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¶ … Positive Relationship Between Speaking & Reading Skills in ESOL Students
Relationship Between ESOL Learner's Reading & Language Skills Firstly, this study is concerned with how the English speaking abilities of ESOL students impacts their reading abilities. And secondly, this study is concerned with the impact of the rate at which an ESOL student uses English on his or her overall English language development.
Exploring the Positive Relationship Between Speaking & Reading Skills
In ESOL Students
This study explores the speaking skills of ESOL students and relates it to their ability to read in English. This study attempts to determine how and to what degree speaking skills affect the reading abilities of ESOL students in both positive and negative ways. It demonstrates that a growth in conversation skills in the English language is positively related to an increase in the reading abilities of ESOL students. The hypothesis is that reading and speaking skills are interrelated and that there is a positive relationship. The methodology behind the study is based on surveys of ESOL teachers, ten parents of ESOL students, and the comparison of two groups of ESOL 6th grade learners. The students will be divided into two groups based on whether they use their original languages in the classroom or not. The population is selected through convenience sampling. This study, I hope, will reveal a positive relationship between the amount of time ESOL learners use English in the classroom and their proficiency to read aloud in English.
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Research Question
The primary research question is:
To what degree is an increase in the time that English is spoken in both the classroom and school related to an improvement in reading skills? In one sentence this study hopes to explore whether ESOL students, who primarily converse in the English language while using L1 only for support, posess better reading skills, than those who only use their native language (L1) in the classrooms.
Goals of the study
The goals of this study are to identify precisely how English speaking skills in ESOL students are related to and impact their ability to read in English. This study attempts to identify a positive relationship between both the first variable-that of how often ESOL students use their English speaking skills, and the second variable- that of how well they read in English. This study hopes to show that an increase in the use of conversational English in ESOL students will result in an improvement in ESOL student's reading abilities. This study hopes to make recommendations to ESOL staff regarding limiting the amount of time ESOL use their native languages in the classroom.
Importance of the study
This study will have significant importance for all ESOL teachers and teachers who exclusively teach reading to students of other languages. It will also yield importance for parents, as they work towards improving the reading patterns of their children at homes. This study will allow the educators to contemplate on the speaking skills of ESOL students, as they attempt to enhance their conversation abilities to speak in the English language. Through this study, teachers will appear more cognizant and informed of the positive effects, of conversing primarily in the English language, while only using L1 for…
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