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Using Cognates in Spanish/English
Bilingual Classrooms
Language Matters Conference Ingrid Colón, M. Ed.
Loyola University Chicago [email protected]
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Workshop Objectives
Explain the benefits of explicitly teaching cognates in dual language classrooms
Discuss next steps to teach cognates in your classroom
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My goal as a Dual Language Teacher
To promote academically bilingual and biliterate students
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Spanish and English are good friends!
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“The goal is for students to be aware of their own language practices as well as those of their peers as they are engaged in learning activities.”
(Garcia, & Sylvan, 2011, p.398)
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Metalinguistic Focus
Is the opportunity to focus on explicit instruction on the similarities and differences of Spanish and English.
For example, cognates, prefixes, suffixes, and articles.
Beeman, & Urow, 2012
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Cognates
Cognates are words in two languages that have a common origin and thus are similar or identical and have the same meaning.
de Jong, 2011
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Examples of Cognates:
SPANISH ENGLISH
Sólidos Solids
Color Color
Textura Texture
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Did you know…
In a study of 86 critical science words 76% of those words were Spanish/English cognates.
Bravo, Hiebert & Pearson, 2007
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Cognates Wall
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STOP!
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False Cognates
False Cognates are words in two languages that have a common origin and thus are similar or identical BUT DO NOT have the same meaning.
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Examples of False Cognates:
SPANISH ENGLISH
Embarazada Embarrassed
Éxito Exit
Colegio College
Grocerías Groceries
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Let’s identify some cognates!
National Museum of Mexican Art, 2014
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Group Activity
Let’s get into small groups
Find cognates in your books
Watch out for those FALSE COGNATES
Let’s create a cognates wall
Español English
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CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS
How can I get my students to be excited about cognates?
When can I explicitly teach cognates in my classroom?
Can I think about a way to incorporate teaching cognates during small group activities?
Do I have a space in my classroom to include a cognates wall?
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Resources
Spanishdict
http://www.spanishdict.com/translation
Colorín Colorado
http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/background/cognates/
Illinois Resource Center
http://thecenterweb.org/irc/pdf/catalog.pdf
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References
Beeman, K., & Urow, C. (2012). Teaching for biliteracy: Strengtheing bridges between languages. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon Publishing.
Muse, A. E, Tannenbaum, K. R., & Wagner, R. K. (2007). From vocabulary acquisition: Implications for reading comprehension. New York, NY: The Gilford Press.
de Jong, E. J. (2011). Foundations for multilingualism in education. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon Publishing.
Garcia, O., & Sylvan, C. E. (2011). Pedagogies and practices in multilingual classrooms: Singularities in pluralities. The Modern Language Journal, 95, 385-400.
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Using Cognates in Spanish/ English Bilingual Classrooms
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