EDBE 3470

Mainstream Education With Foreign Language Teaching

Tori Benner

Andrea Barrera

First, we will breakdown ESL

Different ESL

Programs

Mainstream with

Foreign Language

Two-way Bilingual Programs

Late-Exit Programs

Immersion Programs

Dual Language

Content-Based

Programs

Sheltered Content

Mainstream with

Foreign Language

We will be discussing

Mainstream with Foreign Language

Mainstream Education With Foreign Language is an approach that many schools are using.

The process is that students are in classes taught in English or another language and then typically take an

hour and a half to an hour class that is taught in a second language.

This process lasts about 5-12 years of the students education.

Define: Mainstream Education With Foreign Language Teaching

The Benefits of Mainstream Education With Foreign Language Teaching

As mentioned, the benefits include:Cognitive BenefitsAcademic Benefits

Career & Economic BenefitsHealth & Life Benefits

Mainstream Education With Foreign Language

could also be called a process called drip-feeding.

Drip-feeding is used in the United States, Canada, and some parts of Europe, where a majority of students are

taught with their home language in the classroom.

An example would be a child who has parents who speak mainly English at home are taught in a school where

subjects are taught in English and includes some second language teaching.

Drip-Feeding Continued…

The second language is typically taught for ½ an hour to an hour a day making the language more of a subject in the

curriculum similar to subjects like science or math.

Curriculum content is usually more important than the actual learning of the language in the drip-feeding

approach.

What’s the goal of Mainstream Education With Foreign Language Teaching?

The main goal is to provide adequate instruction and resources so that the English language learner

(ELL) can achieve academically.

Resources

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6iAlKXhVdw

• http://www.danbury.k12.ct.us/eslweb/ESL/ESL_Programs.html