Brown Ch. 26 and Kumar Ch. 11& 12

I find chapter eleven of Kumar to be extremely important when working with students who have English as their second language. I feel that it is tremendously important to make all the students feel comfortable and special, especially when it comes to sharing their own cultures with the class. Ensuring social relevance is something students definitely need in order to develop and succeed as learners. Something Kumar draws attention to is the use of appropriate teaching materials. I too think that this makes a huge difference when trying to teach students who speak English as a second language. It is so important that by your teaching materials you can incorporate specific student cultures, or do some type of activity where students can share a piece of their culture and make relevant the material they are learning in class. By giving students this opportunity it helps them to feel comfortable, connected, and like their cultures each matter; sharing students’ cultures makes them feel proud of where they came from and by making connections can help materials easier to understand.