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      • SIOP Feature 13 Provide ample opportunities for students to use strategies
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      • SIOP Feature 16 Provide frequent opportunities for interaction and discussion
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      • SIOP Feature 20 Provide hands-on materials and/or manipulatives for students to practice using new content knowledge
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English Language Learners &
Higher Education

Teaching a class that has non-native English speaking students presents a unique number of challenges to college faculty that can seem overwhelming at first.

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Challenges English language learners face in higher education: 

  • Comprehension of lectures and classroom discussions
  • Ability to extract meaning from large amounts of texts
  • Sharing thoughts and comments with the class/group
  • Producing written works meeting academic standards
  • Conflicts caused by cultural differences
  • Completing outside reading and work
  • Keeping up with peers
John Kongsvik training college faculty
Fortunately, there are many strategies that college instructors can employ in order to minimize these challenges and maximize student success. TESOL Trainers has worked with colleges and universities in the USA and abroad on working with English Language Learners. 

We can provide your faculty with a variety of professional development programs to support the adoption of effective instructional strategies that are appropriate for the higher education environment. 

Teaching non-native English speakers

  1. Best Practices for College Instructors
  2. Techniques to Engage English Language Learners
  3. Academic Writing and the Non-Native English Speaker
  4. Cross Cultural Communication
  5. Lecturing and ELLs – Supportive Strategies
  6. TESOL Course Development

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TESOL Trainers and John Kongsvik train higher education faculty
The College of the Marshall Islands and the College of Micronesia: Best Practices for College Instructors
John Kongsvik and TESOL Trainers offer professional development to higher education faculty
Santa Fe Community College: Techniques to Engage English Language Learners

Your faculty will gain...

  • Understanding how second language learners differ from native speakers.
  • Ability to make lectures more comprehensible and accessible to ELLs.
  • Strategies for checking for student comprehension in the classroom.
  • Techniques to engage non-native English speakers in discussions and classroom tasks.
  • Skills and strategies to promote academic language acquisition.

Working with TESOL Trainers-Benefits

Learner Centered: The driving principle behind all workshops is that the leaner must be 100% engaged in the learning process.
Experiential: All activities are hands-on approaches to exploring and experiencing the guiding principles & strategies.
Adaptable: The techniques and strategies covered can be used the next day in the classroom without much preparation.
Research-Based: Every strategy and technique is based on sound research of learning and teaching paradigms.
Needs-Based: Every workshop is designed and delivered with the specific needs of the institution and its goals.

  

John Kongsvik training teachers at the University of Constantine
University of Constantine, Algeria: Academic Writing and English Language Learners
Please Contact us for detailed information on how we can help your educational institution set all teachers and learners up for success. 

​We offer remote training sessions for faculty members on supporting English learners and on using online teaching tools to engage students meaningfully with the language and the content.
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