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“Bridging” in MLE: What does it mean? What is
involved?
Seminar on Multilingual EducationKabul, 13-18 March 2010
Susan Malone, Ph.D
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Purposes of a strong education program for minority language communities
• Learners will build a strong educational foundation in their first language (L1);
• They will learn one or more additional languages; and
• They will use both / all languages for life-long learning
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Difference between learning in a language you already know and in a language that you do not know
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Essential components of language education in any language
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Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Focus on accuracy,
correctness
Focus on meaning,
communicationListen to understand, apply, analyze, critique,
Speak with understanding, to communicate thoughts, ideasRead to understand, apply, and gain new knowledgeWrite creatively, to communicate thoughts and feelings
Recognize and distinguish sounds, recognize parts of words; follow directionsUse correct grammar and pronunciation
Decode texts by recognizing parts
Form letters properly and neatly; spell words correctly
Good programs emphasize meaningful learning and on accuracy.
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Everyday Language School language
• Understand and talk about everyday topics with family and friends
• Understand and talk about things we can see, hear, smell, taste and touch; our experiences
• Understand and talk about abstract concepts (ex: math, science)
• Analyze and evaluate new ideas and information, create new knowledge
Good programs help children develop “everyday” language and “school” language
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Good programs use both L1 and L2 to help students build higher level thinking skills
Create
Able to use what has been learned
to create new
ideas, new
knowledge
Evaluate
Able to assess what was
taught
Analyze
Able to see
patterns, compare
and contrast
Apply
Able to use what
was taught
Understand
Able to explain what was
taught
Know
Able to recall what was
taught
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Remember what we said earlier about learning languages?
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1)It takes children about 12 years to gain the level of fluency in their L1 that they need to continue developing that language for the rest of their lives;
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2) It takes them about 2 years to gain the level of fluency in the L2 that will enable them to use it for ‘everyday’ communication; and…
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3) It takes them 5-7 years to develop the level of fluency in L2 that will enable them to use it to learn abstract concepts.
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Build oral L1
Begin literacy in L1Continue oral L1
Introduce L2 literacy Continue oral and written L1, oral L2
Continue oral and written L1 and L2, for daily communication and for learning academic content
Phases of a strong MLE
program: the “BRIDGE”
Introduce Oral L2Continue oral and written L1
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Regarding building a strong foundation in the L1…
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•Teach the L1 as a subject through primary school
•Use the L1 as language of instruction in early grades and use it with the L2 in later grades
•Relate new learning to the knowledge and experience that students bring from their home communities;
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Review of some things teachers can do to help children build a strong foundation in their L1
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Teach traditional L1 songs, and then encourage children talk about the meaning
of the songs
Photo: Eunice Tan
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Ask questions that encourage children to use L1 for a variety of purposes (describe,
explain, analyze, create new stories)
Photo: Heidi Cobbey
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Read L1 stories together, model good reading
Photo: Heidi Cobbey
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Encourage creativity in art…
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Encourage children to create their own their stories and praise them for
their work.
Photo: Heidi Cobbey
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Celebrate children’s creative writing efforts by putting them on display.
Photo: Dennis Malone
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Provide opportunities for children to practice using the language correctly: spelling …
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…and handwriting
Photo: Pamela MacKenzie
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Encourage them to have fun
experimenting with the L1
in word games
Photo: Rebecca Wallin
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Regarding the good bridge to the L2…
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First the children listen to L2 directions and respond with actions
The best language learning methods … do not force learners to speak in the L2 right away but allow them to speak when they are ready. These methods recognize that students will learn the L2 better when communication is meaningful, and not from forcing and correcting speech (adapted from Krashan, 2001).
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Give directions in L2, children respond in action
Photo: Heidi Cobbey
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Give simple L2 commands; children listen and respond
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Tell short L2 stories and have children act them out
Photo: Dennis Malone
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Then, when they are ready, they begin speaking in L2.
Additional research finds that talking about meaningful topics, along with meaningful listening, helps students become aware of the structure of the language and helps them become more competent in its use (adapted from Cummins, 2001).
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Use Big Pictures to generate talking in L2 (and in L1!)
Photo: Mahidol University
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Ask questions in
L2, encourage children to respond in
that language
(translating as
necessary)
Photo: Heidi Cobbey
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Then they use their knowledge of reading and writing in L1 and their knowledge of oral L2 to begin reading and writing L2
Children's knowledge and skills transfer across languages from the mother tongue…to the school language (Jim Cummins, 2000)
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Provide time for them to read story books alone or with a partner
Photo: Dennis Malone
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Encourage them to write their own L2 stories
Photo: Dennis Malone
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Provide time for them to talk about what they have learned in small groups
Photo: Susan Malone
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As they gain fluency…
encourage them to share their written texts with others
Photo: Dennis Malone
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Use L1 and L2 as languages of Use L1 and L2 as languages of instruction through primary school to instruction through primary school to achieve success in all their subjectsachieve success in all their subjects
Photo: Dennis Malone
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The result?
Here is what a principal in China said about his students (8-year multilingual education program: Dong + Mandarin + English):
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“Miaolan primary school has researched the children and parents involved in the [MLE] project. We have found that those children who first studied Dong and then studied Mandarin Chinese are superior in every respect to those who never studied Dong. Those who have studied Dong are more independent and have more initiative with respect to study and to life in general” (Principal of Miaolan Primary School, Miaolan, Rongjiang County, China, 20 March 2005, translated from Chinese by D. N. Geary. Personal communication.)
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Questions for groups:
• How well do most ethnic minority children understand the school language when they begin their education
• What actions are needed so that Afghanistan’s non-dominant languages can be used in school?
• Who are the people / organizations that can take the necessary actions?