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Lori Langer de Ramirez, Ed. D.Director, World and Classical Languages & Global Language Initiatives

The Dalton School, New York

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21st Century Skills

Communicatingand

collaboratingwith

teams of people

across cultural,geographic and

language boundaries

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FL Standards (ACTFL)

CulturesGain knowledge and

understanding of other

cultures

ConnectionsConnect with

other disciplines and

acquire information

ComparisonsDevelop insight into the

nature of language

and culture

CommunitiesParticipate in multilingual

communities at home

and around the world

Communication

Communicate in

languages other

than your own

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Excellentlanguageteaching and learning involves...

Grammar and

vocabulary in

context ratherthanlearning

verbs and

vocabulary from

isolated lists.

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Why? Somebenefits...

greater

cognitive

flexibility

better

problem-

solving

higher-order

thinking

skills

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Excellentlanguageteaching and learning involves...

Connections to other disciplines reinforce what

students are already learning; rather than

lessons based on topics that are irrelevant tostudents.

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More benefits...

Research has shown thatmath and verbal SAT scores

climb higher with each additionalyear of language study.

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Excellentlanguageteaching and learning involves...

Incorporation

ofculture in

all lessons;

rather thanlanguage

separate

from itscultural

context

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More

benefits...

Knowledge of other cultures helpscreate more empathetic, skillful and

responsible global citizens.

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The Importance of Mother Tongue

It is VERY important for students to continue toread, write, speak and understand their homelanguage. If your child is able to read

and write inyour language,there will be

better success inlearning theseskills in English !

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With one wheel (one

language), you can

go from place to

place.

With one big and one

small wheel (one good and

one not so good language)

you can go farther and

faster.

With two equal-sized wheels

(two strong languages) you

can comfortably go

anywhere you want!

Balanced

Bilingualism

(images courtesy of

Jim Cummins)

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Third-culture kids

A third culture kid is a person who has spent a significant part of his

or her developmental years outside their parents culture. The third

culture kid builds relationships

to all the cultures, while not havingfull ownership in any. Although

elements from each culture are

assimilated into the third

culture kids life experience,

the sense of belonging is inrelationship to others of the

same background,

other TCKs.

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How parents can be supportive

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Courtesy of International School of Bangkok

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Investigate information

I ti t

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Investigate resources

Delicious.com/miscositas

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Communicate

Ask aboutlanguage classes

Encourage real-world use of TL

Seek out a broadrange ofconversation

partners Connect with ISM

teachers

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Celebrate!

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