Language Experience Approach (LEA)
The Language Experience Approach (LEA) centers around learners' experiences and allows learners to talk about and write their own stories and also listen to, read, and be inspired by their peers' stories.
----- This is a brief description of the language used in different levels of the Simply Stories.
Taylor, M. (1993). The Language Experience Approach and Adult Learners. In Crandell, J. & J. Peyton (Eds.), Approaches to adults ESL literacy (pp.47-58). Washington, DC & McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems.
----- "Experience" is crucial in the LEA. Taylor suggests activities/experiences that literacy teachers and learners can do.
WorldSight Media. (2012, December 10). Simply Cracking Good Stories Tutorial Part Three [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/J_q6ZAFkf0A
----- The video provides guidelines on writing stories that are suitable for LESLLA learners. An example is given to show how to modify the language.
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Features:
- Materials are learner-generated. (see "Using Learner-Produced Texts")
- All communication skills--reading, writing, listening, and speaking--are integrated.
- Difficulty of vocabulary and grammar are determined by the learners own language use.
- Learning and teaching are personalized, communicative, and creative.
Sometimes, teachers ask learners to tell a story or an experience instead of writing it, and then they transcribe or write about it.
(Taylor, 1993, p.48)
Possible activities for the class:
- Making French toast
- Making a salad
- Making cards (thank you notes, get well cards, holiday cards)
- Interpreting signs in and around school
- Mapping the neighborhood
- Taking a trip to the bank, city hall, the supermarket, the post office, etc.
(Taylor, 1993, p.57)
References/Resources:
Simply Stories. (n.d.). Simply Stories Guide. Retrieved from http://simplystories.org/simply-stories-guide/----- This is a brief description of the language used in different levels of the Simply Stories.
Taylor, M. (1993). The Language Experience Approach and Adult Learners. In Crandell, J. & J. Peyton (Eds.), Approaches to adults ESL literacy (pp.47-58). Washington, DC & McHenry, IL: Center for Applied Linguistics and Delta Systems.
----- "Experience" is crucial in the LEA. Taylor suggests activities/experiences that literacy teachers and learners can do.
WorldSight Media. (2012, December 10). Simply Cracking Good Stories Tutorial Part Three [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/J_q6ZAFkf0A
----- The video provides guidelines on writing stories that are suitable for LESLLA learners. An example is given to show how to modify the language.