by Yasemin Dogru & Sina Hoffmann

Pre-Viewing Questions

1. Watch the first video. Can you name the most obvious features of the language used in the two scenes?

2. The language of a person varies according to the context language is used in. Can you think of different contexts within which your language level varies?

3. When thinking about these different contexts, to what extend does your language vary? Are there different word fields, different sentence structures?

4. How important do you think is the ability to switch between different modes of language in the context of a classroom? How important is it in everyday life?

5. Do you think CLIL lessons or bilingual modules make a difference when it comes to the students’ language level?

1. BICS and CALP are the shortened forms for what?2. What are the main differences between those two language levels?

3. Why do BICS and CALP play such an important role when it comes to different school careers?

4. What are possible difficulties with BICS and CALP for students who do not speak German as their mother tongue?

5. Why and how do bilingual classrooms enhance the CALP of students?