Involving English Language Learners in Community-Connected Learning. Perspectives on Policy and Practice.

Autor/in	Allen, Lili
Institution	Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Lab. at Brown Univ., Providence, RI.
Titel	Involving English Language Learners in Community-Connected Learning. Perspectives on Policy and Practice.
Quelle	(2000), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Strategies; English (Second Language); Experiential Learning; High School Students; High Schools; Internship Programs; Limited English Speaking; School Community Programs; School Community Relationship; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrstrategie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb
Abstract	This issue brief considers how to involve English language learners in community-connected learning, a set of strategies to engage young people in learning experiences beyond the classroom. Such strategies include internships at work sites, and project-based learning in classrooms. In successful community-connected learning strategies, students come to understand how they might pursue and expand upon their own interests, and to observe and work alongside adult experiences in a variety of workplaces and occupations. Specifically, they advance their language skills by interacting with English-speaking adults in the workplace, experience being treated as adults, participate in learning as an active rather than passive process, earn wages while charting long-range career plans, and gain opportunities for valuable job experience and learn about academic options at post-secondary institutions. Other issues considered include the following: effective strategies for involving English language learners in internships and project-based learning and the best role of community supervisors and high schools. A check list of potential barriers to English language learners involvement in community-connected learning is matched with specific suggestions for addressing these barriers. Twenty additional resources are recommended. (KFT)
Anmerkungen	LAB at Brown University, Education Alliance, 222 Richmond Street, Suite 300, Providence, RI 02903-4226. Tel: 401-274-9548; Fax: 401-421-7650; Web site: http://www.lab.brown.edu.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01