"Supporting English Language Learners with Technology"
By Juliette Heinze | November/December 2004
This article addresses how many teachers with English language learners may speak the language of the English language learners, but has never had the proper training to support these students and give them the vocabulary that they need. It explains how to compensate for this there are many technologies available that can help increase and English language learner’s vocabulary. This article divides the technologies into three general categories, which are image galleries, multilingual books, and multimedia projects. After each category it gives a description of how these categories help assist students along with some examples which fit into the categories.
The image gallery category explains how images provide “contextual clues” to help English language learners determine meaning. An example of an available tool accessible for almost all teachers is a “google image search.” Teachers can pull up images for English language learners to see and use to help determine meanings, and these images can be easily printed in minimal time. The category of multilingual books includes audio books created by children who speak the different language and can be accessed online by English language learners through programs such as “duel language showcase.” In he multimedia project category, the article explains how in upper level grades there is a higher demand of more advanced vocabulary and English language learners may have huge difficulty as a result. Multimedia projects however allow students to see, hear, and experience information through different types of media such as videos, pictures, and sounds that can help English language learners depict meanings of certain vocabulary terms or concepts that they may not have been able to grasp if just reading text.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=10516
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I thought that this was a well written essay on the site. I agree that all of these ways could help the English learning students. I like how you stated "Teachers can pull up images for English language learners to see and use to help determine meanings". That seems to me like a good way to help the student. My website that I had researched had also talked about doing this same type of thing. It's very interesting, and I can see how it would help! Good job!!
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