Essay - Education - Teaching Methods Educational Methods in Teaching Esl Reading...

Education - Teaching Methods

Educational Methods in Teaching

ESL Reading and Writing

Statement of Thesis

***** purpose of this work is to interview a teacher who specializes in teach*****g English as a second language and to ask the teacher about the effect of students' cultural and prior educational backgrounds on their school performance. The questions will be asked of "What accommodations does the teacher make ***** help students adjust"? ***** kinds of materials or activities has the teacher used with success ***** ***** learners ***** what kind of programs ***** the ***** consider best for English learners and why?"

Introduction

Interviewee: Kregg C. Strehorn, ESL Educator

Question One:

What are the *****s ***** ********** cultural ***** prior ***** backgrounds on their ***** performance?

*****: Culturally speaking the student from a family that is supportive and interested in their educati*****al attainment is the student ***** is much more likely to be successful in school and ***** student who is more likely to "like" school ***** thrive educationally. If the ***** ***** from a f*****mily who does not value educational achievement ********** it is ***** the lack of encouragement or disinterest from the aspect of the students' cultural environment will stifle the student in learning as well ***** educational achievement.

Question Two:

What accommodations does ***** ESL teacher make to assist the student adjustment?

Answer: It is very important is the clear expression of ***** is expected from the student in terms of class*****. The major elements needed in teaching the ESL student effectively ***** Provide adequate feedback;

2) Clarify goals;

*****) Have cons*****tency in Teaching Style;

*****) Lessons need routine or framework; and 5) Have Cultural awareness. Stated is that: "By explicitly stressing this kind of seemingly trivial information, the ***** can save a lot of valuable ***** time ***** create a ***** more productive atmosphere."

Question Three:

***** type of program does the teacher consider ***** for English learners and why?

Answer: Universal Instructional Design (Silver, Bourke, & *****) is stated by teacher ***** be a process that started when, according to Kregg C. Strehorn:

began ***** open the classroom and attempt to make it more accessible to all students."

Strehorn believes this program is the best design in use for the educator in ***** the ***** learner. Strehorn states that:

***** begin, I try to design a syllabus/course outline that is not only readable, but something that ***** be utilized ***** than once per semester (***** first day!). Th***** document, aside from basic course information (names and dates), emp*****izes my expectation ***** all ***** must accept responsibility for ***** own learning as well as my flexibility in teaching style. ***** try ***** ***** the course syllabus available on disk, ***** it is always useful to have a clear, legible copy that can ***** blown*****up, or scanned if *****ed."

Question Four:

***** *****s of materials ***** activities has the teacher used with success ***** English learners?

Answer: Strehorn states that materials used are: Dictionaries and thesauruses, audio tapes ***** each