Title: Engagement: example SFL (Spanish Foreign Language)
Course: UDL & online special education > Section: 3. Propose multiple means of engagement

Example of UDL application in the construction of didactic units. Technical aspects and advice for motivation.

EXAMPLE:

Spanish language lesson for foreign students on how to greet in both languages. Key concepts and keywords have been highlighted. The training contents were accompanied by diagrams and representative images, which also serve to contextualize the situations in which communication takes place. The video is accompanied by subtitles and translation. The insertion of the teacher's image tends to create greater humanisation and closeness with the learners, but it need not be permanent. Presentation can be improved. The arrangement of graphic and written material is not symmetrical. Also, the image is static. This can have benefits, as it allows for visual reinforcement of the content you are using in the explanation. But the result is not very dynamic and it becomes more difficult to focus attention on the various contents. A division into at least two parts would also be possible: linguistic information (illustrated by the diagrams) and pragmatic information relating to when and how the way of greeting is used in the two languages (illustrated by the images). It is clear that the use of the most advanced technologies can allow for better results to be achieved, but our attempt is to encourage teachers to start with the tools they already have at their disposal.

As can be appreciated, correct compliance with the standards recommended in the UDL does not require a complex use of technologies and can be achieved by adapting the materials that teachers usually use in the classroom.

- FURTHER TIPS:

ELE - MOTIVATION:
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION | EXTRINSICAL MOTIVATION
Personal effort to learn | In relation to the practical interest of the student; get a degree, pass an exam... (Stefanova, 2010)
Pleasure in the learning process |
Identification with the culture of the language studied |
Lack of external impositions |
Feeling part of a larger community |

 ELE - MOTIVATION:

- Set an example with your behavior
- Create a relaxed atmosphere
- Present appropriate activities
- Maintain a good rapport with students
- Promote students' self-confidence from a linguistic point of view
- Make the class interesting
- Promote autonomy
- Personalize the learning process
- Guide students towards their goals
- Familiarize students with the culture of the language they are studying