Multicultural Competency: How to Understand & Work with Chinese Students in an ESOL Classroom (BOS)
December 5, 2007 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- ALRI Office in UMass Boston, Wheatley Building, 4th Floor, Room 167
- 100 Morrissey Blvd.
- Boston, MA 02125-3393
Description:
By exploring and analyzing some cultural characteristics unique to Chinese adult learners, the presenter and the participants of this workshop will work together to explain some communication and performance patterns of the Chinese, and maybe other East Asians, in an ESOL classroom. And within the cultural framework, they will also attempt to address the linguistic issues which affect the Chinese learners’ acquisition of English as a second language and which may be caused by no other than the Chinese cultural habitude as well as their particular language system.
Indicators of Program Quality:
IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this workshop, the participants will be able to:
- Get more sensitive and responsive to the behavior and performance of Chinese adult learners in an ESOL class
- Become more knowledgeable of language barriers that hinder Chinese students in ESOL learning
- Feel more and better prepared for future lesson planning or curriculum development for culturally diverse ESOL classes
Registration Deadline:
Presenters
John Zhang, Associate Coordinator at ALRI/Boston SABES