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To Educate Classroom Teachers about the Importance of Maintaining Students’ Native Language

To Educate Classroom Teachers about the Importance of Maintaining Students’ Native Language. English in a Global context EESL 617 By Ramona Greathouse , Eloisa Wright and Robin Stutts. Wikispaces Website.

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To Educate Classroom Teachers about the Importance of Maintaining Students’ Native Language

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  1. To Educate Classroom Teachersabout the Importance of Maintaining Students’ Native Language English in a Global context EESL 617 By Ramona Greathouse, Eloisa Wright and Robin Stutts

  2. Wikispaces Website • Our website is designed to deliver professional development to classroom teachers which pertains to maintaining and developing the native languages of our EL students. • A book study • Online resources • Discussion pages • WikispacesLink • http://teachingelstudents.wikispaces.com/

  3. Locating Project Content From the home page of the Wikispaces website use the links for “All Pages” to navigate through the site Focus materials for our project are located primarily on the home page and the Classroom Teacher PD page Related information is found on the Importance of Native Language page Remaining pages contain resources, tips and materials for classroom teachers, school personnel, and parents of EL students

  4. Theories & Motivation “The loss of the language is like throwing away your universe” McCarty and Zapita “During the initial years of exposure to English, continuing cognitive and academic development in first language is considered to be a key variable for academic success in the second language” (Garcia 1994; Tinajero & Ada, 1993. In Collier, 1995) . “What constitutes meaningful language use is influenced by an individual’s prior experience, culture, motivation, and goals”(Delpit, 1995)

  5. Uses of the WikispacesWebsite This website is to be shared with school teachers in both school districts Development of the web site will be ongoing We plan to fully develop a section with resources for the parents of EL students

  6. References • Collier, V.P. (1995). Acquiring a second language for school. National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Vol. 1, No. 4. Retrieved from http://www.thomasandcollier.com/ Downloads/1995_Acquiring-a-Second-Language-for- School_DLE4.pdf • Delpit, L. D. (1995). Other people’s children: Cultural conflict in theclassroom. New York: The New Press. • Jenkins, J. (2009). World Englishes 2nd Edition. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. • Walker, A., Shafer, J. & Liams, M. (Winter 2004). “Not in my classroom”: Teacher attitudes towards English language learners in the mainstream classroom. • NABE Journal of Research and Practice. Retrieved from http://www.mville.edu/images/stories/Graduate_Academics_Education/ChangingSuburbs/ELLStrategiesAndResources/Teacher_attitudes_in_classrooms.pdf

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