Second Language Student Observation Paper

Introduction

Teachers hold the role of inspiring and encouraging each of their students to strive for greatness and success with their academics and their future endeavors. Instructing students in the United States not only depends on specific school subjects but also involves efficiently structuring teaching methods for a diversity of students. Centralized subject pertaining to bilingual teachers, which are also known as ESL (English as a second language) teachers. All teachers that hold a bilingual certification require specific training to work with students who are dominant in a certain language and are transitioning into English. So if teachers hold a role of encouraging and involving every student, does the attitude and perception

The concepts that are focused on for this research include, teachers perception, ESL students, and efficacy, which is based on how a teacher views bilingual education, organizes their instruction for these students, and the effectiveness used to bring out a desired outcome. English language learners require specific assistance and guidance through their transition so that they are able to improve and excel in their academic journey. It is important to note that teachers who are bilingually certified must always implement the particular methods that they have been trained for in order to be successful in their instruction to their ESL students. This research is aimed specifically towards elementary school students because this is the time that their language development begins to grow. A previous study from Gandara, Maxwell-Jolly and Driscoll (2005) found that there has been a continuous increase in the number of English language learners in particular regions of the United States. This 2005 research study also states that ESL students in the state of California have an extremely low passing rate of just 10% for the English Language Arts course (Gandara et.al, 2005). Problems such as these arise from an inadequate amount of ESL teachers, ineffective teaching strategies as well as teachers perceptions and involvement with these students. Therefore presented is our research question, does the implementation of specific ESL teaching strategies positively impact ESL student success in the area of language