Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: What did you say? For your first few years as an ESOL instructor, you were provided with a bilingual assistant. You took her for granted, and now that she has moved on, you realize that you need help! The children that she used to communicate with and instruct in their native language are now asking you for help, and need assistance in their native language. What can you do to help this situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The main problem is that although you may have had a bilingual assistant, you will never have an assistant with the ability to understand all of the different language backgrounds that students come from. It is essential for you to provide translation dictionaries, use gestures and facial expressions with the students, and maybe learn a few key words and phrases in their native languages. Students from other countries may come to your classroom knowing only spanish, french, creole, chinese, etc. and their will never be a bilingual assistant to help you aid all of these students.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I like how you mention gestures as nonverbal communication plays a big role here as well. Rated On: February 28, 2021 11:58 pm Rated By: yhedyZ