It is called' English as a second of other languages = ESOL
As you know,using and activating prior knowledge of students can facilitate comprehension process and finally learning process.but how to use this knowledge depends on the educational context,equipment,topic of text,students motivation and lot of other criteria.but to activate this knowledge as an english teacher,i choose topics which students have the basic konwledge regarding the topic and can use the previous knowledge to presents their thoughts and understandings from comprehension task.
I think pre-teaching is a good way to introduce input (be it listening or reading). One of its main features is activating learners' background knowledge.
The function of being able to compare languages has been too often ignored in ESOL training and teaching. A lot of materials delivered and approved are focused on ESOL environments in an English speaking land or in an English dominant country.
For the first time here in Oman currently, for example, we are preparing to use "Arabic student" oriented writing textbooks.
Teachers need more options or need to develop similar options for each local context.
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