Artifact # 5
English as a Second Language- a research project about accommodating ESL students in the classroom.
Context
The ESL project was completed during my undergraduate studies at Appalachian
State University.
Impact
The ESL research project served as a useful tool in gaining valuable
information about students whose second language is English. Students
whose first language is not English need to be accommodated in the classroom
in many ways, and this research helped find appropriate and effective ways
to do so. It is an excellent resource to help teachers learn strategies
to incorporate diversity and culture into the classroom.
Alignment
This research assignment allowed me to find useful information on accommodating
students classified as ESL. During the research, I discovered many
helpful Internet sites chockfull of information about children with special
needs (Tech Comp 13.2). The Internet
sites included many on students whose primary language is not English (Tech
Comp 13.3). We found information from TESOL (Teachers of English
to Speakers of Other Languages), a national organization containing information
on ESL students. We also interviewed teachers and found local educators
willing to help with our project (Tech Comp
13.4).