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Essay on Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
Current research on school ESL advocates mainstreaming with regular withdrawal for ESL for children under the age of twelve. When possible, a short period of full-time ESL is recommended for older children to be followed by enrollment only in courses that require less reading and writing, such as mathematics and science if the child has a background in these subjects, and music, physical education, industrial arts and home economics.
Larger cities may offer sheltered courses, in which the same content is taught in more Basic English, and bilingual elementary schools, where the childrens' heritage languages and English are both used for teaching children who have not attained literacy previously in their first language. Older children who arrive with low literacy in their first language need a longer period of ESL literacy instruction. Thus it is important to assess the first language literacy of such children to determine their ESL needs. A tutor with experience or training in ESL literacy would be preferable in such cases.
Thesis Statement
Second and foreign language teaching is a field that is constantly in a state of change. For example new curriculum frameworks currently being implemented in different parts of the world include competency based, genre based, and content
based models. In many countries English is now being introduced at primary rather than secondary level necessitating considerable new investment in textbooks and teacher training. And among the innovations that teachers are being asked to consider are Multiple Intelligences, Cooperative Learning, Task-Based Instruction, and Alternative Assessment.
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Several approaches have evolved in teaching English as a second language. Two of the more common approaches are outlined below. It is important to remember that ESL learners should be immersed in language as much as possible with any beaming approach educators elect to follow.....................
