I Need this ASAP.... No plagiarism please

Adult Learners

You have been teaching in the University Intensive English Program for several years, so when a newer teacher comes to you in need of assistance, you are ready to help him! Unique to your program, each instructor teaches all four domains of language in the classroom. So, each teacher will spend four hours each day with a group of about 15 adult learners and will teach all four domains with the assistance of some adult ESL textbooks. Because this instructor is newer and is still learning, he has been placed with the intermediate adult students. He is thriving at his job, but has a few questions about how to help students with some key skills.

During the listening and speaking portion of class, your colleague tells you that he is struggling to have his students engage in conversation. He gives them the directions verbally, breaks them into groups, and then gives them time to get started. However, the students will often get into groups, but then are not sure what to do and will not be able to get started. Most frustrating is that he will often hear the students talking with each other, in English, before class and in the hallways, but they will not readily speak up in class. He is perplexed why speaking in English in class is difficult for them. They will nod as if they understand and will ask each other questions about class information in their native languages. He asks you to help him understand what he could be missing and what he can do to help them with communicating in class.

Your colleague is also frustrated with his students’ writing. He feels that he is giving them the grammatical knowledge to write, but his students are still struggling with how to get the ideas on paper in an organized way. He is asking for your help in how to help the students with their writing.