ESL 400/Ebert Name ______________________________ Essay Assignment #2 Background: Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers asserts that cultural background influences our behavior in ways we may not realize. He mentions the hierarchy of an airline cockpit‚ math ability in certain countries‚ and a heritage of hard work. Although seemingly non-related‚ he connects his examples with a theory. How does cultural background influence behavior both positively and negatively‚ according to Malcolm Gladwell? Do
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Forum Discussion: Laws and Requirements for ESL Assessment What impact would you say No Child Left Behind has had on ESL learners and their education‚ either based on your actual experience/observations or your best guess after reading the text of the law? Although I am not a teacher yet‚ in my opinion‚ the impact that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has had on ESL learners and their education should be positive. First‚ NCLB demands additional state and local accountability and greater attention
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STRATEGIES TO LINK ESL AND TECHNOLOGY The use of technology can enhance the quality of teaching and learning in ESL classes but there are important stages to follow with ESL learners. Teachers need to keep in mind that there is an additional level of language to cover in order to make ESL learners ‘ technology literate’. PRE- TECHNOLOGY LESSON This stage involves building the field and explicitly teaching the context as a means of preparation for the lessons to follow. Emphasis is placed on
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immigrant students who speak English as a second language face long odds in becoming high school graduates in North America in the following articles: “Why are ESL students left behind?” and “Inclusion or Exclusion? The ESL Education Debate.” According to a University of Calgary professor‚ Hetty Roessigh(1994)‚ ninety-three percent of the ESL students who arrived as beginners in English were likely to drop out from high school. (para. 9) Additionally‚ they face many obstacles such as dealing with the
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anti-semitism. One titles “Swing Kids” was set in Nazi Germany and tells the story of a group of teenage resisters who revel by doing swing dance‚ but are forced to be involved with the Nazi anyways. The other film is titled “School Ties”. This film is set in the United States‚ but also deals with issues of anti-semitism. In the film‚ “Swing Kids” It’s about a group of kids who rebels against the Nazis. On what they do to people listening and dancing to “swing” music. A swing kid name
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While the time has passed throughout the decades‚ different linguists have questioned themselves about the first and second language learning process. What must we take into account when learning or teaching a second language? Different theories have been written about what to learn‚ how to learn and when to learn a second language. Throughout history‚ linguists have developed a variety of theories related to the acquisition and learning of a second language‚ how each one is given and how they should
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Grade Level: 1 Subject: English Topic: Reading and Vocabulary(word building) Time: 45 minutes Date:18th feb 2013 Aim: The goal of this class is to develop reading habits in students and a culture of reading in schools and to enhance vocabulary to avoid possibilities of errors in reading. Objectives: The student will read poems individually and in groups as well. The student will construct at least ten words with little variation in spells with the Teacher’s help. The student will learn
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LITERATURE on the subject TEACHING LARGE ESL CLASSES by Neal D. Williams A CUR 524 assignment submitted to the faculty of the Fischler Center for the Advancement of Education of Nova Southeastern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science January 6‚ 1999 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this review of literature is to search the scholarly literature for information on the subject of teaching ESL [English for speakers of other languages]
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course the kid is happy playing at the park‚ until he is crying and in pain. No child should undergo this suffering and trauma. One day‚ a dad and his little boy were out there riding their skateboards together. Everything was alright until the kid decided to ride in the bowl. [A pool like hole in the ground where people can ride their skateboard‚ bike‚ roller-blades.] Well‚ the little boy did not notice a guy already riding his bike in the pool. As soon as the biker saw the kid‚ it was too
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