Posts Tagged ‘Learners’

Working with English Language Learners in the Classroom

Feb 11th, 2010

According to a national census in 2000, almost twenty percent of the population in America speaks a language other than English in the home. With this fact in mind, it shouldn’t be surprising that that there are a lot of children in school who may not speak or understand English very well. In fact, in some schools, one out of every four children is an English language learner. Unfortunately, this situation presents challenges for both students and teachers.

For the teachers, English language learners usually require more individual time, attention and creative teaching. And, if Read more

More Teaching Demand for the Influx of English-Language Learners

Feb 10th, 2010

by andihong.

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The population in America is growing slowly. Although with overall slow growth, the growth that there is, is mainly among immigrant minority groups. The growth leans more toward the large immigration of those coming from Mexico and Central/South America, who are mostly Spanish speakers. With the new families that come, they will be seeking the resources to learn English if they haven’t already — especially the children, whose speaking is essential to advance in elementary and beyond.
There are an estimated 5 million new immigrant children more than what was polled from Read more

English Language Learners Take Advantage of Technology

Oct 31st, 2009

by andihong.

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Learning English has always been a difficult task due to the language’s many intricacies and rules that are quite dissimilar to most of the world’s spoken languages. For example, while most languages place verbs after the noun (ball red), English does the opposite (red ball).
Despite the difficulty of the English language, it remains the world’s most spoken language and a requirement for anybody getting into international business.
English language learners today, however, have the advantage of centuries of language instruction experts contributing to modern Read more