English Language Learners Cooperative groups are used as a strategy for teaching ELL students. This strategy has been proven effective for teaching content material as well as a second language. In a cooperative group situation students are each given the opportunity to speak and participate. As students work in a group with their peers they can observe the natural conversational language. These face-to-face interactions will promote language skills among students that are learning English
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caused the riots and who to blame. English comedian‚ actor‚ singer and famous TV person‚ Russell Brand‚ comments on the debate about the riots in London in his commentary ‘’Big Brother isn’t watching you’’‚ from The Guardian website 2011. As said before Russell Brand is an English actor‚ comedian and is not a person who normally finds himself in a political debate‚ so therefor his commentary on the UK riots is rather unusual. Even though‚ Russell Brand is English he does not live in England‚ but
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English as Official Language of Oklahoma The English language is originated from the German language‚ which has its roots from England. The English language became known after the translation of the Bible by Luther from Latin into German. After that‚ during the reign of James the First of England in 1611 appeared the first version of the Bible in English called the Bible of King James (King James Version).The translation of the Bible has had a decisive influence on English literature and the English
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become an independent State after years of colonization and the enforcement of English language on African education. As well as it’s reflection on the role it plays in African literature. I therefore disagree with the claim that‚ “In African literature and education‚ English should take precedence over indigenous languages”. I no longer see reason for English language to continue taking precedent over African languages. In this essay I will argue for the decolonization of the African Education system
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English has become a global language because it is both easy to learn and is superior to other languages. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Nowadays‚ English has naturally been evolved as a global language over time despite the fact that it has been proved by researchers that is the third most native language in the world after mandarin Chinese and Spanish. A global language is a language spoken internationally which is learned by many people as a second language. For many years
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then later create our assessments. Content standards are directly linked to ELA/ELD standards‚ because without a foundation of the English Language the student cannot be successful. Gottlieb states in Chapter 2 that all students can reinforce academic language functions through standards-reinforced curriculum‚ instruction‚ and assessment. California English Language Development (ELD) standards are designed to reflect what ELs should know‚ set benchmarks at various periods in the year‚ provide foundations
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English as an International language – Good or Bad? Are we witnessing the definitive rise of English as a truly global language? This prospective development is an issue that is heavily discussed. English has for a long time been the world’s dominating language. There are two prime reasons for its high frequency all over the globe. First of all‚ the vast influence of Britain as a former colonial power; secondly‚ the subsequent dominance‚ politically and economically‚ of the United States.
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Designating English as the Official Language of the United States Carolyn Davis May 23‚ 2011 Designating English as the official language of the United States English should be the official language of the United States because it is the original language of the United States. Everyone that lives in or moves to the United States should have to learn English as a primary or secondary language. Also‚ I am not saying that it should be the only language spoken in the United States‚ It should
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several issues and concerns raised by the author. The two concepts are mimicry and othering. Mimicry is best annotated through the main character‚ Vickramadas in the short story. He aspired to be an Englishman. He imitated the dress‚ manners and language of the whites. The othering is expressed through some characters‚ Miss da Gama and Miss Cunningham‚ who assumed that they were
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that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate their learning. This idea was protected and implemented by Title
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