Teaching Lit to ELL's in a English Language Support Class
Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:31 pm
I am planning on changing my curricuculum next year in order to support my ELLs' in their regular ed. college prep English classes. These classes are rigorous with a lot of reading of and writing about classic literature. I have found that my students really struggle to comprehend Western literature (they are Korean and Chinese) as well as the academic language involved therein.
I have read about strategies for teaching ELL's reading and writing, and I've been fascinated by Kaplan's (1966) theory on Contrastive Rhetoric. I have definitely noticed that my Asian students have distinctive styles of writing, and I imagine that Chinese and Korean literature, too, have characteristic styles.
I am wondering if anyone has any tried and true methods of supporting their ELL's as they learn to read and write about Western literature. Thanks so much!
I have read about strategies for teaching ELL's reading and writing, and I've been fascinated by Kaplan's (1966) theory on Contrastive Rhetoric. I have definitely noticed that my Asian students have distinctive styles of writing, and I imagine that Chinese and Korean literature, too, have characteristic styles.
I am wondering if anyone has any tried and true methods of supporting their ELL's as they learn to read and write about Western literature. Thanks so much!