Content-based instruction integrates language learning with the study of academic subjects, using topics from other disciplines as the vehicle for developing language skills. Theme-based instruction focuses on using tasks or activities to solve communication problems and develop language in a way that is comparable to real-world activities. Both approaches aim to make language learning more interesting and motivate students by presenting meaningful content and engaging them in problem-solving. Content-based instruction may help develop valuable thinking skills while theme-based instruction provides a natural context for personalized language exposure.
Content-based instruction integrates language learning with the study of academic subjects, using topics from other disciplines as the vehicle for developing language skills. Theme-based instruction focuses on using tasks or activities to solve communication problems and develop language in a way that is comparable to real-world activities. Both approaches aim to make language learning more interesting and motivate students by presenting meaningful content and engaging them in problem-solving. Content-based instruction may help develop valuable thinking skills while theme-based instruction provides a natural context for personalized language exposure.
Content-based instruction integrates language learning with the study of academic subjects, using topics from other disciplines as the vehicle for developing language skills. Theme-based instruction focuses on using tasks or activities to solve communication problems and develop language in a way that is comparable to real-world activities. Both approaches aim to make language learning more interesting and motivate students by presenting meaningful content and engaging them in problem-solving. Content-based instruction may help develop valuable thinking skills while theme-based instruction provides a natural context for personalized language exposure.
Content-based instruction integrates language learning with the study of academic subjects, using topics from other disciplines as the vehicle for developing language skills. Theme-based instruction focuses on using tasks or activities to solve communication problems and develop language in a way that is comparable to real-world activities. Both approaches aim to make language learning more interesting and motivate students by presenting meaningful content and engaging them in problem-solving. Content-based instruction may help develop valuable thinking skills while theme-based instruction provides a natural context for personalized language exposure.
Elaborate a comparison chart between Content-based Instruction & Theme-
based Instruction Student: Elizabeth Luis Infantes Leonardo Sergio Guevara Altamirano Victoria Puycan
Content - based Instruction (CBI) Task - based Instruction
CBI is “the integration of content learning with A task is as a special form of technique. In many language teaching aims. It refers to the cases, both terms have been considered as concurrent study of language and subject matter, synonyms, but in other cases, a task may be with the form and sequence of language comprised of several techniques. Tasks are presentation dictated by content material” usually “bigger” than techniques. (Brinton, Snow and Wesche, 1989). Peter Skehan defines task as an activity in which: When language becomes the medium to transmit • Meaning is primary. informational content of interest and relevance to • There is some communication problem to the learner, it becomes a vehicle for reaching a solve. set of content goals. • There is sort of relationship to comparable real-world activities. Content can develop in students an increase in • Its completion is a priority. intrinsic motivation and empowerment, as • It is assessed in terms of outcome. students focus on subjects that are important to their lives. Teachers to carefully consider all the techniques used in the classroom. The advantages of content-based instruction -It can make learning a language more interesting Learners should be engaged in some form of and motivating. Students can use the language to fulfil genuine problem-solving activities. a real purpose, which can make students both more independent and confident. Teachers must finish the objective set in each session. -Taking information from different sources, re- evaluating and restructuring that information can The advantages of TBL help students to develop very valuable thinking skills -A natural context is developed from the students' that can then be transferred to other subjects. experiences with the language that is personalized and relevant to them. -They will be exposed to a whole range of lexical phrases, collocations and patterns as well as language forms.