The activity descriptions provided in this summary of ESOL infused activities or assignments are intended to provide you with information about how you meet the requirements to earn the ESOL endorsement as part of your initial certification degree. It thus concentrates on the ESOL component of the activity or assignment, and may not reflect all portions of each class assignment or activity. Carefully read through the entire assignment description in the associated course's syllabus to ensure that you fulfill all assignment requirements. If the Electronic Portfolio Assessment row indicates Yes, this means that you will upload this graded assignment to your online assessment account in LiveText/Via/Watermark/Student Learning and Licensure, etc.
| ESOL Endorsement Standards | 2.1 |
| Activity Objective | To understand what a cognate language is and explore the cognate languages to English. |
| Activity Description | Candidates will read Chapter 5 in their textbook This Language, A River and identify the language family to which English belongs. Candidates will then identify the sister languages to English and review cognate words within this language family to identify similarities and differences between the words. |
| ESOL-specific Reading(s) | Smith, K. Aaron, and Susan M. Kim. (2018). This Language, A River: A History of English. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press. |
| Generic Syllabus URL | N/A |
| Detailed Assignment Description URL | N/A |
| Electronic Portfolio Assessment | No |
| ESOL Endorsement Standards | 2.1, 2.3 |
| Activity Objective | To use phonetics/phonology principles in the analysis of English language samples. |
| Activity Description | Candidates will transcribe English samples from Old English and modern English in order to gain a picture of how English phonology has changed over time. Candidates will also analyze the transcriptions for similarities and differences between OE and ME. |
| ESOL-specific Reading(s) | Smith, K. Aaron, and Susan M. Kim. (2018). This Language, A River: A History of English. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada: Broadview Press. |
| Generic Syllabus URL | N/A |
| Detailed Assignment Description URL | N/A |
| Electronic Portfolio Assessment | No |