The sociocultural environment encapsulates demand and tastes‚ which vary with fashion‚ disposable income‚ and general changes‚ can again provide both opportunities and threats for particular companies (Thompson‚ 2002; Pearce and Robinson‚ 2005). Over-time most products change from being a novelty to a situation of market saturation‚ and as this happens pricing and promotion strategies have to change. Similarly‚ some products and services will sell around the world with little variation‚ but these
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I have been contemplating the application of ELL strategies in the area of high school‚ particularly in regards to the College and Career Readiness Standards. Mostly we have been focusing on Head start‚ pre-school‚ kindergarten‚ and elementary ELL students. However‚ if these student do not reach proficiency by fifth or sixth grade then many fall behind and possibly drop out because the English language transfers from a social English to a more academic level of English. For a portion of my field
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The issues of ELL assessment that I am most interested in relate to understanding the right mix of formal testing and other assessment methods to best understand both initial placement and progress toward language proficiency. It seems like the mix will be different depending on the specific context and certainly should allow for some creative assessment alternatives. I am most interested in teaching adults and I believe that assessments for adults might be significantly different than those
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Learning creatively: the effectiveness of using theater pedagogy for immigrant ELLs Introduction Having the experience of being an actress in a drama‚ I myself appreciate the power of acting the role out in thinking in the shoes of the character with empathy‚ thus better understanding the character in the specific story settings; on the other hand‚ given the authentic practicing environment‚ I could rehearse the lines again and again until they became perfect to act. Meanwhile‚ just as Gina Tiffany
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My choice for the most relevant theory is Sociocultural Theory. This theory focuses upon modeling watching others behaviors. Guided participation plays a major role in sociocultral theory and can be called the central concept. The central concept that cultural patterns and beliefs are social construction help anchor this theory. This theory uses proximal development which consists of the skills‚ knowledge and concepts that the learner is close to understanding. Guided participation is used to help
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China is the most populous country in the world‚ with its population of 1.3 billion people making up more than one-fifth of the world’s total population. 20.4% of the population is under 15 years old‚ 71.7% is between 15 – 64 years old and 7.9% is above 65 years old based on the year 2007. The breakdown of male and female is shown in appendix 3. It is also one of the most densely populated countries‚ though inhabitants are unevenly distributed‚ with more in the east than in the west and more in rural
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To summarize‚ Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory is based on children’s learning and embedding upon their cultural environment. It’s central focus is the show of “information and cognitive skills from generation to generation” (Rathus (2016) pg. 238). In details‚ Vygotsky wants to focus on how the child interacts with adults can affect her cognitive skills. In this theory‚ there are two main concepts‚ which are the zone of proximal development (ZPD) and scaffolding. ZPD is referred to the amount of
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this paper is to explain my interest in ELL Education. ELL is English language Learner. These are students that are from different backgrounds that require some type of instruction that is modified in the English language. This is an interest that I personally have due to seeing the increased need for many students. In this paper‚ I will explain more in depth the reasons for choosing this topic. If we take a brief look at ELL and what it is‚ we will see that ELL students are those that are unable to
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Jane is a second grade ELL student. The results from her first grade End of Year (EOY)‚ assessments demonstrated the following data. Jane’s data for NWF (Nonsense Word Fluency) was 52‚ whereas the benchmark goal was 58. Consequently‚ her fluency score was a 42‚ the recommended goal was 47. The DIBELS accuracy component illustrated the need for additional support‚ as Jane scored 88% when the goal was 90% for the end of first grade. Jane did score slightly above grade one expectations on the WWR
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the point of even trying if I’m going to fail? The loss of interest in daily activities and the emotional pain of being in a state of gloom for months can be extremely detrimental to ones well-being‚ physically and mentally. Environmental and sociocultural
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