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English as a Second Language
The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition has
a keen interest in supporting the instruction of English language
learners in a variety of settings: elementary and secondary classrooms,
adult community education centers, and post-secondary institutions.
CARLA, both directly through grant-funded projects and indirectly
through the work of the faculty within the CARLA network, has
engaged in initiatives to:
- develop a teacher-directed model for improving instruction
in mainstream elementary classes which have high proportions
of English Language Learners;
- improve English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction at
the post-secondary and K-12 levels through a variety of professional
development opportunities; and
- create materials to support ESL instruction.
TEAM UP: Teaching English Language
Learners Action Model to Unite Professionals
TEAM UP: Teaching English Language Learners Action Model to Unite
Professionals is an innovative approach to teacher development.
In order to address the academic progress of English language learners,
a small number of participating schools have selected a team of
six teachers (ESL and grade-level) and paraprofessionals that are
collaborating with other teams to address issues of curriculum,
instruction, and assessment of second language learners. At the
same time, each educator is engaging in his/her own professional
development through credit-bearing coursework and collaboration
that fosters work across roles and within schools.
CARLA Summer Institutes
for Language Teachers
Each summer CARLA offers a wide array of professional development
opportunities for ESL language teachers working with students at
the elementary and secondary schools, postsecondary institutions,
and with adult ESL programs.
Conversations
with Mainstream Teachers: What can we tell them about second language
learning and teaching?
This handout gives research-based answers to some of the most common
questions asked by non-ESL teachers about language learning and
teaching. The presentation was given by Elaine Tarone and Diane
Tedick for the MinneTESOL conference in St. Paul, MN on November
10, 2000.
English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL)
Teaching Technology Materials
CONNECTED! is an interactive manual for ESL/EFL teachers on the
principles and practice in using technological resources to foster
a communicative environment in the classroom. CONNECTED! won the
ETS TOEFL Policy Council's Language Acquisition and Instruction
Best New Product Award in 1999.
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