spread all the knowledge I have. This passion inspired me more to have an interview with a ESL teacher‚ although it was also a part of my course curriculum. So‚ I contacted an institute in Saskatoon to schedule an interview with a ESL teacher. This institute is government funded organization which helps people to learn ESL along with all other social activities. There‚ I got a chance to meet Ms. M who is an ESL instructor in this institute. I observed her teaching‚ conducting the class‚ keeping her
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shows using English in the ESL classroom might be one of the best ways to provide constant and steady English environment for the students. However‚ despite of its plentiful supporting main ideas‚ this statement also has its own pros and cons whereby it implicitly ignored some of the other major important factors that could affect the availability of second language learners in acquiring the L2. I only partially agree with the statement that L1 should not be allowed in the ESL classroom due to a certain
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But what makes a "good" English teacher? Can teachers with a competent level of English skills be considered good English teachers? A list of attributes of a good teacher of English as a second language (ESL) would be very subjective. With that in mind‚ I would like to discuss the characteristics of a good English teacher based on my own research and experience. There are two common misconceptions about English teaching. First‚ a professor with a doctorate is not necessarily a good English teacher
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educational system‚ where researchers have found that non-native ESL students are facing institutional racism mainly based on the concept of language. Media depictions of institutional language-racism
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OF COLLOCATIONS BY ADVANCED ARABIC-SPEAKING ESL/EFL LEARNERS Submitted by Rayed A. Alsakran Department of English In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts Colorado State University Fort Collins‚ Colorado Summer 2011 Master‟s Committee: Advisor: Douglas Flahive Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala Frederique Grim ABSTRACT THE PRODUCTIVE AND RECEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF COLLOCATIONS BY ADVANCED ARABIC-SPEAKING ESL/EFL LEARNERS Although it is widely acknowledged
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little extreme to you‚ you are not alone. Standardized testing has become an increasingly common way to measure anything from student knowledge to the effectiveness of the school‚ especially after the initiation of policies such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT). But at what costs? Standardized testing has become a million dollar industry‚ yet it does not consistently measure student or the quality of education. However‚ the stress placed on the scores of these test negatively affect
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I. What is NCLB? A. New education law made to 1. improve academic levels of minorities and all students 2. improve teacher qualification II. Purpose of NCLB (according to the educational institute Atlanta) A. Ensure that all children have 1. Fair 2. equal 3. Significant opportunity to a high quality education. B. Meet educational needs of low achieving children C. Close the achievement gap between high and low scoring children D. Hold schools and local educational agencies
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Introduction We will study about the new curriculum program of the government on how it will affects each family ‚ and this is our objectives: 1) To study the advantages and disadvantages of K to 12 program to the smallest unit of the community. 2) To know which is more favorable in different kinds of family‚ if it is the old curriculum or the K to 12 program. 3) For us to know if the parents can support the needs of there children in additional 2 years of their studies. The
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No Child Left Behind This subject is a passion and a pet peeve of mine and this is an expansion on the response to a classmate’s discussion post. Legislation has everything to do with our public education system and our children’s future which will require changes to advance standards for schools‚ teachers and students. This subject has become more fuel for disagreements between two political parties and budget cuts in spending‚ According to an article in Governing States and Localities‚ “ Title
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most people don’t understand‚ including the parents of a special needs child. C. Credibility Statement: I am a special education inclusion teacher that witnesses the positive effects of inclusion first hand. D. Listener Relevance Link: The NCLB Act could one day affect you or your loved ones. E. Central Idea: The No Child Left Behind Act is assuring that children with special needs achieve the education level they are capable of. F. Preview Main Points: Tonight I will show that the
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