FLA in process!

Hello!

This time I will show you some First Language Acquisition in process hahaha. 

I will show you a video of my nephew, Tango. He is 8 months old and is at the Babbling stage of FLA according to the following list: 

As we have already studied, in almost all cases children go through the same stages of language development. This is a predictable process and the only difference between one child and the other is the age at which they reach/finish each stage. 

As I said before, Tango is 8 months old and he has started babbling!!!

He is soo sweeetttt!!!! 

Enjoy! 

Babbling

Repeated sequences are often produced, such as [bababa] or [nanana], as well as "variegated" sequences in which the characteristics of the consonant-like articulations are varied. The variegated sequences are initially rare and become more common later on.

Both vocal play and babbling are produced more often in interactions with caregivers, but infants will also produce them when they are alone.

No other animal does anything like babbling. It has often been hypothesized that vocal play and babbling have the function of "practicing" speech-like gestures, helping the infant to gain control of the motor systems involved, and to learn the acoustical consequences of different gestures.

APPS TO USE IN THE CLASSROOM

Hi! As I told you in the last post, I have been attending some workshops this week. 

What I liked the most was that I got to know two apps in which we can create quizzes or surveys to use in the classroom. Since technology is very important in the lives of our students (and ours too), I believe that these tools could be very engaging and fun to play in class. We could use them as warm-ups, wrap-ups, to check previous ideas, to check what students have learned or in any way you want to. 

These apps are Kahoot and Quizizz and they are free!

I will leave you with some information about them and some videos with instructions on how to use them.

KAHOOT

Kahoot! is a tool for using technology to administer quizzes, discussions or surveys. It is a game based classroom response system played by the whole class in real time. Multiple-choice questions are projected on the screen. Students answer the questions with their smartphone, tablet or computer.

https://kahoot.com/ 

 

QUIZIZZ

Quizizz is a fun multiplayer classroom activity, that allows all your students to practice together. Quizizz works on all devices with a browser, including computers, tablets & smartphones. It also has an iOS app, Android app and Chrome app for students. Students can directly join a quiz with a game code and you can create and share the quizzes with your peers.

https://quizizz.com

I hope you give them a chance! They are really fun to play.

Until next time!

Roh 

A STREET CAT NAMED BOB

Hello, everyone! Seeing that the weather won't get any better I would like to recommend you a film for the rainy weekend. The film stars Luke Treadaway and Bob (a beautiful ginger cat! 😻) and it's based on the real story of James Bowen and his cat. The film was inspired by James' best-selling book "A Street Cat Named Bob" in which he talks about his problems with drugs and with his family, and about how his life changed when he decided to home a stray cat. 

Apart from being an inspiring movie, the cat steals the show. If you have a cat or know one, you would know how hard it is to make them do what you want, they just won't listen! I think that is why we have so many movies starred by dogs and very few with cats in them! For me, that is what makes this film so special and also the fact that the director used Bob to act as himself! 

Here you have the trailer and some pictures of James and Bob on the red carpet! 📽 🐈

Unfortunately, the movie is not available on Netflix (thanks for nothing Mr. Netflix), but you can watch it online on some pages and even on YouTube. I'll leave a link below. 

I really hope you give the film a chance! You won't regret it!!! 

See you around!

Roh 😺

Link: Pelispedia - A Street Cat Named Bob

Four Methods

Hi! This post is about two of the Four Methods that really caught my attention.

The Silent Way

Community Language Learning

See you next time!

Roh