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Cognates and the curriculum: supporting subject vocabulary development for bilingual learners

  • Cognates are words in two languages that share a similar meaning, spelling, and pronunciation.
  • This course offers teachers an opportunity to develop their own understanding of cognates and how they can be used in the classroom to help speakers of other languages access the curriculum.

 

The English language shares cognates with the Romance languages, such as Spanish, Portuguese, and the Indo-European languages, such as German. As an example, 30-40% of all words in English have a related word in Spanish.

 

The course will look at practical ways you can support learners to access unfamiliar academic terms in English by associating them with the equivalents cognates in home language.  Subject specific cognate list will be available.

 

“Cognates can be rich points for discussions about word origins, connective meanings, and often provide an entry point into another language.”

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  • Facilitator
  • Venue & Travel Information

Erica Field, EMA Teaching & Learning Adviser, Rochdale Borough Council

Hopwood Hall College

Free parking is available onsite - just press the buzzer at the barrier and say you're here for a REAL Trust event.

How to get here

By Road: The Rochdale campus is 2.6 miles from junction 20 off the M62. Follow the signs for Rochdale town centre

By Rail: Rochdale train station is a ten minute walk from the Rochdale Campus through the town centre. It is also a Metrolink station, Manchester’s light railway system, which links Rochdale with Oldham, Bury and Manchester City Centre.

By Bus: The Rochdale bus station is approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Rochdale campus. There are frequent bus services throughout the borough which terminate in Rochdale.

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