... Foreign Languages 24 (2008) 167-174 170 as for the purpose of meaningful communication, and languageas the means for that purpose. The focus of language teaching, therefore, is on the language ... students communicate in English and in practice it focuses on language skills rather than on language knowledge, communication tasks.” Another one says CLT means: Teaching language using the ... Science, Foreign Languages 24 (2008) 167-174 167 Imperialism of communicative language teaching and possible resistance against it from teachers in Vietnam asan English foreign languages context...
... connotative meaning from their denotative meaning , such as, “Break a leg!” STANDARD 2: Englishlanguage learners will speak in English for a variety of basic interpersonal and academic ... answer?” c. Ask tag and imbedded questions, such as, “Tell me how to paraphrase this quote.” STANDARD 2: Englishlanguage learners will speak in English for a variety of basic interpersonal ... such as stating, “Gosh, it’s hot in here,” and opening a window. and academic discourse, such as in the delivery of an oral presentation. STANDARD 2: Englishlanguage learners...
... performance were at least partlyexplained by over-reliance on oral language proficiency as an indicator.It is important not to rely on oral language proficiency as an indicator of RD among ELLs. As ... priorityshared by many Canadian researchers. Canada, like manyother countries, has had a considerable amount of immigra-tion over the last 70 years. As Canada has two official lan-guages, English and French, ... either, and, in fact,may enhance both. Further, difficulties experienced in one language will be experienced in other languages. LIPKA, SIEGEL, AND VUKOVIC: LITERACY SKILLS OF ENGLISHLANGUAGE LEARNERS...
... students as English- language learners.Durán is especially concerned about identification of English- language learners. He has found that the typical practice is to classify students as English- language ... Hispanic English- language learners andstudents with reading disabilities may have received other types of approvedaccommodations (such asanEnglish glossary for the English- language learners and ... disabilities, such as extendedtime or testing in a separate room. Linguistic accommodations can befurther categorized as English- language and native -language. English- lan-guage accommodations assist the...
... 13Section 1 Understanding Englishlanguage learners Supporting EnglishLanguage Learners in Grades 1 to 8Key differences between everyday language and academic language Everyday language proficiency ... schools 5Canadian-born Englishlanguage learners 5Newcomers from other countries 6Understanding what Englishlanguage learners bring to Ontario classrooms 7Understanding the bilingual advantage ... support Englishlanguage learners 17Building a whole-school approach 18Roles and responsibilities in supporting Englishlanguage 18Equity and inclusion in programs for Englishlanguage learners...
... WITH ENGLISHLANGUAGE LEARNERS 13 Dialogue Journals with EnglishLanguage Learners Experts (Miller, 2007; Peyton, 1990) have come to view the use of dialogue journals with English Language Learners ... Kaitlyn Datzman DIALOGUE JOURNALS WITH ENGLISHLANGUAGE LEARNERS 19 75%25%HispanicPacific Islander44%40%8%4%2%2%WhiteHispanicPacific IslanderBlackNative AmericanAsiansecond ... ENGLISHLANGUAGE LEARNERS 7 Introduction The number of students learning Englishas a foreign language increases yearly in the United States. There are approximately 9.9 million English Language...
... and visuals that support the language of the lesson.Helping EnglishLanguage Learners Succeed Helping English Language LearnersSucceedCarmen Zuñiga Dunlap, Ph.D.and Evelyn Marino Weisman, ... native Spanish speakers, three are native speakers of an Asian language, one is American Indian, and the remaining 20 of your students are divided between 12 African-American stu-dents and ... Englishlanguage model. English learners should have multiple English lan-guage models and multiple opportunities to use English. Using e-mail to connect native English speakers and English learnersthat...
... of Migrant EnglishLanguage LearnersStudents identified as limited English proficient(LEP) on objective assessments of language profi-ciency that measure listening, speaking, reading,and writing ... yourhome language, and which subjects did youstudy in English? English: Spanish:123 11The Help! Kit: A Resource Guide for Secondary Teachers of Migrant EnglishLanguage LearnersValdes and Figueroa ... of Migrant EnglishLanguage LearnersWhen a student’s native language is used correctlyin educational programs, it is of tremendous ben-efit. It can catalyze and accelerate second language acquisition....
... length (e.g., bite and buy), syllable length and word meaning(e.g., the noun use and the verb use), and clear versus unclear vowels (e.g.,can’t and can).Lessons 4 and 5 were based on Gilbert’s ... 266).These studies, while very important, focused on listening strategyinstruction for foreign -language learners. Typically, foreign -language learnersstudy languageas a subject area. It is not often ... performanceof a task.Listening, an important part of the second language learning process,has also been defined asan active process during which the listener constructsmeaning from oral input...
... their Englishlanguage learners. Teach-achievement for their Englishlanguage learners. Teach-achievement for their Englishlanguage learners. Teach-achievement for their Englishlanguage learners. ... teaching of Englishlanguage learners. improve their teaching of Englishlanguage learners. improve their teaching of Englishlanguage learners. eir top choices included second language reading/ ... to assess the English Development Test (CELDT), used to assess the English Development Test (CELDT), used to assess the English language profi ciency of all California’s Englishlanguage language...
... language learner Languages:L1 First language L2 Second language TL Target language FL Foreign language Programs: ESL Englishas a second language EFL Englishas a foreign language ESOL English ... between ESL and mainstream English classrooms as providing many or few opportunities for language development, as providing many or few connections to students’ needs, and as offering many or ... of other languagesTESOL Teaching English to speakers of other languagesTESL Teaching Englishas a second language ESP English for specifi c purposesEAP English for academic purposesMany of...
... journey into English as her second languageas well as the ways the two languages and cultures, her home language and culture and the new language and culture she was acquiring, were impacting ... students who are second language learners in anEnglish dominant context. When anEnglish dominant school enrolls English language learners who speak a variety of languages, there is little ... content areas have any background or training in second -language acquisition, Englishas a second language (ESL) methods, or cross-cultural communication. (p. 10)Many Englishlanguage learners...
... vocabulary,translating, transferring information, and reflecting on text in either language. Culturallyrelevant and familiar text was used for all of the instruction. Based on an analysis ofaudiotapes ... outcomes for English- language learners, it focused narrowly on language of instruction, rather than on what exactly washappening within schools and classrooms. A third line of research has investigated ... comprehension of Spanish-speaking fourth- and fifth-grade English- language learners and their English- only peers. Thestudy was carried out in schools in California, Virginia, and Massachusetts....
... fluency or above as measured by the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), and enrolled in transition English lan-guage development and/or standard language arts classes. (Note: ... speak Englishas a second language and face a number of educational chal-lenges. Many teachers of struggling students and Englishlanguage learners (ELLs)avoid teaching strategic reading and analytical ... and 1.3% Black. Further, changingdemographics and growing numbers of Englishlanguage learners are placingincreased demands on the resources of schools and the expertise of administratorsand...