I'm not sure why, but I couldn't help but get a little emotional towards the end of class today. It was the first time I have ever heard of ELL, TWB, TBE, etc. Growing up, I never even knew these type of schools existed and I was definitely never given a choice. While watching "Speaking Tongues", it made me wonder why I have never thought about teaching classrooms in 2 languages. Did I subconsciously believe that all students need to master English? Was I part of the prejudice thoughts - am I not any different from the lady singing about how everyone should only know English? I'm a little ashamed. ...
I walked out being convicted to study Korean and Spanish again, and to become proficient enough to be a bilingual teacher. Since this topic is completely new to me, I'm hoping to find more resources to make this possible. I also want to make sure I understand all aspects of ELL, TWB, immersion schools, etc. and have a greater knowledge on this type of education. So if anyone has any links or resources they'd like to share, please do so! Thanks!
I agree with Donna, I definitely left this classroom with so much emotion. I appreciated Mr. Larievy's passion and dedication to working in his field Bilingualism and English Language Learners.
ReplyDeleteIn the video, the Latino boy and his father struck a personal note with me. The father came to this country with no knowledge of English and little education from his native country. The father was almost speechless, extremely proud of his son's achievements with learning the English Language while still holding on to his native tongue: Spanish.
Mr. Larievy mentioned that he will be opening a new ELL program at English High School that will be Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE). I would definitely love to take him up on his invitation to visit the school to see how a local program is striving to master the resources to help our students in their native tongue, but also in the acquisition of multiple languages.
-Michelle