Category: ELNG 200 Reflections

“When I first came to Vancouver, the first two years I cried a lot because, like, most of my friends and dad are in Hong Kong”-Katie. Reading The struggles of affluent East Asian youth in Canada, really made me think of the students at Luther College High School in the dorms that I work with.…

After watching Five Ideas To Support Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada, there were a lot of great ideas that I took away to increase my awareness around Indigenous culture and language. Instead of greeting people with “hello” or “hi” like I usually do, I will put an effort to use a different language. There are…

After reading Language Planning & Policy in Saskatchewan Schools, there were a lot of beneficial points that stood out to me. Learning about Indigenous Peoples history is very important to include in lessons plans. In 1871-1971, eleven Post-Confederation treaties with Indigenous peoples were signed. After these treaties were signed, most of their land was taken…

As a teacher, the goal is to help their students and assist them the best they can. One way teachers can succeed in doing this is by maximizing engagement among all students. Teachers learning effective ways to integrate multilingual instructional strategies in a classroom setting is important so all students have the ability and tools…

In the reading “Critical Multilingual Language Awareness and Teacher Education”, Garcia focuses on getting teachers to question and rethink the concept of language and to recognize linguistic diversity in young children. If teachers begin to have a better understanding of their students and how their students learn, they will have a higher success rate in…