Session 1: Results of Using Search Engines for ESL
Here are some of the issues I've discovered in searching for and reading articles pertaining to ESL (these are issues that affect the learning of ESL students):
In my search I found that ESL received the most hits on all search engines. ELL received the least. I used Google, Yahoo, Bing and Mojeek. Some key issues I discovered were: 1. Many students are stereotyped by the students as well as the teacher which causes insecurity in academic performance. 2. ESL students struggle in content areas largely in part to unfamiliarity with vocabulary. 3. In Science, ESL students struggle with the procedure of the scientific method as well as lab equipment due to the unfamiliarity of it all.
When I used various search engines, I found that ESL received more hits than ELL and LEL. Yet, ELL received a much greater amount of hits compared to LEL. I used the meta-search engine, Zuula, which I had never used before. I liked being able to look at various search engines through this link. I looked at the following topics: 1. Esl students generally struggle in the following areas in content area classes: homonyms and synonyms, content specific vocabulary, understanding grammar exceptions, and literary terms. 2. ESL students carry different schemata compared to most students and this can impact their reading comprehension in the classroom. 3. Many schools fail to provide ESL programs due to lack of funding and their inability to find qualified teachers.
When I did my search of ESL I found that ESL received more hits than ELL and LEP. Some of the issues I found were: 1) Cultural differences in communication styles and references significantly impacted pronunciation (consonant and vowel phonemes, syllables); and grammar (tense) among others. 2) Spelling was probably the biggest difficulty for ESL learners since we do not follow the alphabetic principles consistently. 3) ESL students struggle with the following; they can say the word but have problems with pronunciation or can see the word in writing but have problems pronouncing the word. 4) The biggest concern for ELL students is the attitude of the teacher.
I used the search engine Zuula in order to look up information on ESL, ELL and LEL. The Zuula site allowed me to use several sites at a time. These sites included Google, Bing, Gigablast, Exaled, Alexa and Entireweb. When I searched all the sites I noticed that ESL had more hits than the other two. ESL accumulated over 14 million hits while ELL acquired 28 million, more than half of the hits had nothing to do with English Language learners. LEL acquired 2 million hits and like ELL the majority of the hits had nothing to do with LEL. Some of the problems that I read about were:
1. Teachers not realizing the critical importance of supporting students' first language development in order to successfuly teach them English. 2.ELL's social skills may develop within a year but the cognitive academic language of the classroom and textbooks take five to seven years to master. 3. Curriculum lacking appreciation for the ELL's culture, which poses a problem for comprehension.
After using multiple search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Sweetsearch, Zuula, and Gigablast, I received more hits on ESL than for ELL or LEL. However, there was definitely a lot of information about the difficulties and issues that ESL students have that inhibit their learning when searching all three terms. While searching through these articles, some of the key problems I read about were:
1) ELLs may be able to read the words, but it doesn't mean they will understand the text. They are not aware of information that the author left unsaid; the information that "everyone knows." 2) Reading material in English can be extremely difficult due to an abundance of idioms and figurative language in English texts, imagery and symbolism, density of unfamiliar vocabulary, use of homonyms and synonyms, grammar usage especially the "exceptions to the rules" , word order, sentence structure and syntax. 3) Situational or environmental factors have to do with issues external to the child, including the particular teaching style, the class and school setting, and the quality and extent of exposure to English.
After using various search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo, I found that ESL received for hits than ELL or LEL. While reviewing the articles, some key issues I found were:
1. Pronounciation is difficult for ESL students to learn specifically stress and innotation as well as consant blends and vowel sounds. 2. ESL students also struggle with using correct verb tenses both in their speech and their writing. 3. Another big issue is the unintentional bias of teachers of ESL students who assume that when a student does not understand the English language, they must automatically not understand the classroom content/material.
After using a few search engines:Google,yahoo,ask jeeves,ESL recived the most hits out of ESL,ELL, or LEL. While reading some of the articles, some common issues I found were: 1.English is a difficult language to learn and teach, the verbs the tenses, nouns proper and common, adjectives, adverbs, vowel usage ect.. 2.another common problem I found was the programs and the teachers, several articles stated that the most sucessful teachers and proggrams resulted from bi-lingual teachers or teachers who were familar with the students native language and background. 3.The next issue was the older the the student the more challenging the learning became for verbal and writing.
It's very interesting to see how things change over the span of a year based on the previous comments. I used Bing, Google, and Yahoo and searched for ESL, ELL, LEL, and LEP. Of these, ELL consistently had the most hits. The largest number of hits were found on Yahoo with Bing coming in at a close second. I found this surprising because I have been a die-hard Google user.
Some of the the issues that I found while I looked at preliminary articles and Web sites are as follows: 1. ELL students are often misdiagnosed and placed in special education because assessments are not designed to account for linguistic differences. This can have a negative impact on language development. 2. ELL students do not just struggle with idioms and figurative language when it comes to reading. For example, the reading that is required in their science classes can be intimidating because the student a) has a limited vocabulary in English and in the content area, b) is overwhelmed by the amount of information presented in a page and c) is not familiar with the hands-on approach to learning science that is prevalent in the US education system. According to the information I encountered, the hands-on approach to learning science is not used in many cultures. 3. The population of English Language Learners is increasing rapidly and most teachers are not adequately prepared for the challenges of instructing ELLs. Therefore, it is imperative that greater emphasis be placed on training teachers to address this growing student population.
