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Article: Developing language objectives for English language learners in physical education lessons: with nearly 10 percent of students in the United States predominantly speaking a language other than English, all teachers need to be concerned about enhancing communication. Physical education, in particular, provides an excellent setting to support language acquisition.
- Article from:
- JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Nearly five million students in United States schools predominantly speak a language other than English. This population has increased 95 percent over the past 10 years and represents 9.8 percent of the total K-12 school enrollment (U.S. Department of Education, 2002). While some schools have ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages), ESL (English as a Second Language), or ELL (English Language Learner) instructors and bilingual teachers, the responsibility of providing English language instruction falls upon all teachers; it is not the sole domain of specialists (Diaz-Rico & Weed, 2002; Echevarria, Vogt & Short, 2004). For ESOL students to develop the language ...