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A 5 page research paper draws on education literature in order to discuss teaching and learning within the framework of the typical tasks in a teacher's workday, i.e., lesson planning, preparing materials of instruction, classroom management, discipline, and lesson delivery, with a particular emphasis on the difficulties inherent in ESL instruction. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: KL9_kheslgen.rtf
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Second Language (ESL) students are native Spanish speakers, the percentage of students whose native tongues are "Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic or French Creole" is increasing and, while 20 percent of
new immigrants are Mexican, 5 to 7 percent come from "India, China and the Philippines" (Black 36). The following examination draws on education literature in order to discuss teaching and
learning within the framework of the typical tasks in a teachers workday, i.e., lesson planning, preparing materials of instruction, classroom management, discipline, and lesson delivery, with a particular emphasis on
the difficulties inherent in ESL instruction. The student researching this topic is encouraged to add his/her observations based on personal experience when writing his/her personal report using this research.
Lesson planning and preparation: There is an increasing body of educational literature that supports the philosophy that active learning is essential to the goals of academic success. Active learning
is when students are afforded opportunities to apply the concepts and skills introduced in class through hands-on learning experiences (Torres 12). Active learning strategies include a variety of methods and
activities, such as inquiry learning or discovery learning. This is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of strategies that contrast with the traditional teaching concept of the teachers as
the instigators of learning and the student as a passive receptor of their knowledge. In planning active learning projects, it is important that illustrate and incorporate principles that have been
taught and discussed in class, that is, the project should demonstrate the real-world applications of a particular aspect of course material. In other words, there should be a clear connection
between the curriculum and the activity. In the planning stage, the teacher should list everything that will be needed in terms of materials and supplies; the directions for
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