The Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of English Language Learners. ERIC Digest.

Autor/in	Antunez, Beth
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education, Washington, DC.
Titel	The Preparation and Professional Development of Teachers of English Language Learners. ERIC Digest.
Quelle	(2002), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; Bilingual Education; Cultural Influences; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); Faculty Development; Higher Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Limited English Speaking; Preservice Teacher Education; Teacher Qualifications; Teacher Supply and Demand; Teaching Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrerfortbildung; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrqualifikation; Lehrerbedarf; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung
Abstract	The population of school-aged English language learners (ELLs) has consistently and significantly increased over the past decade, transforming U.S. public schools, instruction, and teacher preparation. This digest discusses the need for increased numbers of teachers of ELLs and the particular linguistic and academic characteristics of ELLs. It focuses on: teacher supply and demand (the need for teachers of ELLs is particularly acute, and while percent of U.S. teachers have taught ELLs, less than 13 percent have received any training or professional development in the area); requirements for preparing teachers of ELLs (bilingual education, English as a Second Language, and mainstream education); and addressing the need (several organizations have developed standards to delineate what teachers of ELLs should know and be able to do, and these standards include such elements as proficiency in two languages, understanding of the impact of students' cultures on their learning, and assisting students in the development of their language abilities). The digest concludes that efforts are now being concentrated in the implementation of programs that incorporate the elements of effective preparation and professional development of teachers of ELLs. (Contains 14 references.) (SM)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC