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Hello,

I am a graduate student completing my degree in Education with a specialization in ESL. I am currently working on my end of semester research paper and my governing question is, what can I learn about the reasons that can cause second-generation linguistic minority students to become disconnected from their original ethnic identity, so that I may offer recommendations to secondary- school educators on how to develop lesson plans that reconnect students to their ethnic identity in addition to supporting their learning of English as a second language?

I would like to gain insights from ESL professionals about their experience in working with linguistic students. What made you become an ESL teacher? What are some rewards that comes with being a ELL teacher? What are some of the frustrations? How do you go about handling culture within your classroom? When you first started teaching did you feel prepared for the realities that you encounter in the classroom? What a...See More
Giovanni Simple: It is pop culture in America along with all its material trappings and brainwashing.

On 11/10/14, TeachingESL05 wrote: > Hello, > > I am a graduate student completing my degree in > Education with a specialization in ESL. I am currently > working on my end of semester research paper and my > governing question i...See More
Apr 11, 2015
cemmclc I tend to agree with the previous poster. The number one reason for students loosing their previous culture is the fact that they are completely emerged in a new culture.

You also need to remember that some aspects of "American"culture became part of their culture long before they ever left their original countries. Most of my s...See More
May 18, 2016


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