Myths of Second Language Acquisition

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As the population of English language learners (ELLs) grows in the United States, teachers are challenged to provide instruction to students for whom English is not the first language. Many of the assumptions we make about second language acquisition are false and lead teachers to have unrealistic expectations of ELLs.

About the presenter

Judie Haynes is a renowned ESL teacher with 28 years of experience working in urban and suburban settings with diverse students and their families. She brings a depth of knowledge and practice teaching students and working with families who have experienced trauma, violence, and chronic stress and has supported many school districts in designing and implementing curriculum for students who have experienced these phenomena.

She provides professional learning throughout the United States on working with English learners and presents at international TESOL and various TESOL affiliates in the United States and Canada. Haynes is the author and coauthor of seven books and writes a biweekly blog for TESOL. She is the cofounder and co-moderator of #ELLCHAT, a widely known Twitter chat.

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