Assessing the English Language Learner (ELL) The Growth of ELL (ESL) The number of human beings who speak a language other than English continues to increase in the United States‚ Canada‚ and Australia‚ for example‚ as the number of immigrants grows. In 2006‚ 34.70% of the population of Los Angeles‚ California‚ was foreign born; 25.50% of Miami‚ Florida; 39.60% of Vancouver‚ British Columbia; 45.70% of Toronto‚ Ontario; 28.90% of Melbourne‚ Australia; and 31.70% of Sydney‚ Australia (Statistics
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Century Teacher and Learner Duration : 1.5 hours Resources Needed: Video presentation: “Teaching in the 21st Century” Manila paper Pentel pens Crayons Readings : 21st Century Teaching and Learning Qualities of the 21st Century Teacher Philippine Qualifications Framework Objectives: In this learning session‚ the participants should be able to: 1. Describe the 21st century teacher and learner; 2. Identify ways to develop the skills of a 21st century teacher and learner 3. Develop personal
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language. Many careers are available for bilinguals‚ Flight attendants‚ Sales‚ Geologists‚ paralegals‚ travel agents‚ bank tellers and social workers. This may even be a necessity with these types of employment. Employees of major companies go to other countries for business trips or to live. Interpreting as a career has sky rocketed. It is a struggle every day for those who migrate to our country. They do not speak English and not all business has translators. This is very inconvenient and frustrating
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6 READING PART ONE TEST ONE TEST ONE READING 1 hour PART ONE Questions 1–7 • • • • Look at the statements below and the job advertisements on the opposite page. Which job advertisement (A‚ B‚ C or D) does each statement 1–7 refer to? For each statement 1–7‚ mark one letter (A‚ B‚ C or D). You will need to use some of these letters more than once. Example: 0 You will need to know a foreign language for this job. 0 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Your letter of application should
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Brittany Dunn English 101 (120) M. Leone 8 September 2013 The Process of a Process English is a subject every student is this county is required to take. What comes hand in hand with English? Essays (majority of peoples’ worst nightmare when entering the course) come hand in hand with English. Now depending on the teacher (professor) a “Process Analysis” otherwise known as a “How To” paper is just one of the necessary dissertations for the year. Have you ever wished for someone to just give
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What is meant by assessment? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the assessment types and methods you use? How would you involve your learner into the assessment process? Why do we need to keep records of assessment? Assessments are a critical part of the education system; highlighted by Black and Wiliams’(1998) who define assessments as activities providing “information to be used as feedback to modify the teaching and learning activities in which they are engaged”. There are two forms
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IB LEARNER PROFILE INQUIRERS We nurture our curiousity‚ developing skills for inquiry and research. We know how to learn independently and with others. We learn with enthusiasm and sustain our love of learning throughout life. KNOWLEDGABLE We develop and use conceptual understanding‚ exploring knowledge across a range of disciplines. We engage with issues and ideas that have local and global significance. THINKERS We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible
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UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGY LEARNERS Today’s learners appear smarter‚ yet they can’t read as their parents do and they are addicted to the Internet. Even in classes‚ their concentration is questionable as they are uneasy to simply sit and listen. They become alive again through video presentations‚ group activities and computer classes. Teachers/Educators generally use the traditional education program which is applicable to the learners in the past. They fail to realize that the new learners are information
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Juliann Sostre English 93 Draft #3 Have you ever experienced being the “other”? When you are the other it means being invisible. Being rejected by other people who are different from you may affect someone’s personality and outlook. You’re being discriminated by everyone so you feel like there’s no point of even doing what you like to do. In the reading “Diversity and it’s Discontents” Arturo Madrid writes that even though he was born and raised in this country‚ he has spent most of his life
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First Essay: “Focus on this Learner” Rita Karen Law Trainer: Mr. Meza August 6‚ 2013 First Essay: “Focus on the Learner” A unique human ability is to be able to create and use language to communicate to each other. Humans learn their culture through communication using their linguistic competence and performance. In an article written by Elwyn C. Lapoint‚ “Cultural Content in Introductory Linguistics” he states that “This holistic view
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