September 9, 2010

1. ED.810.629/Supporting English Language Learners in Literacy and Content Knowledge Development (SELL) September 9, 2010

2. OUTCOMES:By the end of today’s class we will have: • Considered five common myths about second language learning • Reviewed a list of common acronyms and terms used in the field of second language learning • Made connections between culture and teaching

3. Five common beliefs about second language learning: True or false? • Children learn second languages quickly and easily . • The younger the child, the more skilled in acquiring a second language. • The more time students spend in a second language context, the quicker they learn the language. • Children have acquired a second language once they can speak it. • All children learn a second language in the same way.

4. “Save the Last Word for Me” Strategy • Read the text and underline four or five sentences that resonate with you. • Sit in groups of 3 or 4 • The first participant will read aloud one of the sentences he or she has underlined, but say nothing about it. • Each of the other participants, in turn, responds to this sentence with his or own personal reflections. • After all others have responded, the original participant explains why he or she chose this sentence . • Another participant then reads one of his or her sentences aloud and the cycle continues until all have had the opportunity to discuss a key sentence. Why is this a good reading strategy for second language learners and non-second language learners alike?

5. ELL vs. ESOL? BICS CALP Comprehensible Input (CI) Foreigner Talk Caretaker Talk Least Restrictive Environment (LRE): Access to grade level curriculum Mainstreaming: Code Switching: Pull Out Silent Period Affective Filter Lau vs. Nichols Sheltered English TPR Transitional Bilingual Program: TESOL: TOEFL VESL CALL ELL Not all ELLs are ESOL students. ESOL ESL EFL ESP FLT SLA NS NNS L1 L2 LEP FEP IEP vs. ELL PLan Bilingual Education (BE)

6. More acronyms • ECELL - Early Childhood English Language Learner • ELD: English language development (ELD) means instruction designed specifically for English language learners to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English. • ELP: English language proficiency. Often used in conjunction with AMAOs. • FEP: Fluent English Proficient. • FLAP: The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) is a federal • program awarding grants to states and local educational agencies • to promote programs that improve foreign language learning. • RELL: Exited ELL for AYP purposes (Maryland) • IFEP: Initially Fluent English Proficient (California) • IPT: The IDEA Proficiency Test. • LM: Language minority • LAS :The Language Assessment Scales (Proficiency test for AYP purposes in Maryland) • LCD: Linguistically and culturally diverse. • NCELA: The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov), Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) (www.ed.gov/offices/OELA) to collect, analyze, synthesize and disseminate information related to the education of linguistically and culturally diverse students. www.ncela.gwu.edu • SEI: Structured English immersion

7. The intersection of Education & Culture: Random Views • Latinos and higher education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FLya8ODbHc • Culture shock, me? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPfB6GIjM9Q&feature=related • Academic culture shock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbTKaZLLALo&feature=related • I Have to Deal with Stereotypes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbZ9zJ22WfQ

8. So, now what? What are three insights about teaching English Language Learners can you take away from these videos?