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 

GUESS WHO'S BACK...

Yes! It's me! Yes, I'm alive (at least biologically speaking)... 😆 Let me give you a little update on my life: I have finally finished my practice lessons!!! It was a long hard road but it was worth it. I really enjoyed being in the classroom with every group in the last four years, 💗and I have grown and learnt a lot from each experience. I know that some of you have finished too, so congratulations! And for the people who are on their way to do it, hold on! You are almost there! 😉 

I feel soooo relieved, though. It feels amazing to be home right now writing this entry and not on the bus on my way to the school. This will make my Thursdays easier. 😌

Apart from that, the rest is still pretty much the same, only that I am not ill anymore. I had two terrible weeks with a flue, fever and very low energy, but now I am at my 90% already (I have never reached 100% in my life! ha, ha). I hope I can keep my batteries charged through the following week since I will be going to workshops every day in Capital Federal (a thing from work). It is going to be HAARDDD but well, you have to do what you have to do. 

😂

I will let you know if I learn something new and interesting in the workshops. Enjoy the rest of the week!

Regards,

Roh