Using The Arts To Teach ESL

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the evidence supporting the use of arts to teach English language learners (ELL). It discusses the use of arts as a creative and effective way to reach all students in the mainstream classes, but especially English language Learners. The paper begins by explaining the art-based style of language learning. It then develops a proposal for the study of this learning style.

Table of Contents:
Goal and Purpose
Review of Literature
Impetus
Procedure
Data Analysis

From the Paper:

"As a response to Gardener's theories of multiple intelligence many educators now believe through observation and research that the arts are an avenue that can precipitate learning in a diverse enough way to reach all types of learning styles and students coming from diverse backgrounds, with diverse intelligences. With the growing diversity in the California schools and the stress to create inclusive or mainstreamed classrooms the need to address this issue will become increasingly important, and answering that question with a multifaceted arts driven curriculum may enhance the skills of all learners."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brookes, Mona. "Teaching the Basics Through the Arts" at: http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/brookes.htm , 1997.
• Dickinson, Dee. "Learning Through the Arts" At: www.newhorizons.org/strategies/arts/dickinson_lrnarts.htm, 1997.
• Foster, Harold M. Crossing over: Teaching Meaning-Centered Secondary English Language Arts. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002.
• Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. 2nd ed. New York: Basic Books, 1993.
• Goldberg, Merryl, Integrating the Arts: An Approach to Teaching and learning in a multicultural and multilingual settings. New York: Allyn & Bacon. 2005.

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