Term

Spring 2017

Capstone

Thesis

Degree Name

MAESL

Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair

Jennifer Carlson

Secondary Advisor/Reader One

Feride Erku

Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two

Alicia Juárez

Abstract

This paper discusses the social gap between English Learners and native speakers of English and the importance of inclusion. EL students experience isolation in school today and share few positive social experiences with their non-EL peers, although some schools have had some success increasing the inclusion. Through a Systematic Literature Review this research attempts to find out whether teachers and administrators can have an affect on the frequency of intercultural social experiences. Heterogeneous classrooms emerged as the strongest factor for inclusion and pull-out ESL programs emerged as the strongest barrier to inclusion. Future research including international locations, a larger list of databases and secondary education would be beneficial.

Research Methodology

Systematic Literature Review

Keywords

ESL, Inclusion, Isolation

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