Teaching Esl Students To Write
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Anne Said:
How do I write a report about weak students in my class?We Answered:
An essay is an argument (not emotional, intellectual) where you present and prove your thoughts.Decide on the topic of your essay, your stated argument . . . then choose about three or four supporting ideas. These go into your first or topic paragraph.
Then you follow with three or four supporting paragraphs, each of which present as a topic ( first)sentence one of the supporting ideas.
Finally, you repeat the original (first) topic paragraph as a proven thought . . . perhaps like this - "As result of (thoughts in middle prargraphs). . . we can see that (topic argument) is exactly as presented.
Gloria Said:
I need all the cardinal numbers in English written out for my ESL student. Where can I download them to copy?We Answered:
I didn't find anything exactly like what you want, but here are a couple that might be useful:http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl…
http://www.englishclub.com/young-learner…
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/nu…
http://www.answers.com/topic/names-of-nu…
Andrew Said:
Help! I am starting work tomorrow teaching ESL in high school?We Answered:
Honestly, if they are in an ESL class in high school, they are most likely VERY low. Those that can understand and communicate in verbal English may still be in there due to their writing. You will want to make sure you give a diagnostic in both reading and writing.In my school, the ESL class is challenging behavior wise. There are some gang issues (I teach MS at a school that doesn't have many gang issues, but the ones we do have are predominantly our two Hispanic gangs.) Even if you don't have that problem, you are dealing with kids that may feel like they are outsiders or stupid. Due to the language barrier, they may not perform well in other classes and might be low achieving, apathetic students. Just like any class, you will want to make very clear the rules and expectations. Since there is a good chance they will have behavioral problems, you will have to make sure you are super strict. (And really, be strict with any class anyway!)
I'm not sure if the resume will work. If your school is like mine, the kids are all levels. A freshman will not have had a job yet. Maybe think of a personal narrative instead? They can do prewriting for it and begin drafting. You could also create getting to know you questions: “What are your goals for the year?†“Who are your family members?†“What is your favorite hobby?â€
One thing to keep in mind is that many ESL kids are still in ESl because they have a hard time with English since they have a hard time in their native language. Usually a child who is very good at their native language, doesn't stay in ESL very long because that area of their brain is well developed. But, if the child did not grow up reading in their native language and is below grade level in their native tongue, they will have a harder time picking up a second language. Our ESL class is filled with kids that are illiterate in their language. Think of how hard it would be for someone in America, who does not have a basic understanding of English, to try and learn another language. This is why something diagnostic is so important. Use a diagnostic from below grade level to see where they are at.
Good luck! You ESL teachers have a tough job and we other teachers couldn’t do it without you!
Albert Said:
What is the best way to teach ESL students the difference between yet and already usages?We Answered:
"Already" is used more often is positive sentences. "Yet" is usually used in negative ones. (You haven't done something yet.) So, just ask them whether something happened or didn't happen in the sentence. Then, they'll be able to figure out which word to use.Katie Said:
URGENT!! How to write a semester lesson plan for ESL?We Answered:
Okay, a few questions first...What grade / age group is the lesson geared for?
What are the levels of the students (emergent, beginner, intermediate, advanced)?
Do you have to actually carry out the units you design, or is this just for practice?
Do you have to write actual lesson plans for the entire 17 weeks? Or is it more of an outline of several units?
I'm an ESL teacher, and I would just laugh if someone asked me to plan ahead 17 weeks. I plan one week at a time, and even those plans change throughout the week!
Without knowing the exact details of the assignment, I can't give you too many pointers. Just remember to start with a learning goal in mind... what are the big ideas you want the students to understand? What standards will you address?
For a HUGE unit, I would suggest choosing a topic that fits in with what they're learning at grade level. For example, if you're designing the lessons for third grade, you might choose one of the biomes (at least, that is what third grade is working on at our school). You could choose the tundra... find tons of books about the climate, environment, animals, plants, etc. that live in the tundra. Build activities off of the books... incorporate math (maybe drawing animals to scale or graphing temperatures or precipitation), social studies (Does anyone live in the tundra? Why or why not? What would life be like if you lived in the tundra? How would it be the same/different?).... bring in realia such as a big block of ice for sensory learning.... find songs, poems, chants.... look for web sites that the students can use in a webquest.... think of some games you could play that involve speaking and listening... do a reader's theater.... have them write from the perspective of someone trekking through the tundra (maybe a diary or journal project)....
Basically, pick a big, general topic that is relevant to what they're learning. Then brainstorm as much as you can to find activities that will help them reach the learning goals.