English Language Learners Jennifer Milam Grand Canyon University: ESL-523N January 30‚ 2013 State Voter Initiatives Affecting the Education of English Language Learners It is no secret that the debate over what is the best course of action to educate our non-native English language students across the country is a highly charged topic that runs from the classroom to Capitol Hill. There have been many shifts in direction and focus of educational programs for English Language Learning (ELL) students
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Analysis Article The writer of the article “Overprotective parents stifle growth”‚ Jane Brown a retired school principal‚ claims that parents are too protective of their children whilst the writer of “Reality Check”‚ Jack Lee‚ indicates that parents aren’t taking enough precaution with their children. The writers use different persuasive techniques to persuade their readers such as emotive writing. The tone that the writers use is pleading and the style of both pieces are simple. There is a picture
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Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms Grand Canyon University SPE-523N English Language Teaching Foundations and Methods November 17‚ 2010 There are many different strategies that an instructor can use in ELL classrooms or in classrooms in which ELL students have been mainstreamed. As always‚ instructors are called upon to constantly modify their curriculum and instruction in order to meet the needs of each individual learner. This is made more possible if the instructor has more knowledge
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How to Skim Books Look through the chapter headings what do they tell you about the structure of the book as a whole? Differences for Journal Articles For an academic article‚ look at the section headings. These often have very predictable structures‚ with an introduction followed by a review of previous research (the ‘literature review’); a ‘methodology’ section‚ explaining how the research was conducted; one or two sections on the findings; a discussion of the findings‚ relating them back to the
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A Journal Review On Teaching Students Experiencing Difficulties in Learning: Information for Teachers of Languages by: Josie Sanchez Gerarcas 2012-2013 Introduction “Success is dependent on educational programming that is suited to the student’s individual strengths‚ needs‚ and learning characteristics.” “Learning Disabilities” refer to a number of disorders that may affect the acquisition‚ organization‚ retention‚ understanding‚ or use of verbal or non-verbal information. These
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English language course. The purpose of this assessment plan is to evaluate Intermediate Novice Level English Language Learners. Learning Outcome: The student will demonstrate fluency in English language. The student can identify word definitions and phrases. The student utilizes appropriate word choices and idioms. The student displays an effort to pronounce words and letters correctly. Assessment Plan: Towards the middle to the end of the semester students in English Language class should
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The setting of the ELL instructor interview was inside Mrs. Trimble’s kindergarten classroom after her class had been dismissed. This was a one-on-one interview. Mrs. Trimble was very helpful‚ informative‚ and answered questions to the best of her ability. “Narrowing the achievement gap between students who are native English speakers and those learning English as a second language is one of the biggest challenges facing U.S. educators” (Pardini‚ P.‚ 2006‚ p. 20). In this essay the discussion
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Meta-cognitive language journal Monday 10/25/10 When I walked to the bus stop with my host sister this morning‚ I found something was interesting during our conversation. She was telling me that the time period would be changed in NH in winter. But I thought she was talking about the period (a special time for women). I was so confused why women’s period would be changed in winter. Then she asked me whether it would happen in China. I was totally confused why she would ask such an
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Higher education has changed their values and standards towards student athletes.Taylor Branch points out that “Big time college sports... selects athletes mainly for their athletics‚ not academics‚ interests‚ and abilities.” This shows that colleges view athletes more as “athletes-students” than “student-athletes” (Eckard 211). This point of view is just one reason why the graduation rate for college athletes is so low. However‚ universities make athletes’ graduation rates seem more favorable so
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Dr. Suderman ENC1101 September 27‚ 2013 Wall Street Journal Article Summary It is becoming more and more evident to Major companies that sleep is a necessity that often gets swept under the rug. They are noticing more and more that lack of sleep is a major hamper on your performance in the workplace. Getting a good nights’ sleep is more beneficial than finding ways to work better on less sleep. Companies have to send their employees home early to help them sleep more to keep up with their productivity
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