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What is Language?
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by Eleanor Kane Hinohara
A4;
132 pp
ISBN:
978-4939130-19-9
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What is Language?
follows a CLIL approach. Each of the 15 units is
scaffolded for learners, with a progression from
lower order thinking skills (LOTS) to higher
order thinking skills (HOTS). There is a mix of
communicative and receptive tasks, and some
focus on form through teaching Academic Word
List (AWL) vocabulary and academic language
skills.
Productive tasks
include pair work in scaffolded discussions and
individual presentations.
The topics progress
from talking about one’s own language learning
in Unit 1 to more cognitively-demanding topics,
such as language policy in Unit 15. Further
reading for students for each unit is also
suggested in a comprehensive bibliography.
Each unit includes:
- Scaffolded pair
work
- Listening to
proficient users of English perform the
above task
- Key vocabulary
- Reading for main
ideas
- Reading section
(600–700 words)
- Reading for detail
- CLIL tasks using
data relating to the main topic
- Academic Word List
vocabulary tasks using words from the
reading section
- Academic language
function progressing from LOTS to HOTS
- Suggested
individual presentation topics with space
for students to take notes
CEFR:
B2–C2
This book is accompanied by a subscription-based Online
Learning Support package, with copious
activities for extra practice for learners. Learners
need to purchase a password for access; it is free
for teachers. To purchase, click here (opens on an
external site): OLS.
For more details, contact us.
Use this book for:
- CLIL courses
- Introduction to
linguistics courses
- Pre-service
teacher education courses
- Oral communication
courses
- English seminars
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About the Author
Eleanor Kane
Hinohara, professor in the Faculty of
International Relations, University of Shimane,
Japan, has taught for over thirty years in the UK
and Japan. She has focussed on Content and
Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) methodology in
initial teacher education since 2010 and is
especially interested in the role that Virtual
Exchange can play in a CLIL approach to language
learning through collaboration between educators
in diverse fields.
She is the recipient of several Japanese Ministry
of Education grants to investigate CLIL. She holds
an MA (Hons) in English Language and Literature
from the University of Glasgow, an MPhil in
Publishing from Stirling University, and an MSc in
TESOL from Aston University, all in the UK.
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