Amy Reese

Best Practices in Language Acquisition

ESL 4
Week 3
Section 5



Video Technology Language Based Learning

McNulty, A., & Lazarevic, B. (2012). BEST PRACTICES IN USING VIDEO
TECHNOLOGY TO PROMOTE SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
Teaching English with Technology, 12(3), 49-61.

Description:
Video materials can be used for simple viewing and listening to the foreign language
content to elicit discussions or communication in the classroom. Listening and
watching videos provide an opportunity for students to hear accurate pronunciation
of words and sentences as they are spoken by the native English speakers
Explanation of how it supports L1 or L2 language acquisition or development:
The role of utilizing video can be used to improve student pronunciation and
presentation skills. This technology is beginning to become more acceptable in the
classroom. Video-based ESL activities contributed to the overall learning motivation
and the enhancement of pronunciation skills.

Learning Centers

Fountas, I. C., & Pinnell, G. S. (1996). Guided reading: Good first teaching for all
children. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Tomkins, G. (2003) . Literacy for the 21
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Zemelman, S., Daniels, H., & Hyde, A. (2005). Best Practice: Todays standards for
teaching and learning in Americas schools (3
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Ed.). Portsmouth, New
Hampshire: Heinemann.

Description:
Centers or learning stations are most often set up around the classroom so that
children can visit and participate in a variety of learning activities. These centers
support content-area and literacy learning and are designed to actively engage
students in learning. Students rotate through the centers in an organized fashion.
Students can work individually or in groups.

Learning centers can be used for any content area. Some centers can include
activities like:
Duplicate sets of flash cards with the vocabulary words to be used with a
sentence using the word in context on the back. These flash cards could be
used by peers to practice saying and reading the word, or they could be used
to play concentration requiring the students to say the word in a sentence
when a match was made.
Scrambled sentences using the same words to practice grammar structure.
Cloze activities to practice using context clues.

Explanation of how it supports L1 or L2 language acquisition or development:
Centers would enable ELLS to engage in the activities, either individually or in
cooperative groups purposely structured that support language development.
These centers help ELLs practice what was introduced in class and can support the
strands of reading, writing, listening, and speaking.