Es un enfoque de la enseñanza de un idioma extranjero.

1. CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY
PLURILINGUE CAREER
DIDACTICS I
CONTENT-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL
APPROACH
Camila Barrera
Andrea Espinosa
Gabriela Fuela

2. What is Content-Based
Instructional Approach? (CBI)
Teaching
method
Emphasizes
learning about
SOMETHING
Learning
about
language itself

3. What is the content?
Subject matter
that we learn or
rather than the
language used
itself
communicate
through
language

4. PRINCIPLES OF CBI
People learn a second
language more
successfully when they
use the language as a
means of acquiring
information.
Content based
instruction better
reflects learner´s needs
for learning a second
language.

5. THEORY OF LANGUAGE
Language is
Text and
Discourse-
Based
Language use
draws on
integrates skills
Language is
Purposeful

6. THEORY OF LEARNING
 People learn a second language most successfully when the
information they are acquiring is perceived as interesting, useful,
and leading to a desired goal.
 Some content areas are more useful as a basis for language
learning than others.
 Students learn best when instruction addresses students’ needs.
 Teaching builds on the previous experience of the learners.

7. OBJECTIVES
Acoording to the Free University of Berlin
1) To activate and develop exiting English language skills.
2) To acquire learning skills and strategies, that could be applied
in future.
3) To develop general academic skills.
4) To broaden students 'understanding of English - speaking
peoples.

8. SYLLABUS
Language
learning
goals.
The
organizatio
n
Modules
selected to
reflect student
interests.
All the methods divide with initial or simple
exercises to stimulate the student. With
the time one is developing activities mas
complex improving the activities of the
students.

9. Role of each component:
Learner
Teacher
Material

10. Learner
- Autonomous
- Active Interpreters
of Input
- Sources of Content
• Positives
Overwhelmed
Frustrated
• Negatives
¨Learning by
doing¨

11. Teacher
Knowledgeabl
e
• Instructors must be
experts in the subject
matter
Responsibl
e
• They have to be
responsible for choosing
and adapting authentic
materials
Helpmate
Analytic
• Become
student´s
needs

12. Material
Authentic
Native-language
Tourist guide
books,
newspapers ads,
radio, tv
broadcast