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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 6
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Crossing Borders: ELL Lessons Learned from a Primary Years Program in China
Pinkerton, Kim
English in Texas, v47 n2 p21-26 Fall-Win 2017
The author describes her two-year experience of living in China and how this molded her attitudes about English language learners in Texas. Examples drawn from the Nanjing International School show how one school worked to meet the needs of a diverse group of students, with more than 70% learning English as a second language. The practical foundations behind these examples are supported by research, and readers are encouraged to consider how these examples could be applied with ELLs in our classrooms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, International Schools, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Student Needs, Emergent Literacy, Cultural Awareness, College Faculty, College Students, Teacher Attitudes, Volunteers, Teaching Experience, Elementary School Teachers, Mandarin Chinese, Teacher Student Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Language Proficiency, Academic Ability, Teaching Methods, Reading Aloud to Others, Singing, Play, Language Usage, Group Discussion, Inquiry, Literacy Education, Vocabulary Development, Phonological Awareness
Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts. 919 Congress Avenue Suite 1400, Austin, TX 78701. Tel: 512-617-3200; Web site: http://www.tctela.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Texas
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