Essay - Esol What is the First Step in Getting a Child...

ESOL

What is the first step in getting a child identified as in need of ESOL services?

The first ***** in identifying students with limited English proficiency is to screen all students from a non-Engl*****h l*****nguage background" whose main language is not English, where English is ***** spoken in ***** home ***** the primary *****, or who speak a language other than Engl*****h in most of their daily social *****teractions ("Step One: Identification." State of Vermont: Education, 1994).

Explain what the difference is between Deep Culture and Surface Culture. Give 3 examples of each.

Deep culture relates to "the non-tangible aspects of culture such as feelings, emotions, attitudes and rules for interaction. They are not seen at the surface level and they are not taught," while surface culture is merely "the visible aspects of ***** ***** as food art, dress, holidays, language," or what one might call the trappings of culture and cultural difference ("ESL Terminology," ESL Terms, University ***** *****, 2007).

What are stereotypes ***** why ***** ***** dangerous?

Stereotypes are preconceived notions about how someone should look, think, or act based upon their membership in an ethnic, religious, racial, or other type of social group. Stereo*****s have proven d*****gerous because they prevent communication, create barriers the mutual recognition of humanity ***** individuals of different groups, and have been used to justify violence, ***** the denial rights ***** opportunities ***** certain individuals

***** do most of the new words in English come from today?

Most of the new words today are of foreign extraction.

***** ***** pro-mimics? What does it have to do ***** teaching?

Using mimicry is one way to encourage ***** learners to become more comfortable with ***** sounds of English speech. Using words that sound like ***** they mean, like onomatopoeias, and encouraging ***** to repeat the words of native *****ers, encourages familiarity with the language.

Works Cited

Step *****: Identification." ***** of Vermont: Education. *****. 21 Oct 2007. http://education.vermont.gov/new/pdfdoc/pgm_esl/guide_94/guide_94_05.pdf

ESL *****." ESL Terms. University of Vermont. 21 ***** 2007.