] MethodologyVisual learners FYI: listen to future episodes for similar segments about audio learners and kinesthetic learners!Source: Adam Simpson’s blog, “Teach them English,” http://www.teachthemenglish.com/2014/05/using-infographics-to-teach-language-the-why-how-and-where/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Beginning EnglishPicto-wikisInfographicTimeline of events in a storyIllustrating student workDiagrams: Venn diagrams, columns, thought-websBuilding blocks of English writing (bottom of pyramid)Intermediate EnglishBuilding blocks of English writing (top of pyramid)Outlining essays (outline as a “blueprint”) Videos (i.e. “School House Rock” for Grammar)Powerpoints (a picture is worth a thousand words—being succinct; animations—giving students a chance to answer first)Presentations (posters, Powerpoints, passed objects, etc.)GraffitiAdvanced EnglishResearch presentations (Powerpoint and beyond)Videos (for the student and by the student)Including pictures in wikis (literal and abstract)Picture outline (a picture for each point) [32:40] Culturally speaking…English-only debateImmigration issuePreserving L1/living in predominantly L1 communitiesLearning the spoken language of new country and letting go of L1Actively integrating both in daily lifeLanguage and identityFirst-generation AmericansKids caught between cultures 3rd culture kidsRole reversal in immigrant families Multilingual countries The linguistic divide can cause political/cultural tension (i.e. Quebec)Language status (English vs. anything in the U.S.)Countries that were formally colonized and the linguistic implicationEnglish as the official language of the U.S.The U.S. does not have an official languageEnglish’s status in the U.S. as the “unofficial official language” Should the U.S. have an official language? What should it be?Should/could there be more than one?Is this an issue to be decided at a state or federal level? Check us out on twitter, FB, gmail Keep it minimal!