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Question 1

How can you incorporate multilingual and multicultural perspectives in your teaching of English and why is it important?

Answer 1

(Alla svar nedan är GPT)

Why:
1. It’s important for fostering an inclusive, relevant, and enriching learning environment.

2. Acknowledges students’ diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and leverages these as an asset in the classroom.
3. Valuing students’ home languages and cultures helps them feel seen, respected, and confident in their identity.
4. English is spoken in various dialects. Emphasizing it’s multicultural nature prepares pupils to use it in diverse settings.
5. Learning about different cultures reduces stereotypes and fosters mutual respect.
6. All of the above can make them more motivated.

How:
1. Role-Playing: Practice scenarios requiring cultural sensitivity (ex. greetings or small talk across cultures).

2. Provide bilingual dictionaries, apps, or glossaries to support students who are still developing their English proficiency.
3. Students map out where English is spoken globally and explore how it interacts with local languages.

Question 2

What are the benefits of including students’ own experiences and interests into the languagelearning classroom?

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Answer 2

1. Engagement and Motivation.

This is a cornerstone of effective language learning. When students see a connection between the language and their lives, it moves the subject from being an abstract, academic exercise to something personal and relevant.

2. Familiarity
   Familiar topics provide a context that aids understanding of new language concepts.

3.** Encourages Authentic** Communication
Students are naturally more inclined to express opinions, tell stories, or ask questions about topics they care about.

4. Builds Confidence
   When discussing familiar topics, students are less anxious and more willing to take risks using the target language. And this confidence can help them tackle more challenging language tasks later.
5. Encourages a positive classroom atmosphere:
   Recognizing and valuing students’ identities fosters a sense of belonging. Which promotes a positive atmosphere and this further promotes collaboration and mutual respect among peers.

Examples of activites:
- Writing tasks: Students write about a memorable experience or a topic they’re passionate about.
- Speaking activities: Discussions or debates on hobbies, current trends, or issues they care about.
- Project-based learning: Projects centered on their favorite books, movies, or cultural traditions.

Question 3

How can the choice of teaching materials, tools and methods influence and benefit young pupils´language learning?

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Answer 3

Från GPT

Engagement
Well-chosen materials and tools can spark curiosity and foster a positive attitude toward language learning.

The benefits of using age-appropriate and engaging content, like games, stories, or songs, makes learning enjoyable and memorable, increasing students’ willingness to participate.

Building Cultural Awareness
Language is effectively learned in context, reflecting real-life use and cultural nuances.
Materials reflecting diverse cultures and contexts broaden pupils’ understanding of the language in real-world scenarios.

Benefit: Exposure to authentic texts (e.g., stories, videos) fosters intercultural competence and provides meaningful contexts for learning.

Argument: Materials that include authentic content expose pupils to natural language usage and diverse cultural contexts, making the language more relatable and meaningful.

Example: A video series like Peppa Pig introduces everyday vocabulary and expressions in a British cultural context, helping pupils connect language with daily routines and social norms

** Work in groups**
Peer learning methods encourage interaction in English.

Benefit: Pupils develop teamwork and social skills, while using the language in authentic, communicative contexts.
For example: A role-play activity, such as a shopping experience, allows pupils to use target vocabulary (e.g., “How much does this cost?”) and practice conversational skills collaboratively.

Question 4

Describe the four strands (by Paul Nation)

• the thought/theory behind them
• discuss its relevance for the language learning classroom.

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Answer 4

(från PP i “Lectures TEYL” Teaching English in Grades 4-6).

**The theory **emphasizes that successful language learning requires integrating multiple aspects of language use.
Balanced language learning requires a mix of input, output, deliberate study, and fluency practice.

1. Meaning-focused input:
   - It focuses on understanding and processing language through reading or listening.
   - Understanding meaning > Analyzing language.
   Some important aspects to make sure input is meaningfull is that content should align with learners’ interests to keep them motivated. For example: Stories for younger learners. Articles or videos about topics they enjoy. Also content should be authentic, ideally, materials are close to what native speakers encounter but simplified as needed to match learners’ levels.

Examples of meaning foucsed input could be, listening to stories and conversations, or reading books and news stories that are enjoyable, of native speakers and mathes pupils language proficiency.

2. Meaning-focused output:
   - This strand builds on the idea that learners need opportunities to use the language actively in speaking and writing. It focuses on producing language, to communicate their own ideas.

• Expressing meaning > accuracy
  Have in mind: Creating a safe environment –> less pressure to make mistakes.
  Examples: Having conversations or discussions in English and writing stories, or letters to a recipient.

