English Language And Literacy

Language Awareness is not taught by teacher or delivered through the course books; however, it is developed internally by the learners (Tomlinson 2003). Nowadays, language awareness is commonly defined as explicit knowledge about language and it focuses on the formal correctness of language such as grammar. However, the fact is, language awareness is more than that – it is internal realization of the language use (Tomlinson 2003). In other words, every learner has implicit knowledge about language within themselves and the role of teachers is to help the learners to develop their implicit knowledge (Laoire 2014). Besides, language awareness is essential as it helps to gain insights and awaken sensitivity in child towards the way language works

Through the readings done in class, there have been realizations about emergent bilingual students that have not only shocked me but have made me feel more prepared to properly educate these students. These realizations include the importance of understanding your students’ individual cultures rather than bunching all English Language Learners into the same category; as well as understanding that there are different levels of English Language Learners and creating individual guidance for those students. A third takeaway from the readings thus far involves the educational policies which schools mandate for their ELL’s. These are some ideas that would not have even crossed my mind without these readings, but it has now become clear how vital

According to a psychology teacher, Melissa Hurst states that standardized test scores are greatly influenced by non academic factors, such as fatigue and attention span. “ Standardized test items are not parallel with typical classroom skills and behaviors. Due to the fact that questions have to be generalizable to the entire population, most items assess general knowledge and understanding.”(Hurst) These tests limit many things and cause a huge disadvantage to not only students, but to the schools as well. Scores don't provide very much information when evaluating a student's achievement, a teacher's competency, or the success of a particular school or program. To make such judgments, you need to go beyond the scores themselves and make some inferences about what they might mean.

The ELL population is rapidly growing, and it is important that teachers are equipped and ready to teach and assess these ELLs. Assessing ELLs is important because the assessments tell teachers how to make instructional decisions, and how much the child knows and can do (Lenski. 2006, P. 25). It is important for teachers to make sure that the ELL students are continually developing English competence and acquiring content knowledge. Because of the No Child Left Behind act, there are assessment mandates that all teacher must follow, like the Title 1 that requires ELLs attending public schools to be assessed in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and they must also be included in statewide standardized testing.

You must consciously think about multiculturalism as you interact with students and plan lessons and assignments (Gollnick & Chinn, 2012). Every student should be treated equally, but as educators we have to remember that every student is different and learns in different ways. By treating the students equally it helps promote the student’s learning ability and the development of respect and acceptance. Multiculturalism in education is empowering our children to be really prepared and to participate in our diverse democracy (Holladay, 2013). Perspective does change depending on whether you look at the issue from the point of view of an educator, a politician, a parent or a

Though each element of the TfU framework can be used for analyzing particular aspects of educational practice, the power of this framework derives from the coherent integration of all four elements(Martha stone wiske). The TfU framework supports teachers as continuing learners. The framework is found to be exceedingly successful in English teaching practice. The framework provides a set of guidelines to help English teachers plan, teach and assess units of work more effectively. The framework respects the integrity of the subject, allows English teachers to explore significant issues in depth, often by making connections beyond the traditional boundaries of the subject.

The teachers need to understand the instructional designs and how to apply these. In executing this effectively the learning process should expose the utilization of theoretical frameworks, student centered learning, collaboration, culturally fit (diversity), awareness of different learning styles and reflective practices (Tuitt, 2003, p.251- 253). With this we can be sure that every child can learn every child must learn with inclusive pedagogy through accessibility of

English Language Learner Necessities ELLs must have the same standards as native English speakers but formatted to their English abilities. Teacher must be able to accommodate the needs of the students to be able to effectively improve their English proficiency and their understanding of the material. Szpara quotes from another author stating, "According to Wright (2003), accommodations are change in content or other attributes that do not lower standards or change grading procedures…" (Szpara, 2017) Developing teachers with the right tools so that they can provide their ELL students with better tools to succeed in their classes could lower the drop-out rate. Roy-Campbell examined that teachers must draw from the ELL student's knowledge to

The Australian Curriculum encourages engagement with many cultures for the development of “intercultural understanding” (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2014). Knowledge of Thompson’s ‘virtual schoolbag’ can assist teachers to implement a curriculum equally relevant to all children, challenging the privilege and disadvantage that many feel is still entrenched in the Australian education system, helping to level the playing field. The contents of children’s ‘virtual schoolbags’ are dependent on their socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. There is, according to Thrupp (2014), a “general middle-class advantage” and also, students arrive at school “unevenly prepared for the teacher’s cultural assumptions that inform his or her literacy teaching” (O’Brien, 1998. p.16). Children who are most prepared for academic success, reside in this advantageous position due simply to the family they were born into and the ‘cultural capital’ they consequently possess (Thompson, 2002, p.5).

The Aural-Oral approach is very effective to be implemented in English Language Teaching in case to build communicative competence of student. It enhances listening and speaking also it increases new vocabulary for student. The aim of this essay is to give real imagine about how the Aural-Oral approach can be taught in or during English learning and give good improvement in both listening and speaking in order to reach student’s communicative competence. The first focus of Aural-Oral Approach is to teach English for student