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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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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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Figurative language is language that describes something by comparing it to something else. Figurative language goes beyond the literal meaning of words to describe or explain a subject. There are many types of figurative language‚ including similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ imagery‚ personification‚ and hyperbole. Authors use figurative language to help the reader see beyond the written words on the page and to visualize what is going on in the story or poem
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whole book. It discussed the reading deficit our country is going through but also how the focus on learning to read has never been greater and why it isn’t working. This chapter also discussed which parts of the brain help to learners to read and the different approaches to reading instruction. The five essential components mentioned were as follows: phonemic awareness‚ phonics‚ fluency‚ vocabulary‚ and comprehension. The chapter went on to discuss different types of reading assessments (screening‚ progress
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the first line in a story might start with “Mother?” “There was no reply.” This would be more attention grabbing than just writing‚ “I called my mother‚ and she didn’t answer.” This makes me want to know why Mother didn’t answer. Using figurative language‚ such as similes and metaphors‚ keeps a story interesting and
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through their poetry. They will often do so through the use of figurative language‚ which helps them depict a variety of themes throughout their poems. In John Donne’s poem‚ “Valediction Forbidding Mourning‚” and Richard Lovelace’s poem‚ “To Althea‚ From Prison‚” the poets both examine the common themes of separation and loyalty in their own distinct styles of figurative language. However‚ while both poets use a variety of figurative language‚ John Donne expresses an allegory in an attempt to explore
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recommended some of the articles that I included in this literature review. The key words are engagement‚ motivation‚ English language Learners‚ reading‚ struggling readers‚ parent involvement‚ home literacy‚ literacies‚ home-school connections‚ and funds of knowledge. Introduction Of all student populations (aside from participants in Special Education programs)‚ English Language Learners (ELLs) face the most academic challenges—especially on standardized evaluations emphasizing academic literacy skills
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INVESTIGATION ON THE APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE-BASED TEACHING IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING READING TO EFL STUDENTS Journal of Education‚ 1(2):5-20‚2012 ISSN:2298-0245 An Invetsigation on the Application of Multiple Intelligence-Based Teaching in the Process of Teaching Reading to EFL Students Suleyman ÇELIK* Abstract The article presents the results of experimental research in teaching reading which was held in Ishik University‚ Iraq with 95 students of prep school aged 17-19 during the
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English as a World Language. The global spread of English over the last 50 years is remarkable. It is unprecedented in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language‚ by its depth of permeation ["pE:mI’eISn] into societies and its range of functions. There is a model consisting of 3 circles proposed by B.B. Kachru in 1982 in order to describe regional varieties of English. The 1st or inner circle includes people who speak English as their vernacular language (200-400 mln speakers)
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