3. Language-focused learning:
   This strand involves deliberate attention to the language system, where learners consciously focus on how the language works. This means paying explicit attention to pronunciation and grammar, spelling etc.
   Examples: Learning and practicing new vocabulary or grammatical structures or doing spelling exercises.
   Have in mind: This strand should be combined with others.
   Relevance: Explicit instruction helps clarify rules and structures of the english language.

4.** Fluency development:**
This is different from language focused learning (nr.3) its less about learning new words and more about producing language faster, with more flow.
Here it is useful to use activities that help learners use language they already know more quickly and easily - Because this strand focuses on building making the language automatic and usable.
Ex of activities: Timed speaking tasks, or writing quickly about familiar topics.
Relevance: The goal is to build confidence and automaticity in language use without focusing on accuracy or new learning.

Question 5

Why is it important to use songs, games and drama when teaching young learners?

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Answer 5

Using songs can be a good tool to engage pupils when they can’t contribute in the second language.
The important principle is that they have the opportunity to absorb the language before they have to say anything.

Such responses to listening are associated with Total Physical Response (TPR). TPR links learning to physical actions and ensures that learners hear English without having to respond verbally.

Listening to songs can help pupils get used to faster speech, unfamiliar speakers, and different accents. It can help them practice language accuracy with songs that focus on ex. prepositions or articles. Songs also allow pupils to mimic and can encourage body movement which both are actions effective for learning.

Most games make for fun and engaging learning activities and they can easily be tailored to their current skill level. Another good aspect of games is that they often let the students get fast feedback in order to learn from their mistakes and get confirmation when they get something correct.

Question 6

T.1 F10 (2x) How do you promote language learning awareness and why is it important?

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Answer 6

• Raising awareness about the learning process.
• Considering the role of affective factors
• Developing language learning strategies
• Giving students some freedom of choice - involvement, excitement, motivation

Language learning awareness strategies:

1. Help pupils understand what it means to learn a language.
2. How long it takes to learn
3. Setting expectations and goals
4. Why certain activities are important to facilitate language learning.
5. Raise awareness about the ups and downs of the language learning process and how we all make mistakes

Social and affective strategies:

1. Teacher: role model and source of motivation.
2. Important to create a positive learning environment.
3. Raise awareness about affective factors influencing learning such as emotional states, feelings and other affective variables:
   Ex. Teacher led discussions, listening activities, turn taking, working on shyness or anxiety, give praise, positive feedback and document progresses

Mental strategies:

1). Learning to reflect through planning, monitoring and evaluating.

2). Important that students understand the reasons for doing various activities.

3). To reflect on your own learning, how you learn and why you prefer certain activities :
- Which activities did they like/did they not like and why.
- Metacognitive cycle (plan do review)/learning tree (older learners).

Direct or cognitive strategies:

1). To deal with linguistic information in effective ways: Ex. organize, categorize, memorize

2). Younger learners can do the following:
- Rehearsal strategies
- Predicting, using clues for understanding
- Exit tickets where pupils think about what theyve learned and diffeculties within the process

Question 7

T.1 F11What kind of feedback do the pupils need and how would you work with feedback?

Answer 7

All info taget från: s.158,162 Keaveney. Summerats av Gpt

Definition:
Feedback gives pupils guidence on where they are in their learning process, where they need to go (their learning goals), and how to get there.

1. What kind of feedback do the pupils need

Feedback should be individualized, meaning it should be based on pupils indivual performances, directly after the task in question is completed. This gives pupils a better chance to understand where they did roght or wrong in the learning process. The feedback also is more relevant for the pupil then.

Feedback should be clearly connected to the language skills and goals being taught.

It should also be given regularly, helping them see their progression and areas for improvement.

Feedback should be focused on lifting posivites, to raise self-esteem and willingness to participate in language learning. This is important to make learning an enjoyable process, which further motivates them to take risks.

Feedback must be clear, to help learners understand WHAT exactly they need to reach their goals. This includes giving concrete steps/ideas for improvement.

2. How would you work with feedback?

I would use feedback continuously, by using evidence gathered during a learning activity. This is important to address the pupils needs in real-time.

I could use feedback to identify gaps in learning and modify lessons to address these areas.

I would begin feedback with positive reinforcement to build confidence and self-esteem.
And follow this with specific and actionable suggestions for improvement, modeling ways to enhance performance. This ensures that pupils understand HOW to go about their ways to achieve progress.