Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms Grand Canyon University SPE-523N English Language Teaching Foundations and Methods November 17‚ 2010 There are many different strategies that an instructor can use in ELL classrooms or in classrooms in which ELL students have been mainstreamed. As always‚ instructors are called upon to constantly modify their curriculum and instruction in order to meet the needs of each individual learner. This is made more possible if the instructor has more knowledge
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Motivational interviewing helps to facilitate the change process as it is more persuasive and supportive. Motivational interviewing helps to build self-confidence within the client‚ moving towards reaching a conclusion. Some of the techniques used in the Motivational interviewing strategy are; • Express empathy through reflective listening • Develop discrepancy between clients’ goals or values and their current behaviour • Avoid argument and direct confrontation • Adjust to client resistance rather
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After reading the first three chapters of Intentional Interviewing and Counseling written by Allen E. Ivey‚ Mary Bradford Ivey and Carlos P. Zalaquett and after attending the first two classes I have learned many new concepts that interest me and force me to question how I would interact with clients. The textbook and in-class discussions have led me to question the level of boundaries I create with individuals‚ for example‚ if I would feel comfortable accepting gifts from clients and how I would
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1. Informational interviewing is something I was unfamiliar with until this session. I believe knowing more about informational interviewing will help me as a leader because I will be able to share my knowledge with others who are struggling with finding internship opportunities or jobs. Also‚ I will be able to lead a person to different resources to learn more about informational interviewing. Public speaking is an area I feared for several years. My biggest drawback when it comes to public speaking
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Purpose and Learning Outcome: The following assessment plan is for a conversational English language course. The purpose of this assessment plan is to evaluate Intermediate Novice Level English Language Learners. Learning Outcome: The student will demonstrate fluency in English language. The student can identify word definitions and phrases. The student utilizes appropriate word choices and idioms. The student displays an effort to pronounce words and letters correctly. Assessment
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Michelle Whitsitt January 4‚ 2009 Writing Assignment # 1: Interview a Business Owner Due: January 7‚ 2009 For my interview I decided to pick the owner of the company I work for. The owner’s name is J. Kent McNew and he is the owner of Eastern Petroleum Corporation. The company is a petroleum distributor of gasoline primarily through gas station outlets. Eastern Petroleum Corporation is a Maryland corporation and its corporate office is located in Annapolis‚ MD. Mr. McNew sells products in MD
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simpler it is to understand the text. The vocabulary development is low for struggling readers and the ELL population I am serving and I was wondering Right now‚ I am at a school with a high populace of ELL learners and also struggling readers. I have been reviewing last year’s scores for the Florida State Assessment (FSA) and want to see the vocabulary knowledge tasks of these struggling readers and ELL students is enhance will it help in comprehension of
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The motivational interviewing video provided discusses a client discussing a plan and consolidating commitment with a client. One topic related to that is envisioning. This may look like resistance‚ but it suggests not directly that the individual is thinking forward to what life would be like if they did make a change. The most common type of envisioning is for the client to see the problems with changing. Another form of envision would be positive envision. The therapist may also ask hypothetical
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Learning creatively: the effectiveness of using theater pedagogy for immigrant ELLs Introduction Having the experience of being an actress in a drama‚ I myself appreciate the power of acting the role out in thinking in the shoes of the character with empathy‚ thus better understanding the character in the specific story settings; on the other hand‚ given the authentic practicing environment‚ I could rehearse the lines again and again until they became perfect to act. Meanwhile‚ just as Gina Tiffany
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The issues of ELL assessment that I am most interested in relate to understanding the right mix of formal testing and other assessment methods to best understand both initial placement and progress toward language proficiency. It seems like the mix will be different depending on the specific context and certainly should allow for some creative assessment alternatives. I am most interested in teaching adults and I believe that assessments for adults might be significantly different than those
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