Lesson Plan 2: Languages - Learning the host country language: aspects of motivation, how can we increase it
Languages - Learning the host country language: aspects of motivation, how can we increase it
This lesson will focus on language acquisition, its process, motivating factors and other factors influencing learning a foreign language.
Lesson duration: 5 EU plus time for selected videos
Learning objectives:
- Raising awareness on the process of learning, own motivation and possible ways of language acquisition and its improvement.
- Understanding the importance of language learning
- Learning how motivation and other factors have an influence on learning
Summary of the tasks/actions
Task 1: (20 minutes)
The learners watch selected sequences of the videos related to language acquisition taking into account the following questions prepared by the teacher:
Alex: 12:25-16:26 and 37:16-38:01
Azzat: 23:53-27:46, 55:46-59:27
Pair work:
- How do the speakers assess their foreign language?
- What ways do they chose to learn a foreign language? Self – learning, attending lessons (classroom), study groups?
- Do they speak about any difficulties when acquiring the foreign language?
- How do they motivate themselves so far to speak a foreign language?
- What other advices would you give the speaker to learn the language faster?
- Is there another way to support speakers to learn the language?
Task 2: (10 minutes)
I and my motivation to learn a foreign language
Individual work: think about your motivation to learn a language, what motivates you? What are your goals?
What can help you to learn a foreign language?
What does it mean: successful language learning?
Task 3:
Think-pair-share activity
Share the results of your work in task 2 with other learners. Discuss together the list of factors influencing your motivation; what can help you to learn a foreign language?
The results of the think pair share activities will be posted on the board in order to compare them.
Task 4:
Open discussion
Setting up a list of motivating factors and rules that can help when learning a foreign language, e.g. 10 golden rules when learning foreign language.
The teacher shall support the learners with some examples: “Immediately start learning the language (it would be best to communicate with native speakers)“, „Don’t be too shy to speak the language – it is normal to make mistakes and you can learn from mistakes.”
Task 5:
The learners can also set up a list of some online pages, apps supporting language learning
Materials / Equipment:
Videos sequences ….PC with Internet access and beamer
Board, small cards, markers etc.
References:
Additional material for teacher: Forschungszentrum Migration, Integration und Asyl; Schnell und erfolgreich Deutsch lernen – wie geht das? Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge 2017,
Ankommen in Deutschland Geflüchtete in der Kommune integrieren Ein HANDBUCH © 2018 Bertelsmann Stiftung
How to implement best practice in language learning Project YELL Young European Love Languages, chapter 4 Motivating learners (page 47).
Lesson Plan 2 as a PDF file here.
10 topics:
- Society – Integration successful versus unsuccessful – main factors, hidden hopes and expectations
- Study opportunity – Attending the educational measures
- Voluntary work – Volunteering and engagement in society
- Working life (your path to a job, your dream job)
- Use of social support services
- Accommodation
- Mentality of the host people; your identity: do you feel more “German”, “European”, or…
- Family
- Contacts in the host country (including free-time activities)