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Addressing 21st century skills through Content- Based Instruction (CBI) Frank Giraldo Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira Universidad de Caldas October 24 th , 2013
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Addressing 21st century skills through Content-Based
Instruction (CBI)
Frank GiraldoUniversidad Tecnológica de
PereiraUniversidad de Caldas
October 24th, 2013
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Goal and timeframe
• To raise awareness of healthy habits among (school)’s community.• One week(promotion)
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Setting up the teams
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Consolidating action plan
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Evaluating 21st Century Skills / CBI
activity
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21st Century Skills and CBI
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A project-based approach
Project-based learning “was superior when it comes to long-term retention, skill development and satisfaction of students and teachers, while traditional approaches were more effective for short-term retention as measured by standardized board exams.”Strobel, J. , & van Barneveld, A. (2009)
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CBI
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Strong focus on meaning
(but language work must be there.)
Old MacDonald’s Zoo:• 15 cows• 45 giraffes• 66 chickens• 20 elephants• 22 tigers• 123 pigs• 6 crocodiles
How many herbivores?How many carnivores?How many omnivores?
Discourse-based
language(What language items are evident in the Content?)
http://womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/you-are-pregnant/stages-of-pregnancy.cfm
A counter-balanced approach
(Language work)
Student: “Teacher, at 8 weeks, the baby heart beat with regular rhythm.”
Teacher: “Baby’s heart and beats, Juanito. Baby’s heart and beats.
Interesting, useful
language(Language to learn!)
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Your DNA determines things such as your sex and your eye colors.
A possible framework
1Get the contents! 2Align contents and
language.
321st “century-ize” it.
4Counter-balance it.
5How did it go?
ImplIcatIons
• 21st century skills: School-based• Sustainable (lasting) process• A task-based approach to language• Goal-oriented teaching/learning• CBI: Integrating C and L well!• Educating beyond teaching
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References• Bingham, M. and Skehan, P. (2002). Communicative, task-based, and
content-based language instruction. In: R.B. Kaplan (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of applied linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Met, M. (1999). Content-based instruction: Defining terms, making decisions. NFLC Reports. Washington, DC: The National Foreign Language Center
• Richards, J.C. and Rodgers, T. (2001). Approaches and methods in language teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Strobel, J. , & van Barneveld, A. (2009). When is PBL more effective? A Meta-synthesis of meta-analyses comparing PBL to conventional classrooms. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 3(1). Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1046
• Stryker, S. and Leaver, B. (1997). Content-based instruction in foreign language education : Models and methods. Washington: Georgetown University Press.
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