General Principles & Portfolio Expectations
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
WHAT: There are several foundational principles of PBLA. They include:
WHY: These principles help ensure that classroom instruction is relevant and meaningful for students in their daily lives.
HOW: The PBLA approach requires attention to what the learner's actual needs are, rather than what a textbook or standard curriculum dictates, or even what a teacher feels the students need.
WHAT: There are several foundational principles of PBLA. They include:
- Learner-Centered
- Needs-Based
- Real-World
- Task-Based
- CLB-Aligned
- Competency-Based
- Communicative Competence
WHY: These principles help ensure that classroom instruction is relevant and meaningful for students in their daily lives.
HOW: The PBLA approach requires attention to what the learner's actual needs are, rather than what a textbook or standard curriculum dictates, or even what a teacher feels the students need.
PORTFOLIO EXPECTATIONS
WHAT: Each LINC student receives a Language Companion Portfolio binder in which they will collect examples of their ability to use English. Examples may consist of skill-using activities (practice) and real world assessment tasks.
WHY: This portfolio allows students and teachers to see progress in real time, as it happens (rather than waiting until the end of a semester to pass an exam). It also allows the portfolio of evidence to be shared with new teachers or schools as students move on.
HOW: A student will collect examples of their work by attending classes daily. Teachers are responsible for providing tasks, activities, and assessments that clearly demonstrate a student's ability to use language by performing real tasks.
WHAT: Each LINC student receives a Language Companion Portfolio binder in which they will collect examples of their ability to use English. Examples may consist of skill-using activities (practice) and real world assessment tasks.
WHY: This portfolio allows students and teachers to see progress in real time, as it happens (rather than waiting until the end of a semester to pass an exam). It also allows the portfolio of evidence to be shared with new teachers or schools as students move on.
HOW: A student will collect examples of their work by attending classes daily. Teachers are responsible for providing tasks, activities, and assessments that clearly demonstrate a student's ability to use language by performing real tasks.
The following document is provided as a summary of the general principles and student portfolio expectations of PBLA.
*Please note, these documents were created for the LINC Program at ASSIST Community Services Centre. Other programs may have different requirements. Please check with your program.
*Please note, these documents were created for the LINC Program at ASSIST Community Services Centre. Other programs may have different requirements. Please check with your program.