Using the information below, in addition to what you have already read, and based on the context of working with children and adults, read and answer the following questions in a PowerPoint (PPT) or PPT with voice-over (for assistance, see Record a Slide Show With Narration and Slide Timings (Links to an external site.)). You can also use a format such as Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.) to create your presentation. You can also use the voice recording feature in PPT. Respond to either the K-12 or adult learning questions, but not both.

To structure your presentation,

Your audience will be a group of colleagues or community members who are unfamiliar with these ideas. Be sure to explain in a way that shows that you understand and can explain the information.

Your role will be an informed colleague or community member.

The format will be a PowerPoint, PPT with voice-over, or Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.) to replicate a presentation.

The purpose is to present a clear understanding of the importance of using language objectives when planning for ELLs.

You are writing using an academic information style in your PPT (see The Informative Essay (Links to an external site.) for assistance).

Children or Students in a K-12 Learning Context

• Adult Learning Context

Read Himmel’s Language Objectives: The Key to Effective Content Area Instruction for English Learners (Links to an external site.) (n.d.).

• Read Lieshoff, Aguilar, McShane, Burt, Peyton, Terrill, and Van Duzer’s 2008 article Practitioner Toolkit: Working With Adult English Language Learners (Links to an external site.) pages IV 1-17

In your presentation or screencast:

• ?        Explain the importance of language objectives for teaching ELLs.

?        Determine how the factors that impede language acquisition might alter language objectives.

?        Support why teachers need to understand language goals before creating lesson plans.

?        Evaluate how the language objectives in each domain might differ.

• In your presentation or screencast:

?        Explain the importance of communicative competence for teaching adult ELLs.

• ?        Determine how the factors that impede language acquisition might alter language objectives.

?        Defend why teachers need to understand language goals before creating lesson plans.

?        Evaluate the roles of vocabulary, background knowledge, and educational background on adult learners.

The Understanding the Importance of Language Objectives presentation