Educators in the field of teaching English as a New Language (ENL) have a unique position in the school environment because of what they are tasked with. All teachers have the responsibility to provide their students with an education and to help them become functional and productive members of society. What makes being an ENL teacher unique and challenging is that they have the responsibility of trying to simultaneously teach English Language Learners (ELL’s) about the same society and culture that they are being prepared to be a part of. This can prove to be quite difficult because as an educator you are often pressed for time as it is, but now you are asked to teach what can be looked at as a doubled curriculum. Teaching ELL’s the culture
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If designed and implemented effectively, project-based learning can prove to be a viable way to promote “the simultaneous acquisition of language, content, and skills provided that students in academic ESL classes can see the value of learning through projects, which the literature notes has not consistently been the case” (Beckett, 2005). Again, it’s one thing to get ELL’s to comprehend what they’re trying to accomplish in a particular lesson but that matters less if they do not see that value in what they are trying to …show more content…
In order to make project-based learning effective with ELL students, there is a certain foundation that needs to be set so that they aren’t overwhelmed with what they’re being tasked with doing. An important aspect of project-based learning is setting manageable goals for ELL’s too accomplish daily that lead up to accomplishing the main objective of the project. Having smaller, daily goals allows the students to only focus on the small part that they need to accomplish that day without the thought of the large project goal constantly looming over their heads. This allows the teacher to take time to model what the students need to accomplish that day and then have them, in their groups, work together so they can accomplish that
If designed and implemented effectively, project-based learning can prove to be a viable way to promote “the simultaneous acquisition of language, content, and skills provided that students in academic ESL classes can see the value of learning through projects, which the literature notes has not consistently been the case” (Beckett, 2005). Again, it’s one thing to get ELL’s to comprehend what they’re trying to accomplish in a particular lesson but that matters less if they do not see that value in what they are trying to …show more content…
In order to make project-based learning effective with ELL students, there is a certain foundation that needs to be set so that they aren’t overwhelmed with what they’re being tasked with doing. An important aspect of project-based learning is setting manageable goals for ELL’s too accomplish daily that lead up to accomplishing the main objective of the project. Having smaller, daily goals allows the students to only focus on the small part that they need to accomplish that day without the thought of the large project goal constantly looming over their heads. This allows the teacher to take time to model what the students need to accomplish that day and then have them, in their groups, work together so they can accomplish that