The purpose of this assignment is to become familiar with a variety of methodologies, strategies, best practices, and instructional techniques used to teach English as a second language.
For this assignment, you will view 5 videos of teachers instructing English language learners in various locations around the world and in the United States using various methods and strategies.
Include and introduction with the following information: title of the video, grade level, subject area, and cultural background of the students.
Respond to the questions below each title for the video link. Use paragraph format to write your assignment. Include the title for each video, the question prompts, and your responses to the question prompts.
ESOL Methodology and Strategy Videos
1. SIOP Model for Teaching English Learners – Lesson Delivery
What are the content and language objectives for this lesson?
What tools does the teacher use to teach?
What did the “inside outside circle” review about what was taught in the lesson?
What ESOL strategies are used in the lesson?
2. Total Physical Response to Teach Vocabulary https://www.theteachertoolkit.com/index.php/tool/total-physical-response-tpr
What strategies does the teacher use to teach the vocabulary through Total Physical Response (TPR)?
How do the students learn the words in this method?
How do students use their bodies in this method?
TPR is appropriate for what English proficiency level?
3. Culturally responsive instruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOncGZWxDc
What is the evidence for culturally responsive instruction listed in the video?
How would you implement culturally responsive instruction?
How were the students engaged in the video lesson?
4. Scaffolding Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivmbm8fA2pQ
What scaffolding strategies did the two teachers use with the ELLs?
How do the students respond to the book in the reading lesson?
What strategies do students focus on for their learning?
How was writing incorporated in this English language arts lesson?
5. Before, During and After Questions: Promoting Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd1FlXxpVIw
How does the teacher use the shared reading activity to build reading comprehension? Give examples from the video.
What do the students do during shared reading to build reading comprehension? Give examples from the video.
How does questioning help students with reading comprehension? Give examples from the video.
Rubric
Methodology and Strategies for teaching English Language Learners (20 points)
Element
Not Met
0 – 13 points
Met
14 – 18 points
Exceeded
19 – 20 points
Introduction
(3 points)
Most information including the title of the video, grade level, proficiency level and cultural background of the students in the videos is not listed.
Most information including the title of the video, grade level, and cultural background of the students in the videos is listed in the assignment.
Complete information including the title of the video, grade level, and cultural background of the students in the videos is listed in the written assignment.
Answers to questions for ELL videos
(15 points)
Written responses to the questions for less than 5 videos was completed. The answers are not answered correctly for most of the videos.
Mostly correct written responses to all the questions for all 5 videos is included. Some minor errors in responses to the questions may be present.
Correct written responses to all the questions and prompts for all 5 videos is included. The answers are based on specific examples from the videos.
APA format
(2 points)
The assignment was not written in paragraph format, and the assignment has numerous writing and APA format errors.
The assignment is written in paragraph format. APA format is used, and the assignment was free of most written errors. The assignment may be submitted late.
The assignment is written in a well-organized paragraph format with headings and corresponding information. APA format is used, and the assignment is free of all written errors and submitted on time.