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Focus on the Learner Each teacher must deal with a class - a group of individuals with different needs often growing out of their different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. ESL students have widely different needs‚ because of differences in cultural background‚ age‚ and previous education. Even if the students in one class are all from the same language group‚ they inevitably have different learning styles and needs. It means‚ that the teacher needs to be aware of the difficulties involved in
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The Need for Education Reform to Remedy Spanish Unemployment April 1‚ 2014 Spain has led a legacy as a significant world power in Europe and at some moments in History‚ the world. Spain conquered the oceans with Christopher Columbus’s travels‚ started dynasties that created Charles IV’s Holy Roman Empire. Although‚ like all great dynasties have been fated to do‚ the Empire fell from the leading Empire of the world and eventually in Europe. It wasn’t until after the Dictator Francisco Franco’s death
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Bilingual Education Bilingual Education isn’t an issue that’s been short lived. The programs have existed as far back as the late eighteenth century; Immigrant students were then instructed in their first language. Ohio became the first state to adopt an actual bilingual education state legislation in 1839. Other states soon followed‚ although the variation in language was somewhat broader (Lipka n.p). Controversy has been constant over what methods are actually effective‚ and what methods need
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revised form 14 June 2002; accepted 17 June 2002 Abstract ‘Focus-on-form’ refers to a particular type of form-focused instruction - the treatment of linguistic form in the context of performing a communicative task. This article considers the rationale for this approach to teaching form as opposed to the more traditional ‘focus-on-forms’ approach where linguistic features are treated sequentially. It describes some of the main methodological options for attending to form in communication. These
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Micaela McCutcheon SIOP Lesson Plan EDU 321: Introduction to Serving English Language Learners Allison Castro February 28‚ 2011 Sheltered instruction is an approach to teaching English language learners by integrating language and content instruction by making mainstream grade level content such as science‚ social studies‚ and math more accessible (Echevarria & Graves‚ 2007‚ p 56). One of the main concepts of sheltered instruction is to center the lesson around the students‚ and provide
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Contents Student Perspectives on English Language Learning Editor’s Corner Featured Person – Taufiq Effendi Types of English Language Learning U.S. Department of State Promotes Inclusion Universal Design in the Language Classroom Four Fast Facts for ESL Administrators From the Field Publisher’s Notes Student Perspectives on English Language Learning What motivates people with disabilities to learn English? The reasons vary‚ but are the same for people without disabilities. Young people‚ watching
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TOPIC 1 Introduction to Classroom Management 1.0 SYNOPSIS Topic 1 focuses on the concept of Classroom Management and the role of teachers and pupils in effective classroom management. It provides teachers with a brief description of classroom management‚ the function and nature of classrooms‚ the role of instruction as a central classroom activity‚ and classroom instructions and management practices. It also looks at teacher and pupil responsibility‚ accountability‚ expectation‚ and consistency
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file=nr/imgrantHopsital.10.9.06.htm Perez‚ Ana. Legal Background Governing Services to English Language Learners. (2005) NC: Cabarrus County Schools. Retrieved December 1‚ 2007‚ from Public Schools of North Carolina Web site: http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/esl/archives/2007/05/legal_backgroun.php Educating Students With Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English Language Learners (ELL). (2001). Retrieved December 1‚ 2007‚ http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/cwp/view.asp?A=11&Q=45272
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As the aim of their case was to investigate the challenges of writing through students and also teachers’ experiences‚ they had used an interesting method in discovering a conclusion to their study. We especially favoured the idea of taking thirty ESL students to pen out their own versions of one given theme to evaluate their writing errors as it was kept simple (The Place I Wish to Visit) which would most likely produce the best results. These written mistakes were then compared to the feedbacks
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