Today, in the 21st century, the classroom is a collection of diverse cultures and linguistic backgrounds. Teachers are required to adapt their lesson according to their diverse students learning needs. However, some schools provide extra support for students whose native language is not English and provide ESOL (English For Speakers of Other Languages) classrooms for English Language Learners. The focus of a ESOL specific classes is to help students learn American culture and social skills as well as academic content. The ESOL specific classroom instruction differs from that of a general education classroom with a modified lesson plan. In each setting, ESOL students receive extra support to ensure they are becoming proficient in English.
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Students affective filter is influenced greatly when exposed to a ESOL specific lesson plan and a modified lesson plan. English Language learners feel less anxiety learning BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills) and CALPS (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) in a ESOL specific classroom with other ESOL students. During which students would learn and use both BICS vocabulary and how it relates to American social culture as well as CALPS vocabulary that focuses more on academic language. The lesson plan focused on BICS American social skills as well as CALPS academic grammar skills, idioms. During a ESOL modified lesson, English language learners experience more anxiety and worry about making mistakes in front of their peers. The ESOL modified lesson objective is to solely teach academic content and CALPS vocabulary. The teaching strategies between ESOL specific and modified lesson plans have a lot of similarities. Both lesson plans would require students to work cooperatively, use graphic organizers, and benefit from teacher modeling. However, there might be slight modification applied to the lesson for earlier acquisition stages in an ESOL modified lesson. Finally, the learning activities for a ESOL specific lesson addresses academic content and cultural experiences; while the ESOL modified lesson focuses only academic content. The lesson plan, When Pigs Fly focuses on idioms and how they are used in the English language. During an ESOL modified lesson English Language Learners would learn how to use Idioms for academic purposes
Students affective filter is influenced greatly when exposed to a ESOL specific lesson plan and a modified lesson plan. English Language learners feel less anxiety learning BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills) and CALPS (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) in a ESOL specific classroom with other ESOL students. During which students would learn and use both BICS vocabulary and how it relates to American social culture as well as CALPS vocabulary that focuses more on academic language. The lesson plan focused on BICS American social skills as well as CALPS academic grammar skills, idioms. During a ESOL modified lesson, English language learners experience more anxiety and worry about making mistakes in front of their peers. The ESOL modified lesson objective is to solely teach academic content and CALPS vocabulary. The teaching strategies between ESOL specific and modified lesson plans have a lot of similarities. Both lesson plans would require students to work cooperatively, use graphic organizers, and benefit from teacher modeling. However, there might be slight modification applied to the lesson for earlier acquisition stages in an ESOL modified lesson. Finally, the learning activities for a ESOL specific lesson addresses academic content and cultural experiences; while the ESOL modified lesson focuses only academic content. The lesson plan, When Pigs Fly focuses on idioms and how they are used in the English language. During an ESOL modified lesson English Language Learners would learn how to use Idioms for academic purposes