"TEACHING THIRD LANGUAGES" (Ulrike Jessner)

"TEACHING THIRD LANGUAGES" (Ulrike Jessner)

1. WHAT IS MULTILIGUALISIM?

   • NOT EASY TO DEFINE
     • BRAUN MADE A DISTINCTION
       • BILINGUALISIM: Mastering of two Languages
       • MULTILINGUALISIM: Familiarity with more than two Languages

2. MODELS OF THIRD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

   • 1. BILINGUAL & MULTILINGUAL
   • 2. THE ACTIVATION / INHIBITION MODEL
   • 3. THE LANGUAGE MODE HYPOTHESIS
   • 4. THE FACTOR MODEL
   • 5. THE MULTILINGUAL PROCESSING MODEL

3. SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF THIRD LANGUAGE LEARNING

   • Multilingualisim in Europe
     • Horizonal multilingualisim
     • Vertical multilingualisim
   • Language choice is influenced by
     • The PRESTIGE of a language in a community

4. PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF THIRD LANGUAGE LEARNING

   • COGNITIVE ADVANTAGES:
     • Metalinguistic awareness
     • Creative thinking
     • Communicative sensitivity
     • Language learning strategies

5. EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF THIRD LANGUAGE LEARNING

   • ASPECTS TO BARE IN MIND:
     • Choice of languages
     • Number of hours
     • Integration of community languages
     • Local conditions
   • PROJECTS IN EUROPE
     • EuroCom
     • European Centre of Modern Languages

6. DIDACTIC APPROACHES focous on:

   • Mulitilingual LEARNER
     • Cooperation between languages in the learner
   • Multilingual TEACHER
     • Use multilingual learning skills
   • Multilingual DIDACTICS