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Using cultural immersion as an element in communicative approach to teach English to second language (ESL) learners

Mkumbwa, Mariam M

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2013, Master of Education (MEd), Bowling Green State University, Curriculum and Teaching.
With the rapid growth of immigrants in the United States it has become vital for this culturally diverse group of second language learners of English to competently learn English. Competence in communication is considered a platform for students to establish for themselves an equal opportunity to succeed academically and in social interaction. This study explored how special language programs, like the ESL program, utilize culture in its methods of teaching English. Culture is an element in language that stimulates discussions, thus developing communicative competence, language acquisition and develops awareness of oneself and others. This study also explored other strategies that the ESL teacher used in promoting successful communication and the barriers that inhibit students' acquisition of English. To arrive at my findings I observed an ESL classroom of five culturally diverse students, and one ESL teacher. With my observations I gave out questionnaires to all six of my participants, and later analyzed the findings to address the intentions of the study. The findings from the study revealed that culture cannot stand as a component of its own when it comes to language teaching, but it should be utilized alongside Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) that stimulates meaningful discussions. Although the ESL teacher revealed elements of CLT in her instruction, ESL teachers still need to strategies ways of infusing CLT in their day-to-day language teaching.
Tracy Huziak-Clark (Advisor)
John Fischer (Committee Member)
133 p.

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  • Mkumbwa, M. M. (2013). Using cultural immersion as an element in communicative approach to teach English to second language (ESL) learners [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371730246

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mkumbwa, Mariam. Using cultural immersion as an element in communicative approach to teach English to second language (ESL) learners. 2013. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371730246.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mkumbwa, Mariam. "Using cultural immersion as an element in communicative approach to teach English to second language (ESL) learners." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1371730246

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)