So far, I have really explored different techniques and issues that will be present in my future classroom as an ELL teacher. However, ESL is not just taught her in West Michigan, or even the expanded United States. No. Rather, English has become a global language to many–including Korea. Korea has a native language: Korean. [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Is Korea the Future of ESL?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Out on the Job: An ELL Director Gives Me Some Pointers
Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sad to say that my busy life kept me from attending the MTCE conference. It sounded like an experience that would have given my teaching dreams a jump start toward the future. Instead, I found myself watching Dora the Explorer with my almost-3-year-old after a long day at work.
Happily, I had the opportunity [...]
Beyond the Classroom and Into the Streets
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Although as a future ELL teacher, I will mostly encounter students who need to learn English. They have an origin, and for many of them that origin does not speak English either. Most ELL’s come from families who migrated to the U.S. mere days before entering the classroom. That being said, their studies aren’t the [...]
