ESL Struggles--English 1A
- 1. Struggles of ESL Students Abbey Davidson English 1A Janet Mitchell-Wagner 22 March 2014
- 2. Issues: • Language barrier • Adaptation process • Social influence • Parental influence • Economical status • Foreign education • Personality of the students • Segregated ―Sheltered‖ classes
- 4. ISOLATION LANGUAGE BARRIER Full Immersion vs. Dual Linguistic Classes • Full Immersion courses encourage the student to learn the language and culture by embracing it. • More urgency • Uses all learning techniques most efficiently: students hear, see, write and speak the natural sounds of the language every day. • More diversification for students • Best if you already have some references • Harder to make friends • Students can be comfortable learning with others that are in the same situation without pressure. • Sometimes classes can enable family members to come with students • Less constant translation • More proper language skills; less slang and more in-depth meaning • Can both teach American students a foreign language, and can teach foreign students English • More personal teachings • Teachers more suited for the students
- 5. Frustration
- 6. At the end who is affected?
- 7. Students
- 8. Parents
- 10. ESL Students Test Scores Statistics
- 11. J. Soller - ESL Teacher • ―When I worked at the International Language Institute, the pay could have been better, but at least they provided affordable healthcare and other incentives.‖ • Large schools like Kaplan (teachers formed unions—pictured to the right) are setting the standard in the industry and they need to be confronted, exposed and taken down. • ―My mission is to organize and discuss with other teachers about ways to create positive change in the ESL industry. If I can secure the right to sponsor student visas, my ultimate mission is to one day open an ESL institute in the United States. While I would like to earn a good income, I also want to create a school where teachers are given fair pay, healthcare and a paid vacation! It time for people start speaking out against the unfairness in the ESL industry.‖ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =EzGoDtmTllg
- 12. Trang Le – Former ESL Student • Hard beginning on school • Liked the teachers, but not the system of education. • Didn’t like the environment of learning. • English self-learning because the lack of attention. • Improved fast, but help was still needed. • With no idea of the important test/dates of the school (CST, CASEEH, etc).
- 13. N. Laud - Teacher • ―When a student doesn’t feel valued, he won’t do much‖ • ―Every one should be aware of the E.S.L students at school, because every year school receives certain amount of immigrant students‖ • Teachers should be aware of the struggles and extra efforts that ESL students make day by day.
- 14. Virginia Ramirez Ex-ESL Student E E S L L • Always felt I was going to be left out. • The main problems I had was adapting to the new country and making friends. • I was the kind of girl whose goal was to get a college degree • Never late to class. • The main struggles of the ESL students : social, economic, and family.
- 16. Sonia - Student • Most ESL students haven't taken any English classes before their coming at this country. • ESL students test-scores were low because they’re not fluent and prepared to write, speak, and listen the english language. • Most ESL students were put in ESL Math because they can comprehend the math terms in English • Everyone should be aware of the ESL students because it is extremely important understand their problem, that should be one of the school’s priorities.
- 17. Me • ESL students have the right to have a voice. • ESL students should take part in clubs to get information about how the school system works. • Teachers do their best to improve/find a way to teach/help ESL students. • Maybe use the buddy system * • Many fail classes because some of them give up, don’t understand the language, and many of them have problems at home. • Everybody (teachers, students) be aware of the ESL students because for them it is a challenge start basically a new life. • There NEEDS to be alternatives to current alternatives.
- 18. J. Sollis - ESL Teacher • There is many reason of how/why students succeed and not succeed learning the language (foreign education, personality of the student, social environment). • My method to teach is ―same materials, but different way of teaching‖ • ESL teachers have to get involve with the student’s needs because many would need help at specific topics (grammar, comprehension, talking). • ―Motivation is everything‖ • Because they got lower scores they were put in sheltered classes. • We have to encourage the student to speak the language, but no obligate him/her to do it because is their responsibility and action to do it, they have to try to improve.