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I am a doctoral student preparing my dissertation on the ELL learner and the "qualities" of the teacher of these students. Any suggestions that you might have as I prepare my bibliography would be welcomed! Thanks bunches!

I am Jackie Blackwell.

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Re: The teacher of ELL learners, what are the qualties and characteristics of the teacher

by Sandy on Oct 16 2009 7:33 PM

Patience, Patience and Empathy!!!Teaching ESL has become one of the hardest jobs in the school system now.
Ask any of us!!!!

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Re: The teacher of ELL learners, what are the qualties and characteristics of the teacher

by Lisa on Oct 20 2009 1:58 PM

Jackie, I also have a doctoral degree. I would say in addition to patience, you need to be a very flexible person, have a good sense of humor and be someone who always puts his/her students first. You also need to be a very organized, detail oriented person.

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by Victoria Wheeler on Oct 25 2009 6:08 PM

Congrats on being at the dissertation phase. I would say that understanding one's own cultural background is of great importance for ESL/Bilingual teachers. I recommend Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality--A Brief History of Dominated Cultures the United States by Joel Spring. As teachers we love students and teaching but, why are we in this field? I believe it is to bring social justice to a marginalized group of people. Anyway I hope this helps.

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