dc.contributor.author	Dake, Linda
dc.date.accessioned	2008-04-23T21:22:00Z
dc.date.available	2008-04-23T21:22:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008-04-23T21:22:00Z
dc.description	Teaching and Learning Department Capstone Project	en
dc.description.abstract	Observations of six middle and high school Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools classrooms in the fall of 2007 raised questions about the clarity of the secondary ESL curriculum and about the knowledge that ESL teachers need to implement best teaching practices. The Tennessee and MNPS ESL standards were examined for guidance they provided to teachers, as these were the only documents that outlined the ESL curriculum. It was revealed that the neither standards document answered the question of what teachers should teach, instead focusing on the skills students should attain. Connections are made between the lack of a clear secondary ESL curriculum and the present/future achievement of higher-proficiency, secondary ESL students. What ESL teachers should know about theory and research on ESL education to be able to effectively enact the curriculum is discussed. Finally, a unit plan and supporting materials are provided that incorporate many of the features of secondary ESL best practices while relating them to the MNPS ESL standards.	en
dc.description.college	Peabody College of Education and Human Development
dc.description.department	Department of Teaching and Learning
dc.description.tableofcontents	Capstone Essay Appendix 1: Sample TN ELL SPI Appendix 2: Secondary ELL Literature-Based Unit Plan, Intermediate Level Appendix 3: MNPS ELL Standards, Intermediate Appendix 4: Student Question Guide: Hatchet Appendix 5: Unit Vocabulary Sample Assessment	en
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1803/572
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Vanderbilt University. Peabody College
dc.subject	ESL	en
dc.subject	Secondary	en
dc.subject	ELL	en
dc.subject	Standards	en
dc.subject.lcsh	English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Foreign speakers	en
dc.subject.lcsh	English teachers -- Training of	en
dc.title	Improving English as a Second Language Instruction at the Secondary Level:	en
dc.type	Other	en

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