For my graduation project‚ I volunteered at Nancy Grayson elementary and worked with kindergarten teacher Mrs. Corman in her classroom. I was meant to work with her students‚ handle projects‚ and guide them when they faced problems. The purpose of this was to learn more about grade-school children (specifically kindergarten)‚ and understand the most effective ways in which they acquired new information. My goal was to understand how they learned‚ what best motivated them‚ and how I could effectively
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class was in the ESOL program‚ but I was also able to see them flourish in the class‚ but I believe if they had the accommodations SIOP outlines than they probably would have been more successful in their mainstream class. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model or SIOP‚ for short‚ aids in “making content comprehensible for English Language Learners” (SIOP handout). SIOP is based on eight key components for teaching content effectively: “preparation‚ building background‚ comprehensible input
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Assignment : Teaching Grammar to ESL Students 1. I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day. (a recovering alcoholic at an AA meeting) STRUCTURE: ‘used’ structure FORM: subject + used to + infinitive B. FUNCTION AND MEANING It talks about an action that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens in the present. . C. PROBLEMS WITH… Meaning: Students may think that he is talking about the present‚ rather than the past. Some learners may use ‘used to’ in place of the
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communicate orally and physically in English‚ as they learn to overcome their fears III. Major Challenges the ESL/ELL/LEP students have to overcome to achieve academic success Problems and difficulties faced by ESL/ELL/LEP
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nature. Furthermore‚ since TESOL takes place in a multicultural environment; that is‚ the ESL classroom‚ intercultural aspects should also be considered‚ addressed‚ and ideally‚ taught. As a result‚ the cultural diversity found in TESOL and the interactive nature of this field of teaching has an impact on the way language is presented and practised. According to the online articled Why to activate your ESL students’ Background Schema‚ published by Laura Greenwood (2011) on bridgetefl.com‚ “it
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Once again‚ I was placed in Mrs.Metcalfe who teaches second grade at Bens Branch Elementary. Mrs.Metcalfe took attendance while the students waited patiently on the carpet. After she took attendance‚ she addressed that she had taken some privileges away from the students because the students did not picked up their mess after having centers and would not follow instructions that the teacher gave. She explained that centers might return for the upcoming school year if they behaved properly. After
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After I got my bachelor degree in Respiratory Care‚ I had many job offers. I hesitated between working in private hospital or in government one. Then I choose to work in a private hospital. According to my experience I can see some differences and similarities. A private hospital is better for me in regards to salary‚ quality and facilities. First‚ private hospital salary’s is higher than the government one. Also‚ the annual increase of the salary is much higher. In fact‚ they vary not only in
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Paraphrasing Lecture Notes What is paraphrasing? Paraphrasing is using your own words to express what someone else has already written. To clarify‚ let’s say that you have read an article which has information you would like to include in an essay. You can NOT simple copy word for word exactly as it is written in the original text. However‚ you can rewrite the text in your own words. Be sure to follow these three rules to help you when paraphrasing. 1. The “rule of 3”. Generally‚ you can copy
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Based on my research proposal topic which is on the influence of internet to students’ ESL learning‚ I have picked three journal articles that are related to my topic and make a critical review of the articles. The review is aimed to critically evaluate and comment on the three articles to help me in pursuing to finishing my research proposal. The first journal article entitled Does Home Internet Use Influence the Academic Performance of Low Income Children? by Linda A. Jackson‚ Alexander von
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ESL Webquest Workshop Introduction What better way to discover what a WebQuest is than by doing one? In this WebQuest you will discover its characteristics‚ visit some sample sites and finally make your own ESL WebQuest. Task Discover the characteristics of WebQuests through on-line tutorials. Visit sample WebQuests in order to enrich your knowledge base about WebQuests. Create your own WebQuest for your students. Resources Part 1: Using WebQuests in your Classroom WebQuest 101
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