Submitting Campus
Worldwide
Department
Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence
International Education Topic
Intensive English Programs
Document Type
Presentation without Video
Publication/Presentation Date
Winter 2-17-2017
Abstract/Description
Research shows that approximately a quarter of post-secondary students are enrolled in online courses (Smith, 2016). As online education continues to grow, so does the need for differentiated instruction in the online environment. Differentiating content, product, and/or processes can enable teachers to meet the language needs of English Learners (ELs) in their online course. ELs can vary from international study students to immigrant refugees students. In addition, the educational backgrounds and English proficiency can differ. Due to this variation of English skills, ELs often have increased needs in an online course because they are navigating two languages as well as the technology itself (de la Varre, Keane & Irvin, 2011). This presentation will offer strategies and tools that can be used to support ELs in an online course.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Pennsylvania State University System of Higher Education Virtual Conference on Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment
Location
Virtual
Scholarly Commons Citation
Cottom, C. (2017). Supporting English Learners in Your Online Courses. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/398
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Online and Distance Education Commons
