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Instead of teaching language in isolated ways of form and function, language as action takes function a step further (Freeman, 2011). While this perspective considers form and function, it is more about the  social context that communiction encompasses (Walqui, 2012).

develops and expands content through authentic, rich and meaningful activities across multiple contexts.

argues that language is not separate from any other type of action including physical, social and symbolic. "What we express is grounded in the environment" (Bunch et. al. 2013).

learning a language requires reading and writing and other purposeful and meaningful activities that involve action. to accomplish these, we can on different roles, different and identites (Bunch et. al. 2013).

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ALL Languages are Important: Improved Technology Creates Transnationalism & Translanguaging.

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ALL Languages are Important: Improved Technology Creates Transnationalism & Translanguaging.

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We must build upon what ELs' bring to the classroom. We can use language to communicate with different people for different purposes from around the globe. (Freeman & Freeman, 2011).
“Teachers must draw out and work with the preexisting understandings that their students bring with them” (Bunch, et. al, 2013).

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"Languages belong to the people who speak them (not the countries) from all around the globe...consider the PEOPLE who use it and the CONTEXT in which it is used" (Freeman & Freeman, 2011).

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We can Broaden our Horizons with Technology

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We can Broaden our Horizons with Technology

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Things that technology can make easier for English Language Learners:

different types of learning-each according to interest and need

metacognition- thinking about thinking.

collaboration of knowledge- knowledge you can reach for and use.

ubiquitous learning- anytime, anywhere.

active knowledge-making- designing meanings.

multiple meanings- text, images, sound & data.

(Cope, 2014).

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As we engage students in activities related to content, students learn that language and literacy are used for different audiences and purposes in many different areas and settings (Bunch, 2013).

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"We cannot separate the words and actions from each other; language is action" Aida Walqui