This is a significant amount of kiddos learning English while trying to keep up in all of their English speaking U.S standards based classes. If one were to think of the process they went through when learning something as difficult as the English language and then think about applying those new concepts and rules right away in a classroom or workplace where those new concepts and rules are the only
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Importance of English Language Teaching in India By Prof (Dr) Shefali Bakshi, Deputy Director, Amity School of Languages Since the colonization of India, English became the language of our country and is soon expanding. The teaching of English is gaining importance in every area today. With all its countless, instructional objectives like the aural-oral skills of listening and speaking, graphic skills of reading and writing, appreciation, etc, it has become one of the most difficult subjects
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best way to teach English Language Learners (ELLs)?” This is particularly true today as the numbers of students with limited English proficiency (LEP) are increasing; about 37.4 percent of the state’s public school enrollment. ELLs face a great challenge: They must learn academic curriculum and a new language simultaneously. Some argue that it is too much to expect ELLS to learn academic content and a second language, when they have not gained literacy in their first language. Others contend
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how my cultural and linguistic background will affect my ability to meet and exceed the needs of second language learners. My family and I are African American with family influences from Ireland and the Caribbean Islands of Barbados and Grenada. Growing up in a military family from the South, English was the primary language that was used in my home by my parents. I was exposed to other languages in small amounts due to the fact that my family lived overseas the majority of my childhood. In the
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who do not speak English. According to the Brain.org , indicates about “1 in 5 United States citizens spoke another language other than English in their homes. Even though the findings that do not imply to these people that do not speak English too, the census also revealed that about 10 percent speaks English less fluently or not at all”. Thanks to this increase, school districts have implemented bilingual programs that help to improve the skills of students in English language development. These
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a growing interest in how schools should go about teaching English language learners. There are supports of English-only instruction in the classroom, asking students to give up their native language in order to learn English more effectively. On the other side of the issue are the supporters of bilingual education programs. In this program students learn the content in their native language and through this gain competence in English. Both of these approaches have valid arguments behind them
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How to stimulate Middle School Students’ oral English Interest Abstract With the opening-up of China, English teaching has been getting more and more attention, especially since Beijing won the bid to hold the 2008 Olympic Games，the economy and society developed quickly in China and different cultures have come into contact more and more, there is no denying that English will play an important role in communication. As a result, English teaching and reform are coming to a turning point
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Scenario Analysis) To make curriculum accessible to English language learners (ELLs), teachers must be able to integrate strategies to help them develop social and academic language skills in English and provide support by using comprehensible input and scaffolding. Accommodations should be based on current theories and research in language and literacy development, and they should address the interrelationship between culture and language. For this assignment, you will read the "Classroom
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ways over the last ten years, especially the Border States that are so highly affected such as; California, Arizona, and Texas. In this paper I will focus on Texas and how these policies including the rights of the students, funding issues, and language barriers have impacted the way in which these school districts have had to change the policies set forth to ensure every child receives a quality public education. In Texas, prior to 1982 the law did not allow school districts to use state
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newly revised Arizona English Language Proficiency Standards, write a 400-word critical analysis of the ELP Standards. Explain how teachers who have ELLS in their classrooms can address these standards. Given the increase in number of ELL students in the United States, many U.S. teachers should expect to have ELLs in their classrooms. Therefore, it is essential that schools accurately identify ELLs and understand their language proficiency in English as well as their home language. Most states have
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