Presentation Strand

ELs

Presentation Delivery Language

English

Description

Communicating an additive approach to language learning is possible and essential for effective English as a second language program implementation. Even when instructing in English, educators can leverage each student’s primary language proficiency to support English language acquisition. A common pitfall is overuse of translation, but this only provides immediate perceived benefit and does not effectively support acquisition. Join this interactive, practical session that provides methods for effective use of students’ primary languages in ESL.