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Grounded on theories of language (Blair, 2000; Britton, 1970; Halliday, 1991; Vygotsky, 1978), this research aims at analyzing and understanding children’s oral language in an English Language Arts classroom at an elementary public school in western Canada. Proximal Development. This research also showcased that respectfulness for cultural diversity in classrooms and teacher’s pedagogies and support are beneficial for children’s language development.