To structure your writing,
Your audience will be a group of colleagues or community members who are unfamiliar with these ideas. Be sure to explain in a way that shows that you understand and can explain the information.
Your role is that of someone who has just learned this information and has chosen to share it with your colleagues.
The format will be a three- to five-paragraph written piece.
The purpose is to explain ELLs, the four domains, and challenges to acquiring a second language.
You are writing using an academic information style in your discussion (see The Informative Essay (Links to an external site.) for assistance).
Children or Students in a K-12 Learning Context
Adult Learning Context
Read from your primary text:
Chapter 1: The Faces of Diversity
Chapter 2: Language, Learning, and Culture
Read from your primary text:
Chapter 2: Language, Learning, and Culture; 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4
Read Deng and Zous 2016 article A Study on Whether Adults Second Language Acquisition Is Easy or Not: From the Perspective of Childrens Native Language Acquisition (Links to an external site.).
Answer the following questions in your original post.
Who are English language learners?
Explain the four domains of language and what we might expect from students in each proficiency.
How can culture shock and other factors impede learning?
Answer the following questions in your original post.
Who are English language learners?
Explain the four domains of language and what we might expect from students in each proficiency.
How can culture shock and other factors impede learning?
