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This video goes into the information that I’ve been interested in learning about. I actually, just found out that there is a young man in the homerun that I and my cooperating teacher are in charge of that can not speak English. I found this surprising and right away thought about this class. Watching this video has shown me an interesting light on the subject because I would still categorize this young man in the silent stage and possibly slowly moving into the early production stage. I did ask my teacher about this young man and she did not know too much about him. This is because she does not have him as a student. All my cooperating teacher could say about him is that he really does not understand a word of English. Luckily, there is another student in the class who understands English and Spanish and helps the young man speak. One thing that I was not happy about in this video was during the Advanced Fluency stage they had an adult as the demonstrator instead of a student. It would have been more interesting to see a student for this stage and would have gone along better with this clip. Overall though, I enjoyed seeing the 5 stages of speech fluency.
After watching this video, it came to my attention that it does not take months or even a year for ELLs to become familiar with the English language. Rather, it takes multiple years for ELLs to begin to truly grasp the language. I was also not aware of the silent stage. Although I assumed that in the beginning an ELL student would obviously not be able to hold a conversation with me I was not aware that it is common for them not to say anything at all! The boy in the video simply stood there and smiled. Although he may have understood what the woman asked him (she asked him his name) he did not respond or even acknowledge the question. I think it is important that teachers not mistake this silence for lack of intelligence. Although they may not be fluent in the English language that does not mean that they cannot pick up concepts that are taught in class. Perhaps a student that is fluent in the ELLs native language could help translate certain material in order to facilitate the ELL student’s comprehension.
What a wonderful way to clarify a stage of language development. I personally went through struggles of learning English language, and the first thought that came to mind while watching the silent stage was the fear that child faces of incorrect pronunciation. Children react differently when they hear words spoken in unfamiliar way and they tend to correct one another automatically. If a new comer starts speaking words and gets bombardier with questions and corrections then they become discouraged, ashamed and aware that they are different. Even thought it is helpful to correct and give suggestions, children may not benefit from it as much as adults would until they are comfortable to start speaking, or to move out from the silent stage. Personally I remember being uncomfortable when spoken to, but more wanting to listen and absorb words. Many teachers continuously try to get some words out of a student, and when they fail, student becomes labeled as strange, loner and unfriendly. Understanding stages of language development will allow teachers to understand ELL and provide them concrete assistance.
I enjoyed watching this video. It was interesting to see how someone who is learning English goes through specific stages. I never realized there were actual stages: silent stage, early production stage, speech emergence stage, the intermediate language proficiency stage, and the advanced fluency stage.
The video was good; I have personally seen these stages take place at the daycare I use to work at. I was a teacher’s assistant and I had a little Chinese girl in my pre-K class. When she came to the daycare she didn’t speak a work of English. When she first came to class she was completely quiet “silent stage”. She always just observed others, looked around the classroom, and just tried to follow what the other students were doing. In time she progressed, and it almost seemed over night she started speaking English. This little girl was so intelligent; I also think it was the age. Children at that age (4 years old) are like sponges, they absorb so much. She began understanding what her classmates and teachers were saying or asking and would respond with yes or no answers either verbally or nodding. It continued to progress and by the end of the school year, besides a little accent, she was speaking English proficiently and fluently.
The only thing I would have changed about this video, I would have picked one person/child to show the progression through the language development stages, instead of mixing it up with different people and different ethnicities. Either way I thought the movie was informative. Thanks for sharing the movie!
All teachers and future teachers should be aware of the different stages of language development. If a teacher encounters a student in the silent stage, he/she may get easily frustrated by that student’s lack of communication if the teacher is unaware of these periods in language development.
Though I am aware of the difficulty ELLs must face, it was shocking to see the length of time each language development stage may last. I cannot imagine not being able to verbally communicate at all, or at a level you would like to, for up to six months. After reading the previous comments to this video, it is apparent that others remember the silent stage of language development and consider it the most difficult stage to overcome.
I do not have any students in the silent stage of language development at my junior field placement, but I have observed students in the speech emergence and intermediate stages of development. These students attempt to actively engage in the class work that the rest of the students do, but tend to need a significant amount of assistance from the teacher.
Going through each of these stages of language development must be difficult for ELLs, especially when they cannot verbally communicate their feelings with others during the school day. However, once ELLs reach the advanced fluency stage, it if difficult to determine that English was not their native language and imagine the hardships they faced to reach this stage.
It was extremely interesting to actually see real-life examples of each stage of language development. Like, Lauren stated, I believe it is essential that every teacher be aware of the different stages that exist. This is important because with that knowledge the teacher can understand what the student is capable of and can come up with ways to help the development and promote the student to the next stage.
Watching this video is beneficial in that I can correctly identify which stage a student is in. After having observed this video and examining the different students I encounter in my Junior Field experience I have found that one boy who had came to the school less than a year and a half ago is currently in the Speech Emergence Stage of his English Language development. Although he is capable speaking with his other classmates when it comes to producing complete sentences and answering questions his ability is somewhat basic and limited. Knowing this I attempt to give him a bit more help, especially when giving directions; I make sure that the directions are clear and complete so that he is always aware of exactly what he needs to be doing. I definitely think this video is a great help, especially to inexperienced teachers; having the real-life examples is a lot more helpful than a textbook definition.
I found this video an excellent visual for understanding the difference between the stages. I was also surprised at the length of time in the different stages before proficient language acquisition. In my junior field language arts placement there were several students in the intermediate language proficiency stage who hardly had an accent but who still had many written spelling and grammatical errors. These students were very bright and had been out of ESL for at least a year. There were two girls and three boys in another class and were out of ESL who were in the speech emergent stage. They were classified and in a READ 180 classroom, where they had a computer, self-tested system of learning in addition to whole class lessons and independent reading every day. These children had a little more difficulty, but performed well in their program and their test scores showed great improvement over this past school year.
This was a great resource to help us understand the stages of language. It gave us a great example of each stage with a detailed description afterwards. What surprised me the most was how long each stage takes. Overall, it takes about 2-3 years to get to the advanced stage. I would think it would take longer than that. However nowadays, people, especially young kids, catch onto many things so easily. For adults, it’s much harder because they’ve been speaking their language for several years and grown accustom to their language.
In my junior fields, I had 2 students in the 8th grade who were ELL students. The boy still seemed very quite and shy and didn’t speak much. I’m assuming that he moved here not too long ago. However, the girl was very friendly and spoke to mostly everyone. I even saw her having a conversation with one of her friends in Spanish. She seemed to adapt very well and even found someone who she can speak to in her native language.
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