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Download full textRitter, Naomi – 1999
This Digest discusses teaching interdisciplinary thematic units in language arts, noting that such units typically integrate broad areas of knowledge, such as social studies, mathematics, or ecology with the teaching of the four major language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The Digest presents a definition and rationale for…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach
Haas, Mari – 2000
This digest describes the use of thematic, communicative language teaching in the K-8 foreign language classroom. Such theme-based curricula can reinforce or extend the content of the regular classroom curriculum and give coherence to language lessons. Themes for curriculum units can be derived from many sources. Teachers should choose themes that…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Education, French, German
