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Making a Second Language Comprehensible
Making a Second Language Comprehensible
Use authentic language in context
Students cannot acquire language skills that are divorced from context of meaning and use.
Use simplified codes
Speak more slowly
Articulate more clearly
Exaggerate intonation
Use fewer idioms and less slang
Use high frequency vocabulary
Use personalized language and nouns
(reduce pronouns)
Use non-linguistic cues
Gestures
Facial expressions
Body language
Pantomime
Use manipulatives, visuals
Videos
Pictures, photos, drawings
Real objects
Hands-on activities
Use prior content introduction in the primary language
Preview, view, review