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Why the English level of Chilean teachers is deficient? English has become significant for our country for the last 30 years in terms of economy, health and, particularly, in education. Teaching English in our country has turned into a controversial issue, especially since education in general is going through a deep crisis. Through the country, English teachers present differences on account of inequality: there are public and private universities; and each of them has the right to decide which

Vetter’s claims that teachers cannot teach students how to write and that teachers have no influence on a student’s writing. I disagree with Vetter’s claim, I believe that teachers have a big impact and can greatly improve a student’s writing. I have had a personal experience where my English teacher in high school actually taught me how to improve my writing, and in the piece we read in class “Making Children Hate Reading” by John Holt. the teacher John Holt improved a lot of his students writing

rest of their life. History and English are always subjects that I have done well in, but I think being a history teacher would fit me better because of my interest and how much I enjoy the subject. History may be seen as a boring subject by many high school children, but that is a matter of opinion. In order to become a history teacher, one must be "...fascinated by significant past events," and how they have transformed the modern day world (Grill, "History Teacher Career"). They must also be able

Gonzalez, Roseann D. “When Minority Becomes Majority: The Changing Face of English Classrooms.” English Journal. 79.1 (1990): 16-23. Web. 21 Nov. 2015. Gonzalez argues that English Language Arts teachers should “understand more than any other educators the difficulties involved in developing young students into literate, effective, and critical thinkers,” and therefore, must “take responsibility as individuals and professionals and play an assertive role in creating an aggressive approach

literacy is the key to developing further knowledge. Even though literacy is a skill essential to modern day society many students are graduating high school lacking the literacy skills they will need to successfully complete collegiate entry level English. Even with constantly advancing educational practices reading scores for seventeen year olds has remained stable over the past thirty years and students continue to drop out of school. (Biancarosa) One challenge that must be addressed in improving

not proficient in English language. For teaching to be more efficient and effective, the teachers should know about the follows: As a teacher he/she needs to model for students what they are expected to do, especially for new skills or activities for the ELL students. Teachers should know their students cultural background and their academic level of the students. The teacher should demonstrate the learning actions, sharing your thinking processes aloud, and showing good teacher and student work samples

“What it takes for English Learners to Succeed?” is an article written by Jana Echevarria, Nancy Frey, and Doug Fisher that illustrate concepts that will allow English Learners to become fluent in English. The purpose of this article is to discuss four accessible teaching practices that will allow English Learners in U.S. classroom to become academically successful and attain fluency in English. To clarify, the authors use access, climate, expectations, and language instruction as the practices that

teaching is should America make English its official language? Some say there is no need for it, and yet 22 states as of 1996 declared English their official language. Looking into some of these issues may bring some insight as to what the problem may be. With the debate over bilingual education, Kenneth Jost covers some of the history in teaching in his

and what teachers need to know have also adjusted. English Language Learners are a group of students with different languages, backgrounds, needs, and goals. Some ELL students have only come to the United States and speak no English and have a family that also speak no English, while some students might live in a home where only English is spoken. Based on the ELL student’s background, learning style and other factors, the way they take in information differs. Most general knowledge teachers only provide

Investigation Maria, a sophomore in high school, is an English language learner (ELL) student that is struggling. Maria is putting forth great effort with the accommodations of pairing with another student and extended time for assignments. Maria’s grades did not improve significantly and signals that she needs more intervention in order to be successful. In the State of Georgia, English Learners (EL) in grades K-12 receive a state-funded instructional program with a standards based curriculum emphasizing