Describe 3-4 guiding principles about how you plan to be a culturally aware teacher and work with students from cultures different from your own.

Teachers who effectively support English language learners, grasp the significance of the adage: “Language is culture, and culture is language.” Since culture and language are inextricably intertwined, supporting the cultural needs of ELLs in the classroom is just as vital as supporting students’ linguistic needs.

Part 1: Cultural Self-Study

Conduct your own cultural self-study by reflecting on the self-exploration questions from Chapter 9 of the textbook, located in the paragraphs above and inside of Box 9.2. Make connections to how your self-study can help you in your interactions with and teaching of ELLs in your future professional practice. Develop 3-4 guiding principles about how you plan to be a culturally aware teacher and work with students from cultures different from your own. You will use your guiding principles for the next part of the assignment.

Part 2: Cover Letter

Addressing your perspectives on cultural awareness as a teacher, create a 250-500 word cover letter for a teaching job application at a culturally and linguistically diverse school. Include the following:

Describe 3-4 guiding principles about how you plan to be a culturally aware teacher and work with students from cultures different from your own.

Explanation of how you plan to get to know the cultural values of your students and accommodate for their differences within the classroom.

Explanation of how you plan to foster intercultural communication among students within the classroom.

Support your cover letter with a minimum of three scholarly resources.

Submit your cover letter and resources in one document.