Teaching English as a foreign language

the United States, I didn’t know anything about English. The language, the pronunciation, its rules in writing, nothing. I felt like a two-year old trying to learn how to talk, read and write all over again. I was an outsider to this new culture. However, I needed to learn the language to get ahead. After a few months of moping around I got accepted into City College Academy of the Arts where a teacher got an interest in me. Ms. Shockley was an English teacher who helped me with my…

A personal philosophy of teaching and learning in the learning areas of English. The following essay will look at how English plays an integral and fundamental role in the education of the New Zealand students. English is threaded throughout all areas of the New Zealand Curriculum, therefore as educator is is critical that we get it right. The content of senior English Teaching According to the Senior English Curriculum Guide (2012) English is about connecting with others and their ideas,…

family do not speak fluent English and he has limited learning in an English teaching school. The absence of a proper home environment also speaks for his family’s financial situation. Their severe economic status could also explain their children’s lack of an education. As an…

Firstly, the situation of English language education in Japan and characteristics of Japanese when they speak English is explained. According to Sankei newspaper article (2014), English language education in high schools is aiming at acquiring practical English skill. Board of education in Osaka is targeting their English language education as practical and put focus on communication for students to keep up with globalization. Also, they have a goal to increase the number of students who can…

The SIOP (sheltered instruction observation protocol) model is a program that helps address the needs for English language learners. Teachers learn how to integrate students and use specific content and instruction to address the students. From the SIOP model there are eight key components; lesson development, building background, comprehensible input, strategies, interaction, practice, delivery, and review/assement. Under the eight key components teachers promote a healthy positive learning…

neglected until the teachers sense the students are linguistically ready for instruction. Students should never be neglected. One of the most interesting research finds was that there was not a significant difference in understanding with respect to language diversity. Class that were created to help students understand and become more aware of the issue did not seem to make that much of a difference according to the findings. Students who were in upper level courses were eager to work with…

strategies to determine the best way to educate English language learners using the second language acquisition theory. Comparison of community quilts When the Strive Smart quilt is compared to my quilt, I find more similarities than differences. Although the exact symbols are not same, the effort to provide the best education for my child…

and practices, the process of these beliefs and practices being subjected to ongoing critical examination and renewal has led to many changes over the years in the way that language is taught. As new ideologies become popular or are sanctioned by the profession we begin to see paradigm shifts as the status of the English language changes within the lives of people around the world. (Jack Richards 2009, page 1) Whether motivated internally in the sense that they are as a result of research and…

's Lacking Language Skills." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 10 May 2015. Web. 05 May 2016. In this article the author talks about how only 7% of college students are enrolled in a language class. It’s not that they don’t want to learn; the reason is that Americans think it’s not possible to learn another language. The world has evolved so much that everyone can communicate electronically in seconds throughout the globe, and soon everyone will need to speak different languages.…

are highly educated, dedicated teachers and lovers of the English language unable to agree among themselves how to teach grammar to children. The views of the “Stuffy English” crowd versus the “Practical English” people were quite humorous to watch at times because if they can’t agree then what hope does the average person like me have? With that being said, let’s examine the theme that this video brought up that the state of teaching English grammar is in chaos. As hard as math is to…