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]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/08/08/help-your-children-set-goals-for-success-top-ten-t/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Kelley - Oxford Learning Educator Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:48:13 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/help-your-children-set-goals-for-success-top-ten-t/#comment-103 Teaching high school in Mexico sounds like an amazing adventure. Congratulations and best wishes. It will be very important for you to understand the English skill level of your students. Some students may have sufficient English skills to handle the courses and others may not. For those who struggle with the English, here are some ideas for you: 1) Provide everything in a written hand out form that will allow your students to look up any unknown words in a Spanish- English dictionary. Most students being taught in a second language struggle most with the basic vocabulary. 2) Spend as much time as possible allowing the students to tell you what they have learned. In other words don’t accept a nod and a smile when you ask, "Does everyone understand what we did today?" Have students tell you what they have learned. In this way, you will know if you need to spend more time on the topic because the concepts were lost between the two languages. 3) Each student should start their own dictionary. Aim for six new words each week. Each student will pick six "new" words that came from your class and/or text and enter the work, definition, and a sentence showing its meaning. 4) Decide in advance how you will handle their written responses. With English being their second language, grammar and spelling will most likely be areas of difficulty for them. Perhaps you could give one mark for their ideas and a separate one for grammar. 5) There are many websites with vocabulary and grammar boosting activities. Many of these websites are geared specifically to students that are not first language English speakers. 6) Provide a tutorial session a few times a week that encourages either written or oral communication depending on the needs of the group. Have fun!! Teaching high school in Mexico sounds like an amazing adventure. Congratulations and best wishes. It will be very important for you to understand the English skill level of your students. Some students may have sufficient English skills to handle the courses and others may not. For those who struggle with the English, here are some ideas for you: 1) Provide everything in a written hand out form that will allow your students to look up any unknown words in a Spanish- English dictionary. Most students being taught in a second language struggle most with the basic vocabulary. 2) Spend as much time as possible allowing the students to tell you what they have learned. In other words don’t accept a nod and a smile when you ask, “Does everyone understand what we did today?” Have students tell you what they have learned. In this way, you will know if you need to spend more time on the topic because the concepts were lost between the two languages. 3) Each student should start their own dictionary. Aim for six new words each week. Each student will pick six “new” words that came from your class and/or text and enter the work, definition, and a sentence showing its meaning. 4) Decide in advance how you will handle their written responses. With English being their second language, grammar and spelling will most likely be areas of difficulty for them. Perhaps you could give one mark for their ideas and a separate one for grammar. 5) There are many websites with vocabulary and grammar boosting activities. Many of these websites are geared specifically to students that are not first language English speakers. 6) Provide a tutorial session a few times a week that encourages either written or oral communication depending on the needs of the group. Have fun!!

]]> http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2005/08/08/help-your-children-set-goals-for-success-top-ten-t/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Mary Flores Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:11:27 +0000 http://www.oxfordlearning.com/letstalk/2010/03/23/help-your-children-set-goals-for-success-top-ten-t/#comment-102 I teach at a Bicultural (Spanish/English)elementary , jr. high and soon to begin Sr. High school in Mexico. What are your thoughts on teaching subjects in english to native speakers of Spanish? I teach at a Bicultural (Spanish/English)elementary , jr. high and soon to begin Sr. High school in Mexico. What are your thoughts on teaching subjects in english to native speakers of Spanish?

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