Second Language Learning in a Multilingual Classroom: Didactic Interaction Development

Abstract

The foreign language classroom is a space in which various elements that constitute the interaction involved in the teaching-learning process: the teacher's intervention, peer interactions, learning methodology, materials, management of classroom space etc. However, when it is a multilingual classroom, there is also need to develop different strategies for action to promote the integration of all students and to ensure inclusiveness in the classroom and respect for cultural diversity. The aim of this paper is to reflect on these issues, show useful strategies and methodological tools in the didactic interaction and provide a practical example to bring to the classroom through a teaching proposal for cooperative learning.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n3p429