When They Don ft All Speak English Integrating the ESL Student into the Classroom. The book outlines five principles that are important to consider when integrating the ESL learner into the classroom. People, who are learning another language, are first of all, people. Learning a language means learning to do the things you want to do with people who speak that language. A person fs second language, like the first, develops globally, not linearly.4.
Language develops best in a variety of rich contexts.
Literacy is part of a language, so writing and reading develop alongside speaking and listening.