Language as Action by Alexandra Henry https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7 A language acquisition theory purposed by Leo Van Lier and Aída Walqui. en-us 2023-07-31 18:45:24 UTC 2023-08-15 17:07:00 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Language as Action? henralex https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653716965 A perspective on language that regards language as a form of human action. It suggests that language is connected to all other forms of action--such as physical, social and symbolic--and is an expression of agency. Language as action regards language as something that is affected by both individual and social factors (Walqui and van Lier, 2010).]]> 2023-07-31 18:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653716965 What does this look like in the classroom? henralex https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653719655 ELs engage in meaningful activities that engage their interests and encourage language development through "perception, interaction, planning, research, discussion, and coconstruction of academic products of various kinds" (Walqui and van Lier, 2010). Language development occurs during action-based learning when it is carefully scaffolded and there are opportunities for students to collaborate with one another. ]]> 2023-07-31 19:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653719655 Rethinking Language as Action henralex https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653722068 Learning becomes usage-based rather than grammar-based and becomes part of larger systems of making meaning (Ellis & Larsen-Freeman, 2010).]]> 2023-07-31 19:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653722068 Connections to the Real World henralex https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653732645 1. Language is looked at in the social context in which communication takes place.
2. Teachers must develop a new awareness of language in the classroom; this will take time!
3. Understanding that language is inherently tied to action changes how teachers engage emergent bilingual students and how students develop language. In other words, this theory impacts how students are taught to use and develop language.]]> 2023-07-31 19:51:55 UTC https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653732645 Works Cited henralex https://padlet.com/henralex/6u97mqxisq6w8pq7/wish/2653732738 4.Aída Walqui: Language and the Common Core State Standards (2012). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3YJx8ujoto&ab_channel=TinaCheuk

Ellis, N. & Larsen-Freeman, D. (Eds.) (2009). Language as a complex adaptive system. Language Learning, 59, Supplement 1. 

Teaching At The Beginning, Inc. (2015), A Felt Board Story | First & Second Languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT9daxBNDrA&ab_channel=TeachingAtTheBeginningVideos

Walqui, A. & van Lier, L. (2010). Scaffolding the academic success of adolescent English language learners: A pedagogy of promise. San Francisco: WestEd. 

Van Lier, L. (2007). Action-based teaching, autonomy and identity. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1(1), 46-65. 
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