Succeeding with English Language Learners : A Guide for Beginning Teachers

by Thomas S. C. Farrell

• ISBN13: 9781412924399
• ISBN10: 1412924391
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-02
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

"Very relevant to the real-life teaching situations that first-year teachers often encounter." -Joanne Ho, English Department Chair Clark High School, Las Vegas, NV "Easygoing and relaxed, a welcome break from over-flowery 'academic' language for students ready to enter the 'real world' of the classroom." -Elise Geither, Instructor Baldwin-Wallace College "The 'exploratory breaks' throughout each chapter provide readers an opportunity to apply their learning in a focused fashion." -Theresa Rouse, Superintendent/Principal San Lucas Union School District, CA Novice teachers can apply best practices for a successful ELL classroom experience! This easy-to-navigate resource offers beginning teachers a carefully phased-in guide to teaching strategies they can use with their ESL-ELL learners to enhance reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills. Each chapter provides clear guidelines and step-by-step coverage of these essentials and more: Using different models for lesson planning Monitoring classroom behavior and interactions Using prepared skill-building activities or developing new ones Assessing students for placement in ESL or general education classes Reflecting and exploring the development of their own teaching practice This sourcebook offers a solid reality-based plan for all new teachers who want to create a successful classroom experience for themselves and their ESL-EFL students!

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Author	xiii
Teaching in the First Year	1	(16)
Teaching in the First Years	2	(1)
Stages of Development in the First Years	3	(2)
Stages of Development	5	(2)
Stacy's First Years of Development	7	(2)
Stacy's First Years of Support	9	(2)
Mentors	11	(1)
Teaching Load	12	(1)
Nature of Classes During the First Years	13	(1)
Helping Yourself	14	(3)
Chapter Reflection	15	(2)
Planning English Language Lessons	17	(14)
Why Plan Lessons?	18	(1)
Benefits of Planning Lessons	18	(2)
Lesson Plan Details	20	(1)
Writing Lesson Objectives	21	(1)
Lesson Design	22	(2)
Questions to Consider Before Lessons	24	(1)
Components of a Language Lesson	25	(1)
Questions for Teachers to Consider After the Lesson	26	(1)
Questions for Students to Consider After the Lesson	26	(5)
Chapter Reflection	26	(5)
Classroom Management	31	(12)
Teacher: Manager or Conductor	31	(1)
Organizing the Class	32	(1)
Conducting Group Work	33	(2)
Dealing With the Disengaged ESL Student	35	(2)
Facilitating Classroom Communication	37	(1)
Investigating Patterns of Interaction in Your classroom	38	(1)
Facilitating Diversity	39	(1)
Facilitating Different Learning Styles	39	(1)
Looking Ahead	40	(3)
Chapter Reflection	40	(3)
Teaching Grammar	43	(14)
Teaching and Grammar	43	(2)
Grammar	45	(1)
Teaching Grammar	45	(2)
Inductive and Deductive Grammar Teaching	47	(3)
Why Is English So Hard?	50	(3)
Grammar Activity Using the Crisp Method	53	(1)
Create Your Own Grammar Activities Using the Crisp Method	54	(3)
Chapter Reflection	54	(3)
Teaching Writing	57	(16)
Writing	58	(1)
Purpose and Audience	58	(1)
Writing as Product	59	(1)
Writing as Process	60	(2)
Teaching Writing	62	(1)
Assumptions About Writing	63	(2)
Peer Evaluation	65	(3)
Peer Editing	68	(1)
Feedback	69	(1)
The Place of Grammar	70	(3)
Chapter Reflection	72	(1)
Teaching Speaking	73	(16)
Speaking a Second or Foreign Language	73	(1)
Rules of Face-to-Face Interaction	74	(1)
Turn Taking	75	(1)
Teaching Turn Taking	76	(1)
Establishing Topics	77	(1)
Topics	77	(1)
Conversation Breakdowns	78	(1)
Repair	79	(1)
Teaching Dimensions of Speaking	79	(1)
Accuracy Versus Fluency	80	(3)
Guidelines for Planning Speaking Lessons	83	(1)
Project Focus	84	(1)
Project Information	85	(1)
Class Project	86	(3)
Chapter Reflection	86	(3)
Teaching Reading	89	(18)
Reading Habits	89	(1)
Reading Definition	90	(1)
Models of Reading	91	(2)
Reading Strategy Profile	93	(1)
Reading Strategies	94	(1)
Prior Knowledge	95	(1)
Word Association	95	(1)
Direct Experience	96	(1)
Cinquain	97	(1)
Prediction	98	(1)
Skimming	99	(1)
Scanning	100	(1)
Teaching New Vocabulary	101	(4)
Text Structures	105	(2)
Chapter Reflection	105	(2)
Teaching Listening	107	(16)
Listening	107	(1)
Bottom-Up Processing	108	(1)
Top-Down Processing	109	(1)
Interactional Purposes	110	(1)
Transactional Purposes	111	(1)
Back-Channel Signals	112	(1)
Local, Global, and Transitional Repairs	113	(1)
Comprehension Checks	114	(5)
Soap Activities	119	(4)
Chapter Reflection	120	(3)
Language Assessment	123	(14)
Language Assessment	123	(1)
Reliability and Validity	124	(1)
Alternative Assessment	125	(1)
Criterion-and Norm-Referenced Assessment	126	(1)
Selected-Response Assessment	126	(1)
Multiple-Choice Tests	127	(1)
True/False Tests	127	(1)
Matching Tests	127	(1)
Short-Answer Tests	128	(1)
Essay Tests	128	(1)
Fill-in Tests	129	(1)
Oral Tests	129	(1)
Portfolios	130	(1)
Self- or Peer Assessment	131	(1)
Constructing Language Tests	131	(5)
Create Your Own Language Test	136	(1)
Chapter Reflection	136	(1)
Professional Development	137	(14)
Professional Development Needs Assessment	138	(5)
Opportunities for Reflection and Development	143	(1)
Action Research	144	(1)
Critical Incidents	145	(1)
Teaching Journal	146	(1)
Classroom Observations	147	(1)
Teacher Group Discussion	148	(3)
Chapter Reflection	148	(3)
References	151	(4)
Index	155