English Language Learners

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Anxiety Found in English Language Learners and How to Reduce Anxiety

When a person comes to a new country and they don’t know the language, the culture and their surroundings are all new, it is easy to understand why that person would be anxious. Unfortunately, anxiety is a very common feeling among ELL students. There are three types of anxiety: trait anxiety, state anxiety and situation specific anxiety.
Trait anxiety is anxiety that is just part of someone’s personality. A person with trait anxiety is seen as a nervous person, a worrier, someone who is easily stressed and anxious (Shabani, 2012). State anxiety is anxiety that results from fear of a particular situation. When an individual has state anxiety they can sometimes have physical or mental paralysis which prevents them from performing a task. In pressure situations, one might freeze and forget the steps in a dance or miss a free throw shot (Trait and State Anxiety, n.d.). Situation specific anxiety is anxiety that repeatedly occurs in specific situations, like public speaking or participating in class (Shabani, …show more content…
These factors could affect ELL students. In 1997 McCroskey noted that some children are born with genetic traits with certain personality predispositions. However, he says that people who from early childhood receive negative reactions from others in response to their effort to communicate develop a sense that staying silent is more greatly rewarded than talking. This suggests that the reaction of language instructors to learners’ errors can reinforce the language learners’ fear of making a mistake and can reduce future attempts to communicate (Tanveer,

English Language Learner

Writing 101 3 July 2014 English Language Learner Growing up, I’ve been around Spanish speakers only. Therefore, my first language was Spanish. I was the first born in my family and the first to learn to speak the English language. Learning English was not a piece of cake because I only knew the basics of the grammar. At home I had no help whatsoever in my school work. Also, at home I had nobody to correct me if I spoke it wrong. Although my parents didn’t speak English, they always motivated me to give it my all to master the English…

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English Language Learners

Protecting that right for all is important and this essay will focus on classifications of equal protection based on English language learners. According to the Department of Education, “over 4,800,000 English learners were enrolled in schools in 2014-15, which makes us 10% of the total K-12 student population in America” (ed.gov, 2018). In this finding, ELLs (English Language Learners) are made up of mostly Hispanic…

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English Language Learners: A Case Study

English Language Learners comprised 9.2% of the national student population in 2013, with some state percentages as high as 22.8% . (U.S. Department of Education, 2015) It is more important than ever that teachers employ instructional practices that effectively address the needs of the ever-increasing ELL population. Many ELL students are mistakenly placed in Special Education classes solely due to a lack of understanding of the literacy needs of English Language Learners on the part of the educational…

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Essay about Language Acquisition: English Language Learner

strategies to improve the English speaking proficiency in a non-English speaking student or English language learner (ELL). Learning a new language is like an infant learning to talk, but for academic and social reasons, ELLs must learn the pronunciations, meaning and comprehension of words/vocabulary that are introduced to them in the classroom and social settings, in order to be successful academically and socially. Based on reading the assigned reading material, figurative language is like another foreign…

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'What English-Language Learners Wish Teacher Knew'

displayed constantly towards these students is heart-rending. According to the article, "What English-Language Learners Wish Teacher Knew" by Wendy Pillars. Statistics shows that ELL students are the fastest growing subgroup of students in the United States for the past 10 years. In 2013 there were 4.5 million, yet teachers continue to report that they feel unprepared working with students that are Language Learners. Looking at this data, there should some strategies implemented to tackle this issue. Possibly…

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Essay on Vision for Improving the Achievement of English Language Learners

Stasia Marie Calderon English Language Learners July 1,2011 Vision for Improving the Achievement of English Language Learners The strength for the required change lies within our teachers if provided with an appropriate infrastructure for success. The vision for improving the achievement of ELL students must include two focus areas: 1.) teacher training workshops to include topics such as: establishing trust and demonstrating compassion; strategies to modify lesson plans for teaching with…

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Reaction Paper to Comprehension-Based Approach in English Language Teaching

School Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines Subject : Current Trends in Teaching English Instructor: Mrs. Liezl May C. Tortogo Student: Adoracion Aileen Ayn E. Hilado Reaction to Comprehension Based Approach in Teaching Language A. Summary of Comprehension Based Approach The Comprehension Approach refers to several methodologies of language learning that emphasize understanding of language rather than speaking. It is a pedagogical/instructive principle, which can be found in…

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English as an Additional Language Essay

English as an Additional Language (EAL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) emanaid emanaid Contents Introduction 2 What are Schools’ Responsibilities for Inclusion under the National Curriculum? 2 What is an EAL learner? 3 Inclusion for EAL Learners and How Their Needs are Met 5 Factors that Impact on the Quality of Inclusion within the Classroom 6 The Role of Assessment to Provide a Baseline of Information to Support AFL 7 Access and Engagement Strategies Relevant to…

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Essay about Literacy Language and Society

Learner Name BP NC NM JS Nationality British Portuguese British British Languages English Portuguese, English, Italian & (some) French English English Level Entry 3 Level 1/2 (spiky) Level 2 (spiky) Level 2 Results of Initial & Diagnostic Assessment Entry 3 spelling needs: homophones, prefixes/ suffixes and double letters. Listening & reading comprehension - for detail and skimming/scanning. Grammar (in particular past perfect and spelling needs (homophones & ‘tricky’ words strategies…

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Mnemonic Techniques In Literature

to investigate if students in high school can improve their vocabulary knowledge in English studies with the help of mnemonic techniques. In the cause of this study, the students are taught different technique to learn new English vocabulary. Atkinson (1975) introduced the Mnemonic Technique or Keyword Method to vocabulary teaching that proposed the keyword method as a supplementary technique for foreign language vocabulary study and reported that it is superior to rote rehearsal technique for vocabulary…

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