ESOL Classroom Observation

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Solomon Ortiz believes that “Education is the key to success in life, and teachers make a lasting impact in the lives of their students.” English Language Learner’s lives are forever impacted when teacher’s facilitate growth in second language acquisition. The six hours of observation at Maschmann Technical Community College adult ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Language) class was a meaningful experience. During my observation, I observed how Mrs. Howe, the ESOL Teacher, provided diverse cultural meaning in the class, applied shelter instruction strategies, and used various types of assessment to ensure students were progressing in her class.
Mrs. Howe teaches two ESOL classes every day. Each class has thirty-three students enrolled and represents various different cultures. Students in Mrs. Howe’s class come in with no or limited amount of English, some of which were Asian, Hispanic, and Arabic. Mrs. Howe creates an environment in her class that brings meaning to the diverse cultural represented in her class. Mrs. Howe knows in great detail about each culture which is present in her class, as well as, some of their languages. Furthermore, Mrs. Howe has several flags displayed in her class which represent different countries from future or current students. The class has a family wall which displays a picture of student and family. Student were …show more content…
Mrs. Howe would ask students questions, walk around and observe, and roll play activities to assess students’ progress. Mrs. Howe did use Summative assessments; however, I was never present when one was given. Mrs. Howe would watch for visual cues expressing understanding or confusions. One time I witnessed Mrs. Howe stop and help an Asian student pronounce a use the letters “sh”. Later she explained to me that Asian students have a difficulty pronouncing the sounds like “sh”, because they are not present in their native

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