EDU 305 Reflective Essay

How I plan to teach Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students, is to use what I have learned in EDU 305 as a guideline to apply what has been taught in class and use it for my students in the future. Ideally, I would like to teach at high school level in South Korea. I also find that helping CLD students who are learning English as their second language also fits for what I plan for the future. With high schoolers, some of the students that just came to America would not understand English well. When students starts to learn English around the ages of 15-18 years old, it can be frustrating and difficult for them. One of the things that I would like to do is try to connect to the student’s language. I believe there if there is a way to connect with the students, it is to start learning some words or phrases in their language. When learning how to say a word or a phrase in their language, it forms a special connection with the students. It shows them that as a teacher, I am trying to help them in anyway possible to understand the …show more content…
Many students learn in different ways, and that includes the CLD students. It is possible that when they learn English, it could fit in the different categories of the multiple intelligence spectrum. When incorporating the multiple intelligence system in the class, whether if it is providing English music that fits the lesson being taught or having a visual image of a book the students are reading could help them to further understand the theme and concept of the book. If the students are more interpersonal, allowing them to work in groups helps them to learn some communications skills and explain to each other what the lesson is about. If they are more of an intrapersonal learner, having something like a project or research paper would help them understand about the lesson when they read the information within their own