How Teachers Can Harness the Power of Second Language Acquisition Stages when working with ELs

Episode Summary

Welcome to another episode of The ESL Teaching Podcast! In today’s episode, I dive into the fascinating world of second language acquisition stages and how they impact teaching English learners. With a focus on the five stages of second language acquisition, I want to shed light on the importance of understanding this process for educators. From the cooing stage to advanced fluency, I outline the timeline and key milestones in language development, offering valuable insights for teachers working with EL students.

As I was planning out podcast episodes for the coming month, I thought about things that will be useful for all teachers who work with English learners. As part of my philosophy that all teachers are teachers of language, the idea that popped into my head was quite simple. Let’s get back to the basics. So I’m starting a 3-part series called “You Can’t Buy Language at Walmart: 3 essential but overlooked details of teaching language to EL newcomers and beyond”. And today, I’m circling back to the question, what does it take to acquire another language?

What you will hear about in this episode:

• First language acquisition stages
• Second language acquisition stages
• Importance of understanding where students are on the language acquisition timeline
• Strategies for teaching newcomers in the silent phase
• Adjusting lessons for students at different language proficiency levels

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Related/Previous Episodes:

• What does it take to acquire a language and why all teacher should know this – episode 87

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