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Accommodating Learning Styles in the ESL Classroom

Saturday, July 6, 2013 By Chelsea D Pyper

Every Teacher’s Mission

• Why Teach, Anyway?

– Student Growth Potential! – Learning Potential for Self AND for Students! – Increase Students’ Chances for Success in Life! – “Spread Hope” & Reach Out to Students! – Other Reasons?

The L1 vs L2/ESL Classroom

– Can we apply these same reasons for teaching in the L2 or ESL classroom? – What difficulties are we confronted with?

Issues in the ESL Classroom

–Language Barriers –Comprehension Difficulties –Lack of Student Confidence –Resources! –How about you?

• What does this all lead to?

– Slow Growth & Learning Progress

• Long Term vs. Short Term Results!

–+ Need of Comprehension or Thinking Time

–- of Processing or Reaction Time

– And the point is…?

The ESL Classroom

Does This Look Familiar?

Be BRAVE & Creative!

• Let’s use an example to illustrate.

– Listening vs Visual: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUQsqBqxoR 4

• What did you learn? What skills were being used?
• How can you make this task or activity better?

It’s all about: Learning Styles

• Howard Gardner & Multiple Intelligences

– VISUAL LEARNERS – AUDITORY LEARNERS – TACTILE/KINESTHETIC LEARNERS

• What would happen if we try to accommodate

students’ learning styles in the ESL classroom?

• Video: http://highered.mcgraw-

hill.com/sites/0078024331/student_view0/chapt er2/classroom_observation.html#

MY ESL ‘5’ Classroom

• F. Make it FUN!
• I. Make it INTERACTIVE!
• V. VARY your content!
• E. Give EXAMPLES!
• S. SEEK feedback & assess often!

Thank you!