What the Front-Load?: Learning Language Through Complex Tasks

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dc.contributor.authorJaques, Shayla
dc.contributor.authorTraxler, Rita
dc.contributor.authorRae, Erica
dc.contributor.facultyWerklund School of Education
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-16T15:51:32Z
dc.date.available2016-05-16T15:51:32Z
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.description.abstractHow do we engage new Canadians / English Language Learners in complex tasks? For the last 20 years English Language Learning pedagogy has emphasized the development of basic interpersonal communication skills (BICS) through “front loading” with low level, prescribed, rote activities. At Connaught School we know that our students, regardless of their English language proficiency, are capable of successfully developing interpersonal and academic language through complex tasks. We discuss a classroom project that exemplifies a deep exploration of curriculum through robotics to support the language development of a diverse population of English Language Learners and new Canadians.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWerklund School of Education, Galileo Educational Networken_US
dc.identifier.citationJaques, S., Traxler, R., & Rae, E. (2016, May). What the Front-Load?: Learning Language Through Complex Tasks. In M. Takeuchi, A.P. Preciado Babb, & J. Lock. IDEAS 2016: Designing for Innovation Selected Proceedings. Paper presented at IDEAS 2016: Designing for Innovation, Calgary, Canada (pg 134-140). Calgary, Canada: Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5273
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-88953-390-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51218
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.institutionCalgary Board of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://werklund.ucalgary.ca/ideas/en_US
dc.subjectEnglish Language Learnersen_US
dc.subjectComplex Tasksen_US
dc.subjectElementaryen_US
dc.subjectLanguage Acquistionen_US
dc.titleWhat the Front-Load?: Learning Language Through Complex Tasksen_US
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