Ever changing America The face of America has slowly‚ but surely‚ changed over the course of sixty years. America’s schools‚ sixty years ago‚ were predominantly white and most teachers were white as well. If one thinks that America is still mostly white‚ they would be sadly mistaken with immigration numbers at all time highs. America has become the most culturally diverse nation in the world. With every passing year‚ it seems immigration numbers continue to rise. As these numbers have begun to
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Research Centre on behalf of the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs McPherson‚ Pam‚ 1946– . iv v INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER ONE Finding and selecting information on the Web 6 CHAPTER TWO Using ESL websites 17 Bibliography. CHAPTER THREE Listening online 26 ISBN 1 74138 102 9. CHAPTER FOUR Reading webpages 36 1. English language - Study and teaching. 2. Educational technology. 3.World Wide Web. 4. Internet in education
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What is the Meta Consent Decree and how has it affected teaching and learning? In 1990‚ a judge of the United Stated District court‚ Southern District of Florida‚ signed a Consent Decree giving the court power to enforce an agreement between the Florida State board of Education and a coalition of eight groups represented by Multicultural Education‚ Training‚ and Advocacy‚ Inc. (META). An agreement was drafted regarding the identification and provision of services to students whose native language
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technique for identifying educational gaps in schools with different economical and social background is also deemed appropriate by stakeholders. In a survey by Public Agenda‚ only 44% of the superintendents and 42% of the principals surveyed believe NCLB will raise academic standard About 70% of the teachers think that the students are required
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Majors having difficulty in expressing themselves‚ in both speaking and writing‚ properly because of a deficient productive vocabulary. Neglect in vocabulary instruction is not only present in the university; it is rather an existing problem in ESL/EFL instruction worldwide. The apparent neglect of vocabulary reflects the effects of trends in linguistics theory‚ since within linguistics the word has only recently become a candidate for serious theorizing and model building (Anthony‚ 1975 and Leech
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I do believe that‚ there wouldn’t have been a variety of methods & approaches to employ in ESL/EFL classes‚ unless students vary in the way they would be approached. I do also believe that an ESL teacher can make use of more than one method or approach in the same class according to the needs of the context of the material he/she would explain in class. This context‚ I think‚ would be the basis on which a teacher would choose one approach rather than the other‚ or involving more than one approach
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Intonation in ELT In order to attain total mastery of English language‚ ESL students should undoubtedly be taught the intonation of English. Without learning this suprasegmental feature‚ English learners‚ regardless of their level of English proficiency‚ would be at risk of causing serious communication breakdown with native speakers. Recent studies show that there has been a growing awareness of the importance of teaching intonation in ESL classes by integrating it into the main ELT curriculum. Unfortunately
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speak English as a second language‚ I had to take ESL(English as a Second Language) classes for my first two years (four semesters) at CCD (Community College of Denver). The ESL program was not something that I had chosen‚ but something that I had to get done in order to follow my general education. I did not mean to spent so much time in college and take so many credit hours‚ but I did not have other options. Now that I have completed the ESL program‚ I feel so excited and motivated about taking
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Running head: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES Language Acquisition Theories Donelle Brown Grand Canyon University ESL 533N March 23‚ 2009 Language Acquisition Theories Acquiring the necessary English vocabulary to succeed in the United States is very difficult for the ELL or ESL student. It takes time and patience on their and the part of their families. Of course‚ with most of these students‚ the primary language is spoken by the parents who have never had the opportunity to learn
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country. www.ed.gov/esea No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Legislation This legislation falls under the U.S. Department of Education. Because NCLB affects schools‚ it gives another reason why this particular resource is valuable to an administrator. II. State School Law and the Revised Code of Washington
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