ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
Chunzi Wang
Education 101
INTASC Standards for Beginning
Teachers
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Standard #3: Learning Environments
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The teacher works with others to create environments that support
individual and collaborative learning, and that encourage positive
social interaction, active engagement in learning, and selfmotivation.
Background Information
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More than 6,000 languages are spoken in the world today. But some
linguists believe that by the end of the century the influence of
globalization and new technologies like the Internet will have most
people speaking one language -- English. English should be the
nation's official language.
The reason to be a Bilingual
Teacher
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According a Reseach
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“English is already the global language, and it is only going to grow
as more and more young people learn it,” says Richard H. Schlagel,
a professor of philosophy at the George Washington University.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN
THE WORLD
PRO
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Bilingual education, turns out to be among the most beneficial. Its
effectiveness — both in teaching English and in fostering academic
learning in English — has been validated in study after study.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
IN THE WORLD
PRO
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The English is the primary language in America.
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English is just a tool, like any other tool. The purpose of tools is for
service, the main purpose of language is to communicate, to
convey information.
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To understand today's globalization trend is English becoming the
most widely / multiple languages.
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Today, the most information on the Internet, which accounted for
more than 80% of the information in English.
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Academic articles, some areas of international exchanges must be
in English
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
IN THE WORLD
PRO
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communication
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many immigrants like to spreadtheir traditions, customs, food with
others. This can be enriching to other Americans as well, who will visit
these neighborhoods, patronize their restaurants and buy goods in
their shops.
Discussion Questions
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Do we need the separate class for non-native English speakers
when they were little?
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If you are a teacher now, one of your student could not speak
English, how should you do?
References
David,M.(2000)Future of Language
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Richard
L.(2000)Bilingual Education
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