Contextualized language teaching uses real-world contexts and authentic materials to make language learning more meaningful and effective. It helps students understand how language is constructed and used in different situations. A contextualized approach supports integrated skills development and group work. When themes and topics are interesting to students, it can foster a deeper level of language use. Contextualized learning actively involves learners by combining content and context through problem-solving with authentic materials. It supports learning when students search for their own meanings and apply new knowledge to existing understanding and real-life problems.

1. Contextualizing Language Shaping The Way We Teach Centro Colombo Americano 2009 Fredy Alexander Duque

2. Contextualizing Language @ Contextualization is the meaningful use of language for real communicative purposes. @ It helps students understand how language users construct language in a given context.

4. A contextualized approach to instruction also supports the use of integrated skills, and pair and group work.

7. Voice

8. Independent action

11. Learn to problem solve in common Situations in a new way.

13. Is learner centered.

14. Is time flexible.

15. Goals and purpose are explicit frome the Beginning of the instruction.

18. solving.

19. Academic and life concerns are integratedinto an applied lerning process.

21. Acquisition.

22. Application.

23. Assimilation.

26. Student motivation increases.

27. Tutor guides the learning process.

28. Learning is a team effort between tutor and learner, student’s persistance is encouraged responsible for his learning.

30. Housing

31. Food

32. Shopping.

33. Job

34. Community.

35. Personal

37. Receipt, coupons, ads.

38. Menus, Pictures, receipts.

39. Shopping bags, items.