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DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING LANGUAGE AND LEARNING (Enrique Lafuente)

Supporting Language & learning

Support through design of (assessment) tasks

Different exit points

Writing clear instructions

Adapting L2 requirements of tasks

1. Strategies for supporting output

Focus on writing process: build field, model, joint writing, etc

Using writing frames

Substitution tables

Sentence starters

Promote noticing

Activate key terms

Scaffolding participation & interaction

Feedback & recast

Providing scaffolding: questions, modeling, etc

Promote pairwork & cooperative work

increase time to think

Support through teacher talk

Simplifying, summarising

Signposting

Numbering

Repeating & paraphrasing

information abundancy

2. Tools for supporting comprehension of materials

Different entry points

Simplifying and adapting texts

Using songs or drama

Using video/powtoon

Using ICTs: PPT, powtoons, etc

Graphic organizers and other visuals