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December 2005
Volume 9, Number 3

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English Language Teaching Strategies Used by Primary Teachers in One New Delhi, India School

Bonnie Piller
California State University, San Bernardino
USA
<bpillercsusb.edu>

Mary Jo Skillings
California State University, San Bernardino
USA
<maryjoskcsusb.edu>

Abstract

This study investigated teacher behaviors, lesson delivery and sequence of content and learning expectations used by K-5 teachers at one school in New Delhi, India. This research brings broader understanding of strategies for teaching English reading and writing to students whose first language is not English. The rationale for the study stems from the need to gain greater international perspective of the teaching of English learners. Results reflect analysis of classroom observation field notes, face-to-face interviews with thirty three teachers and administrators, digital photo journaling, and artifacts. The theoretical framework for this study draws from Collier's Conceptual Model, Acquiring a Second Language, explaining the complex interacting factors students experience when acquiring a second language, and the work of Dorothy Strickland outlining effective literacy instruction. Emerging from the data are nine effective teaching strategies that teachers of English learners can add to their repertoire.

Keywords: ESL, EFL, second language acquisition, strategies, reading, writing

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