Critical Reflection Paper
Not all English Language Learners are the same, learn the same way, have the same background knowledge, and have gone through the same life experiences. Because ELLs are diverse, their academic language development is going to be different according to each individual circumstance. In addition to ELLs diversity, their academic language development of English is going to be affected by many factors. Internal factors like age, personality, motivation, experiences, cognition, native language, ethnicity, religious heritage, intellectual capacities, abilities, weaknesses and strengths affect English language development (Brown, 2007). Along with internal factors, external factors like curriculum, instruction, culture…