JOURNAL 2

12.21.12


Journal 2
LaMar S. Brown
National University
Instructor: Richar !alsh
"o#nition$ Lan#ua#e an "ulture
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%his class really struc& 'y interest (ro' the )e#innin# )ecause o( a (ear an
uncertainty I ha with how I can success(ully eucate *n#lish Lan#ua#e Learners in 'y
classroo'. Now I (eel li&e I have all the tools necessary to #et #oo a run an start to
eucate 'y (uture stuents. I learne how to +ut to#ether a lesson +lan that incor+orates
strate#ies such as S,AI* an it has really wiene 'y +ers+ective on how to )uil an
e((ective lesson +lan. "reatin# a lesson +lan ta&es a lot o( +lannin# an care to create to
ensure you are ta&in# hee to all o( your stuents nees. My stuents learnin# styles an
+re(erences all co'es into +lay an I 'ust 'a&e sure I-' +roviin# the +ro+er tools
neee (or 'y stuents to )uil u+on their learnin# stren#ths an #oals. My stuent-s
will )ene(it #reatly when they are a)le to receive tailore learnin# that consiers their
learnin# style$ culture an 'ulti+le intelli#ence.
%his last wee& I also learne a)out the i'+ortance o( culturally res+onsive
eucation$ which in essence reco#ni.es stuent-s i((erences an utili.es those
i((erences (or e((ective teachin#. !hen I (irst )e#an +ursuin# 'y e#ree I thou#ht a
/color)lin0 teachin# syste' woul )e )est )ut a(ter re(lectin# on 'y own e1+eriences
an what I have learne I unerstan this techni2ue only sets the stuents u+ (or (ailure
an oes not +rouce a )ene(icial teachin# environ'ent. An i'+ortant ste+ in culturally
res+onsive eucation is to tal& a)out or i((erences an si'ilarities to see& a level o(
co'(ort that will hel+ all stuents o+en u+ an )e +rouctive in class. %he vieo
/Inte#ratin# *SL Stuents into the "lassroo'0 e'onstrate the i'+ortance o( 'a&in#
this initial contact.
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%here are so 'any other thin#s I learne that are also relevant to the success o(
schools such as co''unity involve'ent. 3ro' 'y conversations I learne that )oth the
co''unity an schools 'ust wor& to#ether to )ene(it each other. Overall everythin# I
have learne I can i''eiately use in 'y (uture classroo' an even while I a' still in
school +ursin# 'y e#ree.
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Re(erence:
,ia.4Rico$ L.$ !ee$ 5. 627178. The Cross Cultural Language, and Academic
Development Handbook. 4
th
ed. Boston: earson !ducation, "nc.