Chapter 10 Blog

In this chapter I learned about how students who learn English because they are in a Enlish speaking setting opposed to students who are learning English as a second language. English language learners may have the upper hand in their English learning proccess because of the urgency they have to learn the language which means they rely on the language primarily to communicate with others throughout their day. I also learned about how students in foriegn language classes may learn much slower because not only are they not continually exposed to the language but neither are their teachers. Lastly I learned about the value of the internet and the programs that are offered to build students knowledge in foriegn languages. These tools are interactive with students which in result helps them to gain an understanding of the language more quickly and efficiently.

To over come students struggling in speaking English I would have them work on group project with kids who speak very  well so that they are exposed more to the language and are also highly interactive with the students. For students who are in foriegn language classes I would try to speak as much of the foriegn language in class as possible. This will expose the students more to the languge and the teacher would not be speaking in English the majority of the class while trying to teach a foriegn language. Lastly I would incorporate online tools into my lesson plans as much as possible. This is very interactive for the students and provides motivation for them while learning the language.

One question I have about the material is when you are using the online courses how do you help aid the students that may struggle with the language opposed to those who are excelling?