The goal of the ESL program is to develop students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing proficiency so that ESL student performance over time is equivalent to that of their comparable native English-speaking peers.
The DODEA ESL Standards listed below describe what ESL students should know and be able to do as the result of the DODEA ESL program.
Goal 1: Basic Interpersonal Communication
Students will demonstrate English proficiency through basic interpersonal communication.
1.1 Use English to communicate in social interactions.
1.2 Interact in English by speaking, listening, reading, and writing for personal expression and enjoyment.
1.3 Use learning strategies to extend their communicative competence.
Goal 2: Cognitive Academic Language Development
Students will demonstrate English proficiency through cognitive academic language development in all school subjects t include language arts, mathematics, the sciences, and social studies.
2.1 Use English to interact in the classroom.
2.2 Use English to obtain, process, construct, and provide subject matter information in spoken and written form.
2.3 Use appropriate learning strategies to construct and apply academic knowledge.
Goal 3: Sociocultural Knowledge
Students will demonstrate English proficiency in socially and culturally appropriate ways.
3.1 Use appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication according to audience, purpose, and setting.
3.2 Participate in a variety of activities to develop an awareness of United States culture.
3.3 Use appropriate learning strategies t extend sociolinguistic and sociocultural competence.
For more information about English as a Second Language and practice activities for ESL students, you may wish to visit the following related sites:
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
ManyThings.org
Activities for ESL Students
Further inquiry regarding English as a Second Language may be directed to the Instructional System Specialist for Student Services: Bragg.Student.Services@am.dodea.edu |
