The Multilingual Classroom

Alexia and Yasmin

How to deal with multilingualism?

Currently multilingualism is the order of the day in today's classrooms.
To promote multilingualism we can carry out some activities, for example, we can mingle our Spanish students with children whose L1 is English. Along with this, we improve the L2 (English) in children with an L1 in Spanish.

Another activity could be making groups of 2, 3 or 4 children, after that we give them a script so they can adjust to their role and finally perform it. The language they need to use is the L2 this probably reduced their anxiety when they speak in public.

Finally, a good way to acquire an L2 is to mingle the groups, so they can meet new people and learn from each other. In conclusion, you help them with "getting out of the box" or in other words, to get out of their comfort zone. In addition, to learn a foreign language in a proper way, the atmosphere has to be comfortable, relaxed and always with a touch of fun. 🌏