Experimenting with Academic ESL: An ESL/Sociology Link

Autor/in	August, Gail
Titel	Experimenting with Academic ESL: An ESL/Sociology Link
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 11 (2018) 9, S.33-40 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Academic Discourse; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Community Colleges; Sociology; Teaching Methods; Course Content; Interdisciplinary Approach; Vocabulary Development; Critical Thinking; Action Research; Language Skills; Skill Development; Communities of Practice; Remedial Instruction; Novels; Learner Engagement; Two Year College Students; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Discourse; Diskurs; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Community college; Community College; Soziologie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kursprogramm; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Wortschatzarbeit; Kritisches Denken; Projektforschung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Community; Förderkurs; Novel; Roman
Abstract	To improve academic ESL, a community college has been experimenting with linking an ESL class to a Sociology class. The primary goal was to use the methodology of Content Based Instruction to develop a curriculum that would promote academic vocabulary acquisition, critical thinking, and authentic communication in a sheltered environment. The paradigm of Action Research was used as a framework to reflect on the strengths of the program and to identify activities that engaged the students and contributed to improved language skills. Supplementary assignments of a Young Adult novel and provocative movies, used across both the ESL and Sociology class, helped students to apply abstract concepts to familiar situations. The structure of the link produced an effective learning community and a support system for the students. We suggest that linking ESL to a content course might be preferable to other options for developmental ESL students entering college. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01