Dual Language ie "DL"
Use this mind map structure to discover unseen connections, generate new ideas and reach a better understanding of any given subject.
Family
encourage family to be a part of school activities ie. volunteer, be guests at different school events
encourage family to continue to speak/instruct their child in their mother tongue
speak to family about the benefits of retaining L1
School
In the conclusion you should have a brief summary of your key points.
Educator
learn about the students' culture, and their home country's history, geography and political climate
encourage use of L1 explicitly through feedback, activities, materials used in class etc.
Resources
Research Team in New York provides resources —ie. videos, webinars etc.—to promote translanguage in the classroom https://www.cuny-nysieb.org/
Jim Cummins discusses "Translanguage"
childrenslibrary.org —contains a variety of DL books
Activities to Promote DL
The key points are the arguments which will support your thesis. These can be agreeing arguments or disagreeing arguments too, in each case they need to reflect on the main idea.
Students read DL books, have close captioning available in L1, listen to music in students' L1
Create DL texts/artifacts ie. books, pamphlets, instructional pieces
DL writing activities ie. students write using L1 with a partner in their journals, personal narratives etc.
Importance of valuing L1
Socio/Emotional
State the main idea of the essay. This will be your thesis statement.
Makes student feel valued and included (self-esteem, confidence)
Preserves culture and connection to family/heritage
Academic
In the introduction you should state the ideas what you want to defend along the essay.
bilingualism may promote flexibility in processing information
provides language capital
Supports dev. of L2
