LLFE-A10 · Four Languages, One Head — Discussing Multilingualism
🗣️ Four Languages, One Head
⏱ 5 minutes · 📚 CELTA-informed · 🎯 Cambridge B2
📖 From the teacher’s desk: English and Bengali are my native languages. I learned French as an adult here in La Réunion — I even passed the DCL exam at C1 level, which proved to me that adults really can reach very high levels in a new language. I also speak Hindi and some Italian. Managing these languages in my head every day has made me deeply curious about how multilingualism really works — and passionate about helping others on the same journey.
🎯 By the end of this lesson, you can: discuss multilingualism, language learning, and the experience of living between languages in English.
🔥 Warm Up (1 min)
How many languages do you speak — even a little? Rank them: which feels most “you”? 🧠 In which language do you dream?
📖 Learn It (2 min)
Key vocabulary for talking about languages:
“My dominant language is…” / “I find it easiest to express emotion in…”
“I sometimes mix languages when I’m tired.”
“Learning [language] as an adult taught me that…”
✏️ Try It (2 min)
Answer these questions in English:
- How did you feel when you first tried to speak English in a real situation?
- Have you ever experienced “code-switching”? Give an example.
- What’s the hardest thing about thinking in a new language?
Debate: “The best way to learn a language is total immersion — you should never use your L1 in the classroom.” Do you agree? Use evidence from your own experience.
🗝️ Answer Key
Personal responses — check you used at least 3 vocabulary items from the lesson (e.g., code-switching, dominant language, interference). Strong answers use personal examples as evidence.
Cambridge CELTA course completed — 120 supervised teaching hours, 4 written assignments passed at the required standard.
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