, no final do primeiro ano já se percebem indícios de conscientização de alguns sujeitos. O estudo mostra que a formação de professores de língua inglesa com base em conteúdo é apropriado, mas que é preciso haver cuidado na preparação de terreno e no trabalho de conscientização e desconstrução de conceitos com os alunos

Certaines études, et notamment PISA 2009, soulignent qu’il existe un écart important en France dans les compétences en lecture entre les élèves allophones et les élèves francophones, et que ces derniers réussissent mieux. Cette thèse postule que pour toute réussite éventuelle à l’école, des compétences solides en lecture, et au niveau exigé pour la classe de référence, sont indispensables. Ce postulat est encore plus valable pour les élèves inscrits dans une école secondaire, le public visé par ce travail.Cette étude, basée sur une démarche qualitative, examine six dispositifs d’accueil linguistique pour collégiens allophones nouvellement arrivés en France et aux États-Unis, en vue d’éclairer et de comparer les pratiques de formation à la littéracie scolaire en L2 employées dans les structures éducatives de ces deux états. Bien que la littératie comprenne habituellement des compétences en lecture et à l’écrit, ce travail se concentre sur la première de ces deux compétences (sur la lecture). Cette thèse fournit une lecture à la fois sociolinguistique et didactique des dispositifs étudiés. D’abord, elle examine les textes législatifs, en vigueur en France et aux États-Unis, concernant la prise en charge des élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés dans ces deux pays. Cette analyse a pour but de déterminer si ces textes stipulent des compétences en lecture à développer dans les dispositifs d’accueil linguistique et celles qui devraient être acquises avant que ces élèves ne sortent définitivement des structures éducatives adaptées et intègrent une classe ordinaire. La thèse examine ensuite les notions de littératie et de littératie scolaire, et met en avant des compétences nécessaires en lecture pour une réussite éventuelle à l’école. En dernier lieu, elle souligne des pratiques didactiques, mises en avant par des travaux scientifiques réalisés en contexte nord-américain, pour le développement de la lecture en L2, et vérifie de quelle manière elles sont prises en considération dans les six dispositifs d’accueil linguistique examinés dans cette étude. Au terme de cette thèse, il a été démontré que ces pratiques sont plutôt bien intégrées dans les structures éducatives américaines, et moins bien dans les structures françaises. Cette thèse révèle également que les enseignants principaux, intervenant dans les dispositifs d’accueil américains, disposent de toute une panoplie d’outils pédagogiques pour les aider dans leur travail, matériaux dont ne bénéficient pas les enseignants intervenant dans les dispositifs correspondants en France. / Studies, and notably PISA 2009, have highlighted that foreign students enrolled in French schools significantly lag behind their French counterparts in terms of reading proficiency. This study postulates that grade-level reading proficiency is a pre-requisite to achieving in school and to having fair access to the curriculum. This is even more the case for adolescent second language learners enrolled at the secondary level, the student population on which this study is focused.Based on a qualitative paradigm, this work analyzes six language programs designed for second-language learner newcomers enrolled at the middle school level in France and in the United States. The study reveals and compares the practices used in these six programs for the teaching of academic literacy in L2. Literacy most generally comprises skills in both reading and writing. The focus of this study, however, is on academic reading. The programs have been analyzed from both a sociolinguistic and language-teaching perspective. First, the study examines the legislation in place in France and the United States, regarding the schooling of second language learners in these two countries. This section determines if these texts stipulate the reading skills that need to be developed and achieved by these students during their stay in, and before exiting, the language programs. It then examines the notions of literacy and academic literacy, and endeavors to determine the reading skills necessary for potential success in a mainstream middle school classroom. Lastly, the study examines the best practices, cited in the literature, for the teaching of academic reading to adolescent second language learners. It then investigates if, and how, these practices are incorporated into the six different language programs. Upon conclusion, results of the study revealed that these practices are relatively well incorporated in the American programs but, overall, are not widely used in the programs observed in France. The results also reveal that the teachers of French as a second language working in these programs significantly lack, compared to their American counterparts, research-based teaching materials and models, as well as means of assessment.