VBlog 4: Course Reflection
This class, along with my experience as a student teacher so far, has really opened my eyes to how impactful it is when it comes to teaching English second language students. Wright (2015) says that it doesn’t matter if you plan on just becoming a “regular teacher” or going on to specialize, every teacher should see themselves as a language teacher. This includes math and sciences teachers as well. Even if you do not teacher reading, writing, and the English language specifically, you are still teaching it indirectly through speaking to your students and having them complete their work. You still impacted their language acquisition every day, even if you do not realize it. This is something that really stuck with me and made me realize how important it is to be trained in teaching ESL students. It has impacted my teaching philosophy specifically, because now I do not plan to be teaching to the class, but rather to each individual student and working with their needs. The topic ...
