Teaching English as a foreign language

Summary The English language learners (ELL) population has been and will be growing as time goes by; due to that reason teaching and instruction need to be suitable for all students including ELLs. In the article Teaching English language learners in the content areas by Joy Janzen, we can see how ELL students make 10.5% of the school population, and these same students are at a high risk of academic failure (Janzen, 2008). A very important factor about ELLs is that a vast majority of them have…

she spoke in was only foreign ramblings to the natives. Public schools should make Spanish a mandatory class along with the required academic classes because being bilingual offers many more career opportunities that those who only speak English…

Kayi, H. (2006). Teaching Speaking: Activities to Promote Speaking in a Second Language. The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XII (No. 11). Retrieved April 17, 2015, from http://iteslj.org/Articles/Kayi-Teaching Speaking.html Speaking is a fundamental part of second language acquisition. This article contains speaking activities that can be included in a differentiated classroom. This is practical application of teaching Second Language Acquisition. I chose this article because speaking is one of…

1. GOALS • Identify what has been studied on the field of the English education concerning gender and learning. • Determine whether if, according to research, a gender has any more disadvantages than another on oral communication during English Language Education. 2. JUSTIFICATION Whit the crescent discussion in our country around gender issues in the classroom and how to deal with it, this research revolves around the question; could gender affect one’s education? Including the many…

NCLB has replaced the Bilingual Education Act and now requires that all English Language Learners participate in statewide academic content testing. According to No Child Left Behind and English Language Learners: Challenges and Consequences the main implications for ELL students is that they are required to participate in state wide assessments. Students who have been in the country for…

World of the Immigrant Child and Learning and Not Learning English were vital to the development of my own teaching ideology and my desire to teach language. From Igoa and Valdés, I learned the importance of fostering students’ self-confidence and self-esteem, embracing dual-language identities, involving parents in a student’s education, being patient with newly arrived students, and being honest about the realities of being a language learner in the United…

literature review A-Historical background of Teaching English language and literature in Algeria. In 1971, Algerian government adopted Arabization policy. The latter accounts for generalizing the Arabic language in all the government sectors including education. The aims of this strategy were to establish an efficient educational system and maintain the national identity. Nevertheless, this strategy has not escaped criticism from educationist and scholars who believe that the fundamental…

required to take a foreign language class to increase global understanding, to improve employment potential, and to improve chances of college and/or graduate school entry. That is only some of the reasons behind this claim though. Foreign languages are important. If you know even one foreign language you will have a lot more opportunities in life. Learning a new language can increase global understanding. For example learning a new language gives the learner of that specific language a…

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…

International Journal of Research in English Education (2017) States communication means to understand and be understood, therefore some people often say that they do not mind about pronunciation because they only want to communicate. That is to say, they are able to communicate even with improper pronunciation. Nonetheless, understandable pronunciation is an essential component of communicative competence according to the International Journal of Research in English Education (2017). Thus…