Improving English as a Second Language Instruction at the Secondary Level:

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Title:	Improving English as a Second Language Instruction at the Secondary Level:
Author:	Dake, Linda
Abstract:	Observations of six middle and high school Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools classrooms in the fall of 2007 raised questions about the clarity of the secondary ESL curriculum and about the knowledge that ESL teachers need to implement best teaching practices. The Tennessee and MNPS ESL standards were examined for guidance they provided to teachers, as these were the only documents that outlined the ESL curriculum. It was revealed that the neither standards document answered the question of what teachers should teach, instead focusing on the skills students should attain. Connections are made between the lack of a clear secondary ESL curriculum and the present/future achievement of higher-proficiency, secondary ESL students. What ESL teachers should know about theory and research on ESL education to be able to effectively enact the curriculum is discussed. Finally, a unit plan and supporting materials are provided that incorporate many of the features of secondary ESL best practices while relating them to the MNPS ESL standards.
Description:	Teaching and Learning Department Capstone Project
Subject:	ESL Secondary ELL Standards
LCSH Subject:	English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Foreign speakers English teachers -- Training of.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/572
Date:	2008-04-23

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Dake Capstone Appendix 1 Sample TN SPI.pdf	78.80Kb	PDF	View/Open	Appendix 1
Dake Capstone Appendix 2 Unit Overview (legal paper).doc	117.7Kb	Microsoft Word	View/Open	Appendix 2
Dake Capstone Appendix 3 MNPS Unit Standards .pdf	403.7Kb	PDF	View/Open	Appendix 3
Dake Capstone Appendix 4 Student question guide_Hatchet.pdf	127.4Kb	PDF	View/Open	Appendix 4
Dake Capstone Appendix 5 vocab assessment.pdf	37.95Kb	PDF	View/Open	Appendix 5
Dake Capstone essay.pdf	308.6Kb	PDF	View/Open	Capstone Essay