may have under these circumstances. Overall, the benefits of ESL students immersed in regular classrooms outweigh any drawbacks. The school Arzu will be attending has the majority of teachers well informed for ESL instruction and students open to cultural diversity. The transition is rocky, as it is for anyone, with needing to understand new rules, locations, people, and curriculum. The ESL program follows well-structured guidelines and focuses on student mastery of basic English communication skills within a sociocultural balance. If we could chose to teach at or have our children attend any school in the world, in the halls next to Arzu Alp is where we would want to be.ReferencesSchool Staff. Personal Interview. 9 June 2001. Department of Defense Education Activity. (2000). DoDEA ESL Content Standards. Retrieved April 1, 2001 from the World Wide Web: *http://www.odedodea.edu/edprogram/EnglishSecondLang/ESLContentStandards.html*Department of Defense Education Activity. (1998). English as a second Language Program Manual (Vol. 2440.2) [Brochure]. (Available from Department of Defense Education Activity, 4040 North Fairfax Drive Arlington, Virginia 22203-1635)Snowman, J., & Biehler, R. (2000). Psychology Applied to Teaching (9th ed., pp.1-1). Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin...
