experiential Module

Students Learning Outcome:

Throughout the program, students (half of them were with zero opportunity to use the target language [TL] outside the classroom) had spontaneous moments in which they were negotiating meaning in the TL while they had fun and engaged with one another, which to me, was the most valuable piece of evidence that speaks for our effort to provide an active learning community of a LCTL. 

The children have also built friendship and grown comfortable with one another. I view this as a positive as well as an observable outcome considering how some of them were, at the beginning of Day one, tearing up in the corner not knowing what was going on. 

Each child has reached a little beyond where they were at the beginning of the program in terms of language and a sense of self competence. 

Connections I Made:

The EM course readings have provided me with a strong theoretical foundation for teaching young language learners. I was able to apply some of the most important principles as I weighed demands and support for each student and revised my lesson plans as we moved forward.

I have worked with some of the parents just as closely as I worked with their children. With small children especially, parental support and involvement is vital in keeping the FL environment active in their homes.