If students do not understand the language, then it is very difficult for them to do the homework that an English-speaking student would. An example of an alternative task would be if a teacher gives the class the task of writing a definition from a book, instead of asking ELL students to write definitions, asking them to look up the word in their language kindergarten, so that they know what the word means. East. I believe the key to being effective when helping LLE students learn is to progress gradually at a pace that suits the student.