INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH

CASE STUDY 2

PRESENTED BY:
LEONARD ANDRES VARGAS USCATEGUI
CODE: 74 183 511
GROUP: 551011_5

TUTOR: DEYANIRA MENDOZA GARCIA

NATIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE UNIVERSITY - UNAD

DEGREE IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
CEAD SOGAMOSO APRIL11TH, 2015

CHARACTERS
Julie

is

FACTS

CASE STUDY II
PROBLEM SITUATION

Julie attends

Julie seems to face is

Hispanic

Pillsbury Math,

his

student.

Science and

comprehension of what

Technology

is

School in

receiving instruction in

Minneapolis

English,

Teacher
English.

Julie`s

Julie Parents

parents

have very low

are

literacy in

Spanish.

English and
Spanish.

lack
going

What would

teacher plac
What would

of

on.

When

writing skill

often

When langu

quiet and relies on his

with Julie, re

Spanish-speaking

actions.

he

is

peers.

Using pictur
She is showing great
difficulty

in

instruction
Spanish is the

SOL

literacy
in

both

Readings

references i

languages because he

primary

severely

lacks

language

phonemic awareness. If

spoken at

he is unable to hear,

home.

identify, and manipulate

Read the in
languages)
them

the smallest units of

sound that differentiates

You

could

(phonemes),

accompany

that is obviously difficult

to help Julie

for him to read and write

Using song

meaning

in any language.

Julie

has

difficulty

reading the words

Julie.

JAVIER ACOSTA DIAZ

Characters
The case refers to a
Hispanic student of
the first degree,
your name is Julie.

Facts
Julie

Problem situation
Solution alternat
She and her parents have very As alternatives of solution fo
low literacy in both English and corresponding to JULIE a
learning of the English lan
Spanish.
concept must bear the followin
The challenges that Julie mind:

Julies
teacher
Spanish
speaking
seems to face is her lack of
student
attending
comprehension of what is It might group words of the
agreement to categories.
Pillsbury
Math,
going on.
maps it is a way of groupin
Science,
and

She
typically
gets
two
out
of
Technology school
ten words correct on her In the possible thing to
in Minneapolis.
Spanish spelling tests, and is
readings in English.

her
best
friend
often found copying word for
She
began
at
especially
word
during
message On having written, a goo
Pillsbury MST for
notebook
time
in
the
take notes, of the impor
the first time this
mainstream classroom.
sketch or a summary of a to
school-year.
Spanish
is
the
Another good exercise is
primary language
or video in English and tha
spoken at home
also are in English.
and among her
Spanish speaking
It can read also a story
peers.
Spanish, later to read the
English.

YENY JOHANA JIMNEZ GARCIA

CASE STUDY II

CHARACTERS

FACTS

PROBLEM SITUATION

SOLUTION AL

Julie is a 1st
grade

Spanish
Julie and her parents
speaking student
have
very
low
Julie began at
literacy
in
both
English and Spanish.
Pillsbury MST for
This may play a
the first time this
major part of her very
school.
Spanish is the
low reading abilities
of the two languages.
primary language
spoken at home
and among her
Spanish
speaking peers.
Julie typically
gets two out of
ten words correct
on her Spanish
spelling tests
Julies teacher
wonders which
kind of activities
would she work
with

For this case 2 to about J

solution: As a teacher I'd
educational activities that r
constantly, with practices at
can participate.
What would you do if you
place?
I'd focus on literacy with e
represent write and read co
home and their parents can p
What would you do to
writing skills in this 6 years

Session words can be in c

through observation at scho
home. By doing so steady as
because their thinking and kn

Writing constant word for

environment or the developm

Perform ongoing activities in

text or words that work, g
short stories and easy under