A teacher's third grade class includes students from Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Korea, Vietnam, India, Iraq, and the United States. Over the course of several months, the class has explored the cultures of each country. The teacher has been careful to include lessons that demonstrate how different cultures have different values and beliefs about behavior, relationships, religion, and education. She has placed each of her students in small, homogeneous groups and asked them to create some kind of presentation that will teach the class about different cultural expectations and the emotions that can arise when there is cultural confusion. Of the following presentations, which is most likely to be the most effective

The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) English for Speakers of Other Languages (K-12) is a requirement for state certification, and all teachers seeking to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages in Florida must pass the exam. Exam content: Skill -    Percentage of Test Culture as a factor in English language learners' (ELLs') learning - 8%                      Language as a system - 12%                      Language acquisition and development - 12%                      Second language literacy development - 10%                      ESL/ESOL research, history,... Show more

The Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) English for Speakers of Other Languages (K-12) is a requirement for state certification, and all teachers seeking to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages in Florida must pass the exam.

Exam content:

Skill -    Percentage of Test
Culture as a factor in English language learners' (ELLs') learning - 8%                     
Language as a system - 12%                     
Language acquisition and development - 12%                     
Second language literacy development - 10%                     
ESL/ESOL research, history, public policy, and current practices - 5%                     
Standards-based ESOL and content instruction - 14%                     
Resources and technologies - 8%                     
Planning standards-based instruction of ELLs - 10%                     
Assessment issues for ELLs - 8%                     
Language proficiency assessment - 5%                     
Classroom-based assessment for ELLs - 8%  

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