This document discusses using a conceptual approach to language learning, focusing on friendship and values. It recommends using intercultural language learning that is meaningful and relevant to both Australian and Indonesian students. It also suggests using online survey tools like Socrative, Survey Monkey, Nearpod and Google Forms to help teach students about making friends and the characteristics of friendship.

1. A conceptual
approach to
Language learning
Melissa Gould-Drakeley
Macarthur Anglican School

2. Why a conceptual
approach?
• Intercultural language learning
• Meaningful and relevant

3. Friendship
SalingSilang Book 1 p16

4. Important to Australian
students

5. Important to Indonesian
teenagers

6. Values
SalingSilang Activity Book 1 p17

7. Surveys
• Socrative
http://m.socrative.com/lecturer/#mainScreen

8. Other survey tools
• Survey monkey
• Near pod (iPads)
• Google forms

9. Characteristics

11. Making friends