Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Preparing Inquiring Educators: Knowledge, Understanding, Application
CIED 2050:80 Foundations of Bilingual and Multicultural Education
Your second assignment is a short Case Study of an ELL. It can be someone you know or a student you have contact with. You don’t have to include the full name. You may write it in narrative form and should be no longer than 1.5 pages. Make sure you include the following points.
Name of ELL_________________________
Country of Birth______________________
Essential Question: Who is this English Language Learner?
- Background, time and age of entry into the US
- Family dynamics (living arrangements, caretaker, siblings, voluntary or involuntary immigrant)
- Languages spoken at home
Problems and Perspectives
- Major contributor to this ELL’S ability to improve his/her English
- Influence of friends, parents, home environment, social activities and/or work environment on nurturing native language and second language acquisition
- Acculturated or Assimilated? How does this student view his/her language and cultural diversity? Attitude towards L1 and L2
Second Language Acquisition
- Describe the Ell’s use of L1 and L2
- Language preferred at home, socially and at school
- Suggestions for further progress in L1 and L2
- Best possible academic placement (Dual Language, Bilingual, ESL, Mainstream)
Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Preparing Inquiring Educators: Knowledge, Understanding, Application
Rubric for English Language Learner Case Study
(A 20, 19) (A-18, 17 ) (B+ 16,15,) (B- =14,13,12, ) (C 11,10,9, 8 ) (D 7, 6, 5) (F 4, 3, 2, 1, )
| Category | Unacceptable | Emerging | Acceptable | Target |
| Purpose and role of Background history | No understanding of the purpose and role background plays in academic achievement for Ell’s | Beginning to understand the purpose and role background plays in academic achievement for Ell’s | Some understanding of the purpose and role background plays in academic achievement for Ell’s of | Clear understanding of the purpose and role background plays in academic achievement for Ell’s |
| Deep Cultural Problems and Perspectives | No understanding of the role deep culture plays in academic achievement for Ell’s | Beginning to understand the role deep culture plays in academic achievement for Ell’s | Some understanding of the role deep culture plays in academic achievement for Ell’s | Clear understanding of the role deep culture plays in academic achievement for Ell’s |
| Language Development L1 and L2 | No understanding of how Ell will develop language proficiency in L1 or L2 | Beginning to understand how Ell will develop language proficiency in L1 or L2 | Some understanding of the how Ell will develop language proficiency in L1 or L2 | Clear how Ell will develop language proficiency in L1 or L2. |
| Grammar and Style | Poor overall sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation | More than three errors in sentences, grammar, spelling and punctuation | Mostly accurate sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation | Accurate sentence structure, grammar, spelling and punctuation |
