Thank you for joining me on the path of learning more about learning! Language has always been a fascinating concept to grasp. I’ve taken a few classes in undergrad that cater to this passion, but now I’m finally learning more about the methods involved in learning a language and why our brains react to this process the way that they do!
This blog is starting out as an assignment for EDIS 5480 at the University of Virginia — an ELL methods overview course. However, as my time spent working with ELL students this year has been so rewarding, I suspect I will have many real world stories and contributions I can make once I begin my career as a teacher.
Here we go!
Resources:
“Making it Happen”
Richard-Amato, P.A. (2010). Making It Happen: From Interactive to Participatory Language Teaching:Theory to Practice, (fourth edition). White Plains, NY: Longman. ISBN: 013236137X
“Languages and Children”
Curtain, H. and Dahlberg, CA., (2010). Languages and Children: Making the Match (Fourth Edition). White Plains, NY: Longman. ISBN: 0-205-53548-8
“Input to Output”
Van Patten, Bill (2003). From Input to Output: A teacher’s guide to Second Language Acquisition. Boston: McGraw Hill. ISBN: 0-07-282561-8
Teaching Seconds 