Sentences with phrase «language instruction as»

i teach high school english (literature), but have to include a lot of language instruction as well because we have so many non-native english speakers at my school.

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Toronto's Centennial College will also begin offering instruction in Islamic finance this fall, partly due to interest from one of the Big Five banks in helping their staff speak the same language as clients with different financial backgrounds.

«To dismiss the attention due the Church's written instruction as listening to a dusty document, Mankowski writes, «is more the language of a high school manifesto than an episcopal council, and is especially perverse given the purpose and history of the magisterial office.»

If Americans are to play their parts as world citizens with full responsibility, they must speedily extend and intensify the program of foreign language instruction, not only in the traditional fields of Latin, French, German, and Spanish but also, for large numbers of citizens, in Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and other non-European languages.

Las Recetas de Laylita This Spanish - language food blog provides step - by - step instructions to make traditional Ecuadorean dishes, as well as recipes inspired by the rest of Latin America.

Examples of (but not exhaustive or limited to) unacceptable behaviour are as follows: 8.1 Foul and abusive language 8.2 Attempting to conceal or consume alcohol 8.3 Being under the influence of alcohol or illegal substances 8.4 Smoking 8.5 Any acts liable or likely to cause damage 8.6 Threatening, disrespectful or violent behaviour 8.7 Theft of Club property 8.8 Not following the instructions of a Club steward 8.9 Entering prohibited areas

In addition to simply having fun together and bonding, exciting craft ideas for toddlers may help them practice concentration, language development (from following instructions) as well as eye - hand coordination.

Upon their return, special subjects teachers provide instruction in various topics such as foreign languages (French and German), fiber arts, music, woodwork, sustainability, physical education, and eurythmy (a form of body movement that incorporates elements of dance, balance, poise and athleticism).

Choosing the best foreign language instruction for your child Trends As families and communities become more diverse, foreign language instruction is becoming more common for kids at young ages.

Some daycare centers build in extracurricular activities or «interest stations» that are age appropriate within the day as part of the service offered to families, while others allow parents to elect to put their kid in gymnastics, karate, art or even second language instruction for an extra fee.

«[T] he plain language of the instruction at Silver's trial captured lawful conduct, such as arranging meetings or hosting events with constituents,» Cabranes wrote.

The public powers have to promote that the data on the packaging and use instruction of the stock distributed in Catalonia have at least the Catalan as a language.

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

The judges said that the «language of the instruction at Silver's trial captured lawful conduct, such as arranging meetings or hosting events with constituents.»

«In our review of research, we did find some support across several studies both for using English as the language of instruction and for incorporating the home language into strategies that focused on language and literacy,» said Buysse.

Half of the participants received instructions beforehand on certain nonverbal emotional cues (such as body language or facial expressions) that help to gauge such matters better.

For individuals who speak English as a second language, not understanding some of the words on a questionnaire or not understanding the instructions may lead to a failed test even if there is no problem with the person's mind.

Ultimately, they want autonomous agents that can quickly and safely learn from their human teammates in a wide variety of styles such as demonstration, natural language instruction and critique.

Just as with the physical instructions you give, the more essential you are in your language, the clearer your instructions will be.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn — Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, Snitch, Texas Chainsaw 3D, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Arbitrage and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever in the U.S.

Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, A Madea Christmas, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions» Mud and Pantelion Films» breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest - grossing Spanish - language film ever released in the U.S.

«Imagine,» she said, «schools that are open all day and offer after - school and evening recreational activities and homework assistance; high schools that allow students to sign up for morning, afternoon, or evening classes; that include child care and dental, medical, and counseling clinics or other services such as English language instruction, GED programs, or legal assistance.

So the author focuses on how teachers can improve upon their language arts instruction while using their basal reading program as a starting point.

A larger challenge for policymakers and education leaders is to rethink the specialist model as the panacea for augmenting instruction for English language learners in today's linguistically diverse schools, many with large concentrations of Hispanic students.

The instruction also maintains a sustained focus on producing oral and written language, such as generating extended research projects or essays, and engaging in academic discussion.

Our students» limited English - language skills could easily be used as an excuse for low performance or a need for unlimited resources, but we see it as a necessity for teachers to differentiate their instruction to reach all learners, including ELL students.