In my search I found that ESL received the most hits on all search engines. ELL received the least. I used Google, Yahoo, Bing and Mojeek. Some key issues I discovered were:
ReplyDelete1. Many students are stereotyped by the students as well as the teacher which causes insecurity in academic performance.
2. ESL students struggle in content areas largely in part to unfamiliarity with vocabulary.
3. In Science, ESL students struggle with the procedure of the scientific method as well as lab equipment due to the unfamiliarity of it all.
Correction to above:
ReplyDeleteLEL received the least amount of hits on the search engines. Sorry about that.
When I used various search engines, I found that ESL received more hits than ELL and LEL. Yet, ELL received a much greater amount of hits compared to LEL.
ReplyDeleteI used the meta-search engine, Zuula, which I had never used before. I liked being able to look at various search engines through this link.
I looked at the following topics:
1. Esl students generally struggle in the following areas in content area classes: homonyms and synonyms, content specific vocabulary, understanding grammar exceptions, and literary terms.
2. ESL students carry different schemata compared to most students and this can impact their reading comprehension in the classroom.
3. Many schools fail to provide ESL programs due to lack of funding and their inability to find qualified teachers.
When I did my search of ESL I found that ESL received more hits than ELL and LEP. Some of the issues I found were:
ReplyDelete1) Cultural differences in communication styles and references significantly impacted pronunciation (consonant and vowel phonemes, syllables); and grammar (tense) among others.
2) Spelling was probably the biggest difficulty for ESL learners since we do not follow the alphabetic principles consistently.
3) ESL students struggle with the following; they can say the word but have problems with pronunciation or can see the word in writing but have problems pronouncing the word.
4) The biggest concern for ELL students is the attitude of the teacher.
I used the search engine Zuula in order to look up information on ESL, ELL and LEL. The Zuula site allowed me to use several sites at a time. These sites included Google, Bing, Gigablast, Exaled, Alexa and Entireweb. When I searched all the sites I noticed that ESL had more hits than the other two. ESL accumulated over 14 million hits while ELL acquired 28 million, more than half of the hits had nothing to do with English Language learners. LEL acquired 2 million hits and like ELL the majority of the hits had nothing to do with LEL. Some of the problems that I read about were:
ReplyDelete1. Teachers not realizing the critical importance of supporting students' first language development in order to successfuly teach them English.
2.ELL's social skills may develop within a year but the cognitive academic language of the classroom and textbooks take five to seven years to master.
3. Curriculum lacking appreciation for the ELL's culture, which poses a problem for comprehension.
After using multiple search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Sweetsearch, Zuula, and Gigablast, I received more hits on ESL than for ELL or LEL. However, there was definitely a lot of information about the difficulties and issues that ESL students have that inhibit their learning when searching all three terms. While searching through these articles, some of the key problems I read about were:
ReplyDelete1) ELLs may be able to read the words, but it doesn't mean they will understand the text. They are not aware of information that the author left unsaid; the information that "everyone knows."
2) Reading material in English can be extremely difficult due to an abundance of idioms and figurative language in English texts, imagery and symbolism, density of unfamiliar vocabulary, use of homonyms and synonyms, grammar usage especially the "exceptions to the rules" , word order, sentence structure and syntax.
3) Situational or environmental factors have to do with issues external to the child, including the particular teaching style, the class and school setting, and the quality and extent of exposure to English.
After using various search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo, I found that ESL received for hits than ELL or LEL. While reviewing the articles, some key issues I found were:
ReplyDelete1. Pronounciation is difficult for ESL students to learn specifically stress and innotation as well as consant blends and vowel sounds.
2. ESL students also struggle with using correct verb tenses both in their speech and their writing.
3. Another big issue is the unintentional bias of teachers of ESL students who assume that when a student does not understand the English language, they must automatically not understand the classroom content/material.
See email.
ReplyDeleteAfter using a few search engines:Google,yahoo,ask jeeves,ESL recived the most hits out of ESL,ELL, or LEL.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading some of the articles, some common issues I found were: 1.English is a difficult language to learn and teach, the verbs the tenses, nouns proper and common, adjectives, adverbs, vowel usage ect..
2.another common problem I found was the programs and the teachers, several articles stated that the most sucessful teachers and proggrams resulted from bi-lingual teachers or teachers who were familar with the students native language and background.
3.The next issue was the older the the student the more challenging the learning became for verbal and writing.
It's very interesting to see how things change over the span of a year based on the previous comments. I used Bing, Google, and Yahoo and searched for ESL, ELL, LEL, and LEP. Of these, ELL consistently had the most hits. The largest number of hits were found on Yahoo with Bing coming in at a close second. I found this surprising because I have been a die-hard Google user.
ReplyDeleteSome of the the issues that I found while I looked at preliminary articles and Web sites are as follows:
1. ELL students are often misdiagnosed and placed in special education because assessments are not designed to account for linguistic differences. This can have a negative impact on language development.
2. ELL students do not just struggle with idioms and figurative language when it comes to reading. For example, the reading that is required in their science classes can be intimidating because the student a) has a limited vocabulary in English and in the content area, b) is overwhelmed by the amount of information presented in a page and c) is not familiar with the hands-on approach to learning science that is prevalent in the US education system. According to the information I encountered, the hands-on approach to learning science is not used in many cultures.
3. The population of English Language Learners is increasing rapidly and most teachers are not adequately prepared for the challenges of instructing ELLs. Therefore, it is imperative that greater emphasis be placed on training teachers to address this growing student population.