Instruction and Methodology: Oral Language Development in Second Language Acquisition

In this module, we'll address the process and importance of oral language development of second language learners. The interrelationship among the four skill areas (language, speaking, listening, and reading and writing) affects and supports each other.

We’ll also look at strategies that are applicable at all grade levels for oral language development as well as an instrument used for oral assessment of English language learners (SOLOM).

Finally, we'll go over how to chart oral language development of students' skills by observing their use of language and interacting in small groups with second language learners.

At the completion of this module, you will be able to:

• summarize the issues of assessing and evaluating language learners' daily in the classroom.
• access a wide range of instruments and methods used to test for language level proficiency and content area progress

Module Four Activity Checklist

Open the Learning Activity Checklist (pdf).

The Checklist can be saved to your local drive by clicking Save on the toolbar. As you complete Workshop Assignments, check them off on this electronic copy. Alternatively, you can print a copy to complete.