While individualized online instruction has become prevalent in many high schools, it is mostly used as an add - on, to offer special classes like foreign languages or credit - recovery courses.

As the authors state, «Even though it is expected that a bilingual child's vocabulary measured only in one language would not match that of a monolingual speaker, when bilingual children's vocabularies are too low in the language in which they are learning how to read, these young learners will certainly encounter difficulties [particularly, in the context of monolingual English instruction].»

For example, English learners will need support outside of the classroom to learn English, but they also need to be present for core instruction, art, PE, and other elective courses, as well as the extra language support.

But the dominance of teaching methods such as «whole language» reading instruction may be exactly why education is so hard to improve.

There, teachers are trained to focus on preliteracy instruction, a combination of activities that explicitly emphasize the sound system of the language, such as rhyming, and other phonological challenges (for example, «What is the word «bus» without the «b» sound?»)

Yet observations I have conducted in more than 300 classrooms in California, Minnesota, New York City, and Massachusetts over the past 15 years indicate that local school systems have commonly used bilingual education as a generic term referring to all three types of language - instruction programs.

Moreover, as with the comparisons discussed above, these estimates may underestimate the true impact of English - language instruction, since Prop 227 has also changed bilingual education.

More than half of the language - minority children whose reading abilities are substantially below the national average are not receiving bilingual or English - as - a-second-language instruction, according to a study by the Educational Testing Service.

In some Chinese «bilingual» education programs, for example, the English Learners, all of whom are of Chinese origin, receive some instruction in Mandarin as a foreign language.

(In fact, Mandarin could only be taught as a foreign language since it is only one of the many dialects spoken in China and is rarely the native tongue of Chinese immigrants to the U.S.) But these programs do not fit the theoretical model of bilingual education since the children learn to read and write first in English and the Mandarin is only a small part of their instruction.

As students develop dual - language proficiency around third grade, they also receive reading, writing, and social studies instruction in their second language.

As more than 5,000 educators gathered in Albuquerque, N.M., last month for the annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education, the prospects for their primary cause — instruction in a child's native language — looked as bright as they have at any time in recent yearAs more than 5,000 educators gathered in Albuquerque, N.M., last month for the annual conference of the National Association for Bilingual Education, the prospects for their primary cause — instruction in a child's native language — looked as bright as they have at any time in recent yearas bright as they have at any time in recent yearas they have at any time in recent years.

The $ 4.4 - million study, which was launched in 1983 by an Administration widely viewed as hostile to native - language instruction, apparently will bolster the position of bilingual - education advocates, observers of the field predict.

Before the concept of changing instruction to suit cultural differences existed, immigrants were often viewed as ignorant or lazy in the classroom when they struggled to learn or understand another language.

After students learn how to read, the «outcomes - focused» instruction that characterizes the standards era needs to adapt as the classroom shifts to English language arts.

As I've argued before, the English language arts block could be a great opportunity to infuse content - rich instruction.

She is working on a project funded by the Institute of Education Science, U.S. Department of Education, and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, using multiple approaches such as using eye - tracking technology to investigate growth of silent reading, video - taping and coding classroom instruction, and coding thousands of children's oral language and writing samples.

Three newly published studies cast doubt on the effectiveness of whole language as a method for teaching reading and suggest that direct instruction in phonics can be effective.

The principle of Inter-Cultural Competence (ICC) as a fundamental element of non-native language instruction.

Once they have the format down ~ they come up with a genre and a storyline as well as characters ~ conflicts ~ settingsandthemes — all the elements that we teach during reading / language arts instruction.

Related terms: language features and their effects structural features sentence forms emotive language figurative language types These pages can be used in a number of ways, homework, class activities, interest groups, formal lessons, booklet style, as an introduction to writing and poetry instruction etc

Known as a whole - language state whose districts protected their independence, Arizona began to change rapidly when Jaime Molera was appointed state superintendent of instruction in May 2001 and Reading First was signed into law as part of No Child Left Behind eight months later.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

The bill would create a new jobs program for welfare recipients under which states could provide such services as high - school equivalency programs, literacy and English - as - a-second language instruction, skills training, work experience, and job - readiness and placement programs.