Good Practices of Didactical Methods Database

Title: PLNM – Português Língua Não Materna
Good Practice Mission: To promote a better and quicker inclusion of students from other countries who come to Portugal through the learning of Portuguese language..
Specific goals of the GP:

Ensuring that all students succeed in achieving their learning objectives, by improving the proficiency in Portuguese as this is not their mother tongue.

Year: 2021
Duration of the implementation: 1 year
Target group: Adult learners
Summary:

Principles for PLNM Functioning:

  1. PLNM students at beginner and intermediate levels should receive appropriate strategies based on their linguistic proficiency level.
  2. This is achieved through the development of a pedagogical monitoring plan aimed at enhancing knowledge and skills in the context of Portuguese, both as a subject of study and as a language used in schooling.
  3. For students who have recently entered the national educational system and are at the Initiation language proficiency level (A1, A2), the school, in collaboration with parents or guardians, may provide educational support to facilitate access to the curriculum.
    This could involve measures to support learning and inclusion, such as gradually integrating selected teaching activities into the curriculum based on the students' sociolinguistic profile and school career, and implementing other approved intervention projects.
  4. Internal assessment of PLNM students at initiation (A1/A2) or intermediate (B1) levels should be based on the Essential Learning of the respective levels, specific PLNM assessment criteria approved by the Pedagogical Council, and the pedagogical monitoring plans developed.
  5. The school, within its autonomy and educational project, should offer students additional activities to promote linguistic immersion, interpersonal relationships, school inclusion, and a sense of belonging. These activities may include tutorials, mentoring, clubs, and sports programs.

Space requisites:

This space should be comfortable, spacious (to allow individual work), with ICT (computers - to hear sounds, for example).

Obstacles revealed?:

Learning difficulties: difficulties; systematic adjustments, as the methodology/tools should adapt to the needs of each student/participant.

Methodology used: Differenciated instruction
Technology-based learning
Group/collaborative learning
Individual learning
Kinaesthetic learning
Game-based learning
Resources needed:

Mother language teacher (in our case, Portuguese teacher) with some knowledge in English and/or Spanish (for example);

A spacious room with computers;

Tools produced/adapted by each teacher according to the group (some pictures with letters, etc.)

Link: https://www.dge.mec.pt/portugues-lingua-nao-materna#inf
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