This document summarizes different topics related to language learners and teaching settings. It defines second language acquisition, foreign language acquisition, and different language class settings such as stand-alone classes, pull-out programs, bilingual education, and sheltered English. It also outlines different types of learner characteristics including affective factors like emotions, cognitive factors like language aptitude and learning styles, and metacognitive factors such as beliefs and strategies.
This document summarizes different topics related to language learners and teaching settings. It defines second language acquisition, foreign language acquisition, and different language class settings such as stand-alone classes, pull-out programs, bilingual education, and sheltered English. It also outlines different types of learner characteristics including affective factors like emotions, cognitive factors like language aptitude and learning styles, and metacognitive factors such as beliefs and strategies.
This document summarizes different topics related to language learners and teaching settings. It defines second language acquisition, foreign language acquisition, and different language class settings such as stand-alone classes, pull-out programs, bilingual education, and sheltered English. It also outlines different types of learner characteristics including affective factors like emotions, cognitive factors like language aptitude and learning styles, and metacognitive factors such as beliefs and strategies.
learners and language teaching setting? Chapter Content Define/Explain Concepts – Add graphics where applicable Types of learning Second Language Acquisition: learning a Students that are English language settings language where it is spoken. native speakers in the Second language learning classroom. Students that learn Foreign language acquisition: learning a English as a second language language that is spoken by a distant that could benefit from ELD community. program. Students that live in Foreign language learning. a foreign country and are English native speakers they Language Classes: could be third cultural kids. Stand-alone: separate classes that Students that are learning students attend for at least part of the English in another country in school day. This class is typical in an international school or just middle or high school and is teach by as a second language. a teacher that specializes in language learners and the curriculum focuses in language development. English as a Second Language (ESL) in the United Sates (US) often include students of several first-language backgrounds and the teachers sometimes devotes time to help students with assignments from other classes. Pull-out programs: students leave their regular class for special language instructions and in the US usually happens in elementary schools. These classes are smaller and more homogeneous. Bilingual education: students receive instruction in both their first and second language to keep them from falling behind in the content learning and to encourage the development of their first language while they are learning English. English only instruction: all the instruction is presented in English. Sheltered English: it refers to an approach where ELs are group together so that they do not have to compete with English native speakers while they are supported in the development of their academic skills and competence in academic English. Types of learner Affective factors include the students’ feelings characteristics about language learning and toward their particular target language and culture. Cognitive factors include the different ways that people process information and are considered to be less changeable than other learner differences. Metacognitive factors are language learning strategies, study skills and beliefs about language learning. Language learning Attitudes and motivation emotions Intrinsic Extrinsic Anxiety Cognitive factors Language aptitude Learning styles Stages of cognitive development Metacognitive Beliefs about language learning factors Language learning strategies