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CoBaLTT Instructional Modules
The CoBaLTT web-based Instructional modules will serve both as an integral
part of the CoBaLTT professional development program and as a stand-alone
learning
resource for language teachers everywhere.
The instructional modules provide the theoretical foundations of the
key subject areas important to the CoBaLTT program: content-based instruction
(CBI) and technology. Each module begins with textual explanations of the
principles that provide a foundation for the learning module and features key
readings. In addition, each module provides
hands-on web-based activities that will help teachers to learn the principles
and concepts. Once teachers have learned the material, they
will be able to develop
content-based lessons and units that incorporate the principles to meet challenging
standards through the use of CBI and technology.
The instructional modules include the following:
National Foreign Language Standards: includes information about the
national Standards for Foreign Language Learning, and the framework that
they provide for content-based language learning.
Principles of CBI: focuses
on the background, principles, and research base for content-based instruction
in second or foreign language contexts.
Curriculum Development for CBI:
gives direction and guidelines for construction of CBI curriculum units and
lessons.
Instructional Strategies for CBI:
outlines the instructional techniques and practices that are essential to
integrated language and content teaching.
Assessment for CBI: provides the background and
principles of performance-based assessment and will emphasize the development
and use of classroom-based formative and summative assessment tools
for teachers (in conjunction with the Virtual
Assessment Center) in the form of IPA's (Integrated Performance
Assessments.
Technology for CBI: looks at the effective uses of technology
in the content-based language classroom.
Technology requirements to complete the modules:
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