My experience as a language learner in my high school was more or less similar to the CASE STUDY 1. The teacher A reflects my high school language teachers and most of other English language teachers in my country at present. I have chosen this case study because I can relate to this and this is a common problem in my country. The medium of instruction has been a major issue in Nepalese education. I have included my personal experience, suggestions from my colleagues from the forum posts and…
constantly be enhancing his or her pedagogical content knowledge—what he or she knows about teaching (pedagogy) and his or her subject matter. Moreover, in “Supporting Young English Learners in the United States,” Barrow and Markman-Pithers allow the readers to embark on a unique journey—what it means to be an English language learner. Readers also get the opportunity to learn about different instructional approaches that he or she can implement in his or her classroom; hence, enabling him or…
Disruption of English Learner & Context I decided to report my linguistic case study on a coworker who is learning English. Since I teach at an immersion school with a bilingual elementary program, many of my coworkers are learning English as a second language. I work closely with the second and third grade Spanish teacher and it is my second year working with her. Janet is a female, adult, Columbian native Spanish speaker. She has lived in Georgia near the metro Atlanta area for almost two…
lesson plan for 6-8 years old complete beginner level young learners. In this essay I explain why I chose the topic family and friends vocabulary, why I structured my lesson in the way I have, what my activities would contribute towards my aims, how I plan to deal with the possible problems during my lesson, why I chose those activities and why I didn’t chose the other activities I considered to use. I’ve chosen the scenario two (young learners) and as a topic teaching family and friends…
what I learn. I always make sure I get something done. Even if I have to stop what I am doing to finish it. I make sure that I even get a good grade for it. I think for what kind of intelligence I have is Nature and Myself. I think I am a nature learner because I love to learn about nature and animal and bugs. I am really into biology. I love you wonder what other thing about animals I can learn. I am a Myself person because I like to work alone. The only time you will see me work with some is…
was fun. This reminds me that any students I have who are English Language Learners just need extra patience, and not to let them feel shy or lost. He mentioned it was comforting making friends when he came here, which lets me know I need to help any ELL students interact with other students. I now see that education in other parts…
of the test showed up, it all made perfect sense. For my visual I got a 16, auditory was 9, and kinesthetic was a 9. With these results, it made sense because I have always classified myself as a visual learner. The results only help prove me right. I mainly stick to the tools of the visual learner. I like to look at maps, pictures, diagrams, etc. I also when taking notes, I will use color coding. When I do this, it helps me to read and understand my notes much better. I also like to study in…
Key Issues in Literacy: English Language Learners’ Deficits in Literacy The literacy instruction of English Language Learners (ELLs) has become an increasingly become a debated item in educational practice and policy, in state and local school districts across the country. According to the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Educational Sciences National Center for Education Statistics, in the 2012-2013 school year, there were 4.5 million ELLs in the nation's' public schools, making up…
1. Based on what you have read about the legal mandate in the state of Florida and program models that are available to the learner, is an ESL “pull out” program appropriate for second language learners? Explain. (10 points) The Consent Decree addresses English Language Learners (ELLs) educational civil rights. It ensures that ELLs are identified, assessed for appropriate educational services, and have equal access to educational resources and programs. According to the textbook “no federal laws…
Equal Protection for English Language Learners Equal protection is a right of the people including students in school. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution is what has enabled this right. The Equal Protection Clause is considered and important law in public education and courts have invoked it to prohibit segregation of children due to race, stop sex-based discrimination in a school setting, guarantee school access to children whose parents are not legal citizens and protect gay and…