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Contexts for Language Experiences
Language Skills and Functions
Vocabulary
Language Structures
Sociocultural Interactions & Cultural Knowledge
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PERSONAL CONTEXT What kinds of things could you do or describe using vocabulary that is relevant to personal contexts?
Identifying/Describing Self/Family/Friends
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Why would it be important to have language skills that are useful for personal functions (yourself)?
To describe personal Needs, emotions, perspectives
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What are some of the vocabulary skills associated with language awareness? Hint: FSL students need to consider English as well as French.
Understanding similarities/differences between French and English Understanding that certain words/expressions cannot be directly translated
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What are some of learning aspects associated with determiners/agreement? (Determiner = the/a/an)
Understanding when to use determiners Understanding the different types of determiners Understanding agreement: gender & number
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What things might you expect to learn in regards to sociocultural interactions?
Formal vs informal language Regional accents Language variants/dialects
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EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT What kinds of things could you do or describe using vocabulary that is relevant to educational settings?
Identify classroom objects/areas of the school Describe routines such as course schedules
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Why would it be important to have language skills that are useful for interpersonal functions?
Form/sustain/change personal relationships
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What are some of the skills associated with pronunciation?
Pronounce familiar words correctly by associating sounds and symbols Understanding the sounds certain letters or groups of letters create
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What are some things to learn regarding questions?
Understanding how to formulate a question Being able to distinguish between a question and a statement
200
What are some examples of cultural knowledge?
Knowledge of where French is spoken How French cultures have influenced other cultures Everyday living in French cultures - compare to own culture
300
PUBLIC CONTEXTS What kinds of things could you do or describe using vocabulary that is relevant to public contexts?
Identify shopping venues Routine interactions - ie: purchasing food/clothing Weather conditions
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Why would it be important to have language skills that are useful for referential functions (ie: the world around you)?
Seek, gather, process, impart basic info on familiar topics
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What are some of the skills associated with orthography (spelling)?
Develop knowledge of sound-symbol correspondences Spell familiar vocab correctly
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What are some important things to learn regarding verbs?
Subject/verb agreement Conjugation Apply conjugation strategies to other verbs Verb tenses
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OCCUPATIONAL CONTEXTS What kinds of things could you do or describe using vocabulary that is relevant to occupational contexts?
Paid/Volunteer occupations of friends/family
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What are some important factors regarding adjectives?
Agreement in gender & number Placement in sentences - before or after noun?