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The field of work I have chosen requires allot of talking this is because I am going to be an ESL ( English as a Second Language) instructor. I believe that by me going into that field I will help give students a chance to expand their learning skills and help them get through the rest of their life with a good standing of themselves. Many schools are in great need of people in the field of this type of education. They are faced with a language challenge because most of the students who are from foreign countries do not speak English at all. There are many ways schools and teachers are helping students learn English. One way is by making a separate type of school that teaches students English. The other …show more content…

This helped students understand the task in the portfolio, and helped students get feedback from others on their own portfolios. Students submitted a "draft" version of the portfolio at mid-semester and a final version at the end of the semester(Master, 2). At both times, we held Portfolio Showcases, in which the students told each other about the materials in the portfolios and about what the portfolios had shown them about their growth as learners and speakers of English(Master, 2-3). The best portfolios showed growth throughout the semester, the average ones faltered in development, while the weak ones showed little versatility. Using portfolios encouraged the development of a student-centered classroom(Master, 3). As the students become more aware of their strategies for learning a second language, they become stronger speakers of English both in and out of the classroom(Master, 3). The fact that many schools now face a language challenge, schools and teachers are coming up with new ways to greatly face that challenge. In the ISA program, and portfolio method we see how students can expand their learning skills while facing the language challenge head

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