Teaching the English Language

By: Kimberly Lucas

I tutored Kyle in English Place: University of West Georgia Library Description: Kyle is a business student from

China; he is 21 or 22 years old. We met at the Library and discuss the differences between China and USA.

Description

Assimilation Accomodation Language barrier (helped by technology)

Theories

Assimilation – new experience is fitted into

existing scheme (he already knew how to speak English, I gave him new vocab to fit into the existing schema – he knew what unplesent meant, I was able to teach him what “sucks” meant. And other slang

Accomodation – he knew a nothing about baseball and I was able to teach him, and we went to a game

Project Findings and Relevance

Help me to see the easiest way to teach Make students assimilate schemas Keeps them interested, but adds learning

Pedagogical Implications

Chai, May-lee. China AZ: Everything You Need to Know to Understand

Chinese Customs and Culture. New York: Penguin Group, 2007. Print. De Mente, Boye Lafayette. The Chinese Mind: Understanding

Traditional Chinese Beliefs and their Influence on Contemporary Culture. North Clarendon: Tuttle Publishing, 2009. Print.

Fisher, Douglas, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp. "Building and Activating Students Background Knowledge: Its what they Already Know that Counts." Middle School Journal 43.3 (2012): 22-31. ProQuest Education Journals; ProQuest Research Library. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. Web.

Snowman, Jack and Rick McCown. Psychology Applied to Teaching. 13th ed. Canada: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012. Print.

Syrja, Rachel. How to Reach and Teach English Language Learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. Print.

References

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