Language proficiency and awareness

There is no difference between language proficiency and language awareness.

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Being language aware means you understand the possible challenges that language presents to learning.

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A teacher who is ‘language aware’ understands why students face difficulties when learning a subject through an additional language and what they can do to support students.

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The teacher must consider the language demands of the activities and materials for their lesson and provide appropriate support to help with these demands.

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Fluency in conversational language means fluency in academic language.

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A teacher who is language aware thinks about students' different levels of competence and sets realistic targets and challenges for them.

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Asking yourself questions such as "What were my goals for the lesson?", "How did I intend to achieve those goals?" and "What actually happened?" can help you become more language aware as a teacher.

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