1. Language is Everywhere and
Language is Nowhere
Clara Amador-Lankster, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teacher Education Department
August 13, 2015
2. Language is Everywhere
• Language Use
• How do students use language in
and out of school?
• Language Learning
• What are language learning
expectations for students to have an
optimal schooling experience?
• Language Teaching
• How are teachers expected to
support language learning at school?
3. Language is Nowhere
• Language Use
• Are we listening for appropriate
language use?
• Language Learning
• How many times have we
experienced language learning
situations that go unaddressed?
• Language Teaching
• Are we responsible for language
teaching each day and every day?
4. California English Language Dev Standards and
Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLD)
• The organization of the PLDs represents English language development as a
continuum of increasing proficiency in language learning and use.
• Emerging: Students at this level typically progress very quickly, learning to use English for
immediate needs as well as beginning to understand and use academic vocabulary and other
features of academic language.
• Expanding: Students at this level are challenged to increase their English skills in more contexts,
and learn a greater variety of vocabulary and linguistic structures, applying their growing language
skills in more sophisticated ways appropriate to their age and grade level.
• Bridging: Students at this level continue to learn and apply a range of high‐level English
language skills in a wide variety of contexts, including comprehension and production of highly
technical texts. The “bridge” alluded to is the transition to full engagement in grade‐level academic
tasks and activities in a variety of content areas without the need for specialized ELD instruction.
5. Issues and Resolutions
• Description of the issue
• How was it resolved?
• What and how did it impact the project?
o Time
o Cost
o Other
9. Looking Ahead
• When is the next milestone?
• What are the expected deliverables?
• Known risks and issues
o What is the investigation timeline for these
issues?
• What are the immediate next steps?
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