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Bilingual Methods

Language Acquisition for Schools

   

      1. The Prism Model: This is a Model for bilingual learners.

a.      What does it represent? This model represents a holistic (integrated, complete) way to learn.

b.  What does it illustrate? This model illustrates each four dimensions of this model: linguistic, academic, cognitive and sociocultural dimension. It is said, students can’t learn if these dimensions are not interrelated.

c.       What is this Model’s heart? The heart of this model is the sociocultural dimension, which includes or involves the academic development, the language development and cognitive development.

C.1 It includes that students must adjust to a new country or city.

C.2 Students must adapt to a new educational system.

C.3 Students must cope with the nuances of the schools’ culture.

    2.   This Prim is close related to the Socio – Emotional Development, the main idea is children’s development, in order to allow them to interact with other children and adults, playing or interacting in  a conversation,  and express their emotions (angry, happy, sad).