C&D Chpt 11: Connections Standard

In this chapter, the authors explained how to successfully integrate other subject area content into the language classroom. They discussed several different forms of doing this such as immersion and content based instruction. The pros and cons to these methods were also discussed and came to the conclusion that it can only be successful if the need to master the content does not overshadow the language and culture standards. I really enjoyed reading this chapter as I was worrying about how to go about planning for our connections demo. I feel as though this chapter helped me to see more clearly how teaching content can make the need to learn language more salient and at the same time reinforce other curricular standards. I think I now have an idea for my demo!