together on some immigration issues. I propose a program that will help immigrants who want to live in the country learn the English language. In return helping our soon to be teachers get hands-on training for their degree requirements. Along with learning the language immigrants could tell their stories of where they came from and why. Sharing their stories and learning to speak English will help cross cultural boundaries. This program will help immigrants who want to live in our country…
in today’s society, people are getting mistreated for the reason why, they can’t speak or they don’t have the proper English skills, there consistently been forced to speak it properly or they’re being pushed back to their native land, since being in America you should know English. Therefore, children wouldn’t show much interest and have a full extent of motivation to begin learning a new language. . By forcing a child to learn a foreign language, it overlooks the deeper problem of knowing if…
and every child deserves to have an equal learning field. With that, children who do not speak English should be put in classes where their language is spoken to help them get through an already difficult transition; school. Success in this country lies in what kind of education one receives, and with the influx of minorities coming in to receive a good education one runs into the problem of what is the best way to teach English to these non- English speakers. The apparent best solution would…
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…
Can we lose our cultural language in the learning the English language? Many people have the advantage of having the knowledge of two different languages. This can be a benefit or a drawback at some point. Some people may argue that we slowly lose our cultural identity once you fully adapt a second language. As in Richard Rodrigues Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood he adapted English as his second language, eventually making it his primary language. Rodriguez used his second language on an…
Question 2 Direct Instruction and Discovery Learning have similarities and differences, and some teachers may choose to combine the two methods in the classroom while others may prefer one over the other. Both methods have advantages,disadvantages and similarities. Both methods can be modified to adapt to diverse learners such as English language learners or learners with specific learning disabilities. The main topic is not to find out which learning method is better, but rather to compare…
computers in teaching and learning English as a second language. A few years back, the utilization of computers in language teaching and learning was a cause of alarm to language teachers who were acquainted with computers. At the same time, computer assisted language learning (CALL) has been researched on by English and foreign language instructors. As a result there has been an increase in the number of instructors who are utilizing computers as a part of teaching English as a second…
The ICT industry is one such area where as experience as shown that all facets (methods, language and resources) have to be clearly explained and reinforced to ensure learning has taken place. Due to the nature of ICT, on most occasions it is akin to teaching learners another language due to the fact the learners are coming across new terms such as “motherboard”, “CPU”, “ATX”, “RAM” and “Router”. Another part of this statement that stands out is “ensuring all learners contribute”. In theory,…
English Only vs Bilingual Classroom According to the article, The Practice of Policy, research has stated that a learner’s first language is an important aspect of cognitive, communicative, and social functions when communicating in a foreign and second language classroom (McMillan & Rivers 2010). This article covers a survey that was done that includes twenty-nine native English speaker teachers at a university in Japan. The native English speakers were required to use the target language that…
The experience and learnings I will gain from this not only are incredibly valuable to me and my future career, but also something I can pass onto other Juniata students studying education. With a significantly growing population of students entering schools in the United States as English language learners, an importance lies in teachers understanding how to effectively teach these students. During my…