Significant language development and academic growth of the English Learner Kathy Gallivan ELL 497‚ Capstone Class Prof. Louise Framan November 5‚ 2012 The ultimate goal of teaching content and language to English language learners involves many theories of pedagogy and language acquisition. One language development theory is discussed within an introduction of Stephen Krashen at a language seminar‚ Mr. Shoebottom summarized his theory of language acquisition as having “no fundamental
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Can English be dethroned? Roland J.-L. Breton‚ geolinguist and emeritus professor at the University of Paris VIII. Major languages other than English are spoken by over half the people on the planet. What can be done to give them more clout in international bodies? Back in 1919‚ U.S. President Woodrow Wilson managed to have the Treaty of Versailles‚ which ended the First World War between Germany and the Allies‚ written in English as well as French. Since then‚ English has taken root in diplomacy
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The long-awaited‚ totally new edition of the Advanced level of New Headway‚ provides a real challenge and stimulus for Advanced learners. (Oxford University Press‚ 2004) The New Headway Advanced Student’s Book is targeted for Advanced learners who are not at the stage of expanding their knowledge of English into the realms of social and cultural differences within the English speaking world. The New Headway Advanced Student’s book is set out into 12 units of work. Each unit topic is titled in a way
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Teaching English to Young Learners with GO TEFL Result: 81% Assignment Answer the following questions based on your course readings for this module. (100 marks) Part 1: This section covers multiple choice type questions. Choose the correct answer from the possible answers provided. 1. What is one of the main differences between children and adult EFL students? (1) 1. Children are more likely to be forced to attend the classes. 2. Games are effective for children but not effective for
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considered English Language Learners (ELL) need to have a better education meaning qualified teachers‚ accommodations‚ and programs to improve the areas they are lacking. When they receive a better education the dropout rate will decrease and the Navajo Nation will improve overall. My philosophy of what I believe are; utilizing native language‚ teacher and student communication‚ providing manipulatives‚ and using scaffolding in lessons. First I begin with the belief that every student can learn if
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website. Dr. Cotton is a pioneer in the field of advanced TESOL methodology and language acquisition. The techniques taught in the CIE TESOL course are based on his research into language acquisition methodology and represents the methods that are proven and field tested during his 45 years of teaching experience. Why would an English teacher or a would-be English teacher be interested in the CIE TESOL methodology? “This is because the English language teaching tradition has been subjected to a tremendous
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This chapter was an overview of the 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
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Alex Kell 12 Winchester English Standard Speech Distinctive Voice Pygmalion and Rain Man Distinctive voices give us a small insight into how we‚ as people‚ perceive and make judgments about each another. Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ In any relationship between two people‚ there will always be one who takes on the dominant role through Voice. It’s their choice of what they say and how they say it that gives insight into their character. Some characteristics of voice that
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(practical) feedback to learners and discuss how these can motivate learners. Constructive feedback is a form of feedback which is helpful and supportive. It is motivational in that it neither gives false descriptions of a learner’s ability nor does it destroy their self-esteem‚ but aims to develop and fine-tune skills. Giving constructive feedback is crucial; without it learners cannot learn (Rogers‚ 2004). When used to emphasise progress rather than failure‚ it motivates learners‚ building confidence
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Unit 1: Resource for advanced English language learners http://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness/videos Youtube HBR videos—look for other business-related channels This source of materials seems amazing to me. After a quick review on the material‚ I may admit that it is a good tool for me to develop my English learning in the long term. Harvard Business Review is a prestigious organization that can provide us intensive academic research on a variety of different topics. From this source
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