Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development

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Length:
1-Week
Format:
Online–Synchronous
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Laurent Cammarata

This institute has been specifically designed for world language teachers who want to familiarize themselves with and implement Content-Based Instruction (CBI) in the second language classroom.

During this institute, teachers will learn how to create CBI materials and tasks using varied academic and cultural content to enhance students' language proficiency and content learning. Participants will also learn how to expand their own existing curricula by familiarizing themselves with a framework for Integrating Content, Language, and Literacy (Cammarata, 2016) and utilizing the Content-Based Language Teaching with Technology (CoBaLTT) online resources.

Target Audience:

Middle school to postsecondary world language teachers and teacher educators. The institute is not intended for ESL or dual language immersion teachers.

Program Schedule

9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Central Time)

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Day 1

Introduction to CBI

  • Defining Terms
  • CBI Core Principles
  • World Readiness Standards and CBI
  • The Cultural Prism Framework

Day 2

CBI Curriculum Development—Part I

  • Focus on Inquiry
  • Text Types, Genres, and Text Structures
  • Identifying and Mining Authentic Texts
  • CBI Core Curriculum Components

Day 3

CBI Curriculum Development—Part II

  • CBI Lesson Planning in a Nutshell
  • Effective Planning Strategies for Balancing Language and Content
  • A Framework for Integrating Content, Language, and Literacy

Day 4

CBI Instructional Strategies

  • Scaffolding Instruction
  • Key Instructional Strategies for CBI
  • CoBaLTT Graphic Organizer Templates

Day 5

Assessment for CBI

  • Effective Assessment Strategies for CBI
  • Integrated Performance Assessment
  • Pulling It All Together

Laurent Cammarata

Laurent Cammarata is a Professor in Education at the Faculté Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Canada. His work focuses on the implementation of meaning-based approaches to curriculum design. His publications have appeared in well-respected scientific venues and have received many academic accolades such as the 2013 Paul Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education. He is the editor of two volumes on the topic, and has been the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education (John Benjamins) since January 2019.

This institute has expanded what I see is possible in education, in the FL classroom, and has provided a compelling vision for education as the practice of freedom, as a place to cultivate joy and celebrate humanity! — 2023 Institute Participant

*IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THIS SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE INSTITUTE:

  • Book Purchase: The book Content-Based Foreign Language Teaching: Curriculum and Pedagogy for Developing Advanced Thinking and Literacy Skills is required for this online institute. The paperback version of the book (ISBN: 978-0415880169) is approximately $55 USD; the cost of an ebook version from Amazon is approximately $53 USD. You may also be able to request a copy from your school or university library.
  • This 1-week synchronous online institute will run from 9 am–4 pm (Central Time). The schedule includes many synchronous (real-time) presentations, group/partner work, and activities throughout the day. It also includes some off-screen time for independent work and a break for lunch each day.
  • You must be available to participate for the entire day Monday–Friday as all activities build on each other.
  • Make sure you can meet the tech requirements for this institute.