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- Title: In the Bullring with a Foreign Language--Ole! (Vice President's Vista)
- Author : Childhood Education
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,Nonfiction,Family & Relationships,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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I expect too much from my instructor. I have to overlook his ability and attitudes towards language acquisition and instruction. It's my first day of class--a real intensive tutoring session-and I am so scared. I feel as if I am back in the 3rd grade. The desk is uncomfortable and I cannot fit my legs underneath it. The instructor begins speaking only Spanish. He surrounds me with rich vocabulary, discussion, and cultural episodes. He' s working hard to make me play with Spanish. Oh boy! It begins! I am in a new class and am ready to close the book and run! I am confused, but want to understand: Everyone responds verbally to the instructor. Students react to his direction, instruction, and questions. "What is he explaining?" I wonder. "Please do not call out my name." He does! I shrug my shoulders and respond, "I don't know--I am a bit confused." Heads turn in my direction. I see eyes of kindness and impatience. The teacher moves on. I will not run; I want to learn. I challenge myself to stay focused and finish the evening lesson. After class, the teacher speaks with me of his "concern" that my behavior was a problem in class. I was disruptive because I did not participate. He asks, "Perhaps you are not motivated?" Shocked, I explain, "I do not understand." I wonder if this is how ELL children feel in our monolingual elementary classrooms?
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