Although she says, “adult learning today will most likely be out of date by the time this volume is a year old,” (p94) she expressed that the research is very important to understanding how adults learn so that adult learners and instructors would benefit from the results (94). Researching the life experiences of adult learners with how they learn has been researched many times before (Merriam 2008). The spiritual and environmental background is an important component to how adults are able to learn. When adults are able to connect the subject to an experience, they are more successful and confident in their ability to learn. In the second article by Kenner and Weinerman (2011), they compare traditional students to adult learners.
This is my first year in the ESL class of Essex County College. I have learned many things in my ESL 103/104 class. But there are things I`ve done well and wrong. Also I would like to evaluate this year in terms of how I improved my English skills (speaking, writing, reading and listening). Most of the things I've done well in this class.
The questionnaires asked questions about reading and TV viewing habits. The conclusion was that those that read complex fiction and watched documentaries for example developed a greater vocabulary and knowledge, thus doing better in school. However, working class parents often can’t support their children in the same way due to material deprivation, and therefore their children are more culturally deprived, this clearly shows that cultural factors are a main cause for social class differences in educational achievement. Use of language between different social classes is also under cultural deprivation and can cause educational achievement differences. Bernstein distinguishes between two speech codes that he associates with two social classes, one being the restricted code, which he commonly associates with the working class where they use one word answers or hand gestures to communicate.
One of Mr. Bostwicks many mantras he has us memorize is something I think really helps me and it goes a little something like this “ words make up phrases and clauses, phrases and clauses makes sentences, sentences makes paragraphs, and paragraphs makes composition.” Altogether I give mister Bostwick my SEAL of approval. I think I have done something pretty amazing in this essay I have summed up my high school English career into a 2 pages. I have had my troubles in the past. I have my troubles now. I have had a great year with Mr. Bostwick.
Children who have well educated parents listen to complex language with larger vocabularies and are read to more often. They then attend school more ready to learn. Students from less literate homes will learn more from better teachers than from worse teachers. But will they will not achieve, on average, as much as children from more literate homes. The effects of the achievement gap are that individual students do not get the education they deserve.
Dual Language Programs in Elementary Schools “A pervasive lack of knowledge about foreign countries and foreign languages threatens the security of the United States as well as its ability to compete in the global marketplace and produce an informed citizenry.” (Benefits 1) Having dual language programs beginning in elementary school is smart for several reasons, one, children learn faster and more efficiently younger, second studies show children perform better academically throughout their school careers and on national standardize tests, third there are many benefits and skills of being bilingual these students will get and use throughout the rest of their adult lives.. There are a variety of dual language programs, most commonly though, it is when students receive instruction in two different languages. The first language being their native language, and the second being a foreign. The foreign language must be present at least fifty percent of the class day. Students are ideally native of both languages and integrated together giving them ample opportunities to practice and learn throughout the day.
For this and many other reasons, foreign language courses should be a requirement in American schools. Numerous reports have proven that students who have studied a foreign language perform much better than their monolingual peers on many standardized tests, including all sections of the SAT. In fact, the 2007 College Bound Seniors report, issued by the College Board, which administers the SAT, vividly demonstrates the significant benefits of studying a foreign language. The report shows that students with 4 or more years of foreign language study score on average 140 points higher (out of 800!) than students with half a year or less experience on the Critical Reading section, and almost another 140 in the Math section and over 150 points higher on Writing.
It’s up to the reader if the disadvantages listed below are really disadvantages. Some advantages for homeschooling include: The student gets more one on one student teacher time, Teacher gets to choose the students curriculum and pace, and students are scoring higher on standardized state testing. The U.S. Dept. of Education sponsored a study that showed home schooled children's test scores were exceptionally high. Even the median scores for all grades were much bigger than those students of public, Catholic or private schools.
Table of Contents Pages • INTRODUCTION 1 • CLASS PROFILE 1 • BRIEF LESSON OUTLINE 1 • CORRECT SAMPLES 2 • INCORRECT SAMPLES 3 • AREAS OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT 5 • CONCLUSION 6 • BIBLIOGRAHPY 6 INTRODUCTION In this assignment you will find an evaluation of the learner`s spoken language with first graders which according to CEF (Common European Framework) they are in A1 level. I noticed that most of the difficulties that learners face in the study of English as a second language (L2) are a consequence of the degree to which their native language (Spanish) differs from English. Language learners often produce errors of syntaxes, lexis, syllable structure and pronunciation thought to result from the influence of their L1, which is known as“language interference”. This transfers effects are typically stronger for beginners’ language production. Oral language plays a pivotal role.
Differences among children who are becoming fluent in the second language that will influence how they learn language successfully. In every corner of the world, young children are learning languages at home that differ from the dominant language used in their broader social world. These children arrive at early learning programs such as preschool and primary school with a precious resource: their mother tongue. However, these children are quite capable of learning subject matter in two languages. In fact, they may benefit cognitively from learning more than one language.