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ESL in School: Cultivating Academic Language Proficiency

Explore the importance of developing academic language proficiency among ESL students and the cultural considerations involved. Learn about effective teaching strategies and programs to support ESL learners in their educational journey.

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ESL in School: Cultivating Academic Language Proficiency

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  1. Chapter 1 ESL in School

  2. Key Quote “… it takes 5 – 10 years to develop academic language proficiency…” (page 20)

  3. Gingerbread Man • What’s the (pedagogical) moral? • Page 2 • Any similar examples? • From your own classroom experience? • Or from that of a colleague?

  4. LEP ESL ESOL TESOL ELL ELD ENL Moral: Know who and what you are teaching…Go with the flow on the vocabulary… Acronym Soup

  5. Welcoming New Students • Get Baseline Information • Literate in home language? • Enable Students to Shine (w/o English…) • Beware Culture Shock • Suggested Activities • Illustrated Autobiography (Eng or Native) • Dialogue Journal • Family Origins • …Others…?

  6. Culture in the Classroom • Don’t assume anything… • Personal anecdotes? • Eg: Silence & Japanese students Lines & Chinese students • Culture: What people • Know & believe • Do • Make & use

  7. Dave’s Soapbox • Culture is an inherent part of: • People • Their language • ESL involves teaching culture • It is possible ethically imperative to introduce a new culture without displacing/denigrating the original one!

  8. But… • What parameters can/should/must be established for an environment conducive to learning…?

  9. No Hablo Inglés • Safety & security • A sense of belonging • Avoid unconscious marginalization • Context-embedded language • Classroom labels • Other thoughts?

  10. Standards, Testing, Oh My… • You tell me… • What’s critical to your jobs? • The good? • The bad? • The ugly? • The strategies to overcome?

  11. ENL Programs • In your schools? Schools you know of? • Bilingual education • Transitional bilingual education • Maintenance bilingual education • Immersion education • Two-way immersion • Newcomer programs • The ‘ideal’ program?

  12. Whaddya Think?

  13. ESL Specifically • Sheltered English • ELD • Structured English Immersion • ESL Pull-out • Deep-end Method (Dave’s label) • Benefits & Drawbacks of Each?

  14. Successful Programs • Centered on Student • Comprehensive • Preparation for mainstream instruction • Challenging • Acknowledges age & IQ • Considers • Value & usefulness of L1 • Culturally aware

  15. Collaborative Questions • How are ‘newcomer ESL’ students handled in schools you’ve been associated with? • Strengths & Weaknesses? • What other cultures are you familiar with? How might these differences affect education for these countries’ folks if they came to the Upstate?

  16. Quick Project • Talk with an ESL student. Ask: • What is it like to learn English in school? • What is the hardest part? • What has been fun? • How long have you been studying so far? • What can a teacher do to make it easier?

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