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Chapter 1. ESL in School. Key Quote. “… it takes 5 – 10 years to develop academic language proficiency…” (page 20). Gingerbread Man. What’s the (pedagogical) moral? Page 2 Any similar examples? From your own classroom experience? Or from that of a colleague?. LEP ESL ESOL TESOL
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Chapter 1 ESL in School
Key Quote “… it takes 5 – 10 years to develop academic language proficiency…” (page 20)
Gingerbread Man • What’s the (pedagogical) moral? • Page 2 • Any similar examples? • From your own classroom experience? • Or from that of a colleague?
LEP ESL ESOL TESOL ELL ELD ENL Moral: Know who and what you are teaching…Go with the flow on the vocabulary… Acronym Soup
Welcoming New Students • Get Baseline Information • Literate in home language? • Enable Students to Shine (w/o English…) • Beware Culture Shock • Suggested Activities • Illustrated Autobiography (Eng or Native) • Dialogue Journal • Family Origins • …Others…?
Culture in the Classroom • Don’t assume anything… • Personal anecdotes? • Eg: Silence & Japanese students Lines & Chinese students • Culture: What people • Know & believe • Do • Make & use
Dave’s Soapbox • Culture is an inherent part of: • People • Their language • ESL involves teaching culture • It is possible ethically imperative to introduce a new culture without displacing/denigrating the original one!
But… • What parameters can/should/must be established for an environment conducive to learning…?
No Hablo Inglés • Safety & security • A sense of belonging • Avoid unconscious marginalization • Context-embedded language • Classroom labels • Other thoughts?
Standards, Testing, Oh My… • You tell me… • What’s critical to your jobs? • The good? • The bad? • The ugly? • The strategies to overcome?
ENL Programs • In your schools? Schools you know of? • Bilingual education • Transitional bilingual education • Maintenance bilingual education • Immersion education • Two-way immersion • Newcomer programs • The ‘ideal’ program?
ESL Specifically • Sheltered English • ELD • Structured English Immersion • ESL Pull-out • Deep-end Method (Dave’s label) • Benefits & Drawbacks of Each?
Successful Programs • Centered on Student • Comprehensive • Preparation for mainstream instruction • Challenging • Acknowledges age & IQ • Considers • Value & usefulness of L1 • Culturally aware
Collaborative Questions • How are ‘newcomer ESL’ students handled in schools you’ve been associated with? • Strengths & Weaknesses? • What other cultures are you familiar with? How might these differences affect education for these countries’ folks if they came to the Upstate?
Quick Project • Talk with an ESL student. Ask: • What is it like to learn English in school? • What is the hardest part? • What has been fun? • How long have you been studying so far? • What can a teacher do to make it easier?