The role of context in comprehension and learning

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The role of context in comprehension and learning

• What is the role of background knowledge in
  comprehension of oral and written texts?

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Factors that contribute to comprehension

• Knowledge of the code.
• Ability to predict or guess in order to make
  correct choices.
• Ability to remember the previous cues.
• Ability to make the necessary association between
  the different cues.

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Activity 1

• Analyze each of the factors involved in
  comprehension of two oral texts
• Text 1 So it there was, um a movie probably
  filmed some years ago
• Text 2 The film dealt mainly with

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Using Background Knowledge

• Schema Theory
• what is the role of visual organizers
• in the comprehension of
• written texts,
• oral texts,
• videos?

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Activity 2

• Working in groups, create a listening activity
  modeled after the activity in Omaggio. P. 197.

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Teaching the spoken language

• Kramsch (Case 1)
• 5 presentation of the exercise
• 30 group work
• 15 presentation of group work

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• (Group of 4) You have just come out of an
  audition that will determine whether or not you
  are admitted ina drama/dance/music group at your
  school and you are awaiting the result. With you
  are two friends, one optimistic, one pessimistic
  and one of your teachers. All four of you express
  your impressions and reactions to the audition,
  you express your hopes and fears.