Implementing Culture Studies in the ELL classroom through the use of Technology
Published on Apr 08, 2017
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Implementing Culture Studies in the ELL classroom through the use of Technology
Why cultural studies?
- Build classroom community
- Increase learning and appreciation about students diverse values, customs, contributions of different culture (Herrell&Jordan, 2016, p.227)
- Increase collaboration skills through group work
Herrel and Jordan comment that " Culture studies provide a way for teachers to build the classroom community while engaging their students in an in depth social sciences project that requires research (2016, p.227)
Why cultural studies?
- Increase and add vocabulary
- Create an accepting classroom atmosphere and create better peer relationships
Teaching cultural studies includes can include a lot of social studies content such as history and geography. Sousa comments that social studies texts can have " high lexical density" or a nigh number of content words( Sousa, 2011, p.116). These can be great opportunities to add to vocabulary.
-Create a global word wall ( Sousa, 2011,p.116)
-Create a global word wall ( Sousa, 2011,p.116)
Teaching Geography as part of culture
- Variety of apps and website that allow student to explore the world though maps and geography apps (NatGeo World Atlas, Geowalk, Stuck on Earth, Geobee)
- Virtual field trips using Youtube, Discovery Education, Global Trek, 360cities.net, and Google Lit Trips
Can serve to each geography content and vocabulary.
Many website allow students to view videos and pictures of places all over the world. Students can share where they are from.
Many website allow students to view videos and pictures of places all over the world. Students can share where they are from.
Aspects of culture
- Teach vocabulary first
- Teach about various aspects of culture ( food, holidays, history, language)
Students as teachers
- Allow students to teach their peers about their own culture through research, presentations, and group work
- Have students compare and contrast cultures
Giving students the opportunity to teach their peers about their culture and identity can serve to engage students with content as well as create a sense of pride and confidence in students.
Story telling and personal narratives can also give teachers the opportunity to assess students speaking competencies (Sousa, 2016, p.69)
Story telling and personal narratives can also give teachers the opportunity to assess students speaking competencies (Sousa, 2016, p.69)
References
- Sousa, D. (2011). How the ELL brain learns. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
- Herrell, A., & Jordan, M. (2016). 50 strategies for teaching English language learners (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.
