Values Clarification Theory in ESL and Bilingual Education

Because of the close relationship between language and culture, language learning necessarily involves culture learning. The culture of an individual or group is determined by his or its values. Bilingual/ bicultural education requires that student and teacher understand their own values as well as those of each other. One method of achieving this understanding is through the use of values clarification strategies. After presenting the basic theory behind values clarification, some strategies that have been used successfully in a college level English as a Second Language course for foreign students in the United States are discussed. The versatility of these strategies is demonstrated through examples of how the same strategies used with the college-level students can be adapted for use in a bilingual elementary school classroom

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