[NIFL-ESL:9273] New from NCLE

From: Miriam Burt (miriam@cal.org)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 11:37:34 EDT


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It's time for a quiz on summer reading...

1.  Who wrote "Snack Attack"?  Who is it for?

2.  Name two adult educators, both in the Washington DC area, who retired recently. 

3.  The BEST Plus Oral Assessment has two versions: a computer adaptive and a __________ test.

4.  What is the Access to Employment and English Acquisition Act? Who has introduced this bill to Congress?

5.  What skills do ESL teachers need to have, according to Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)?

6.  When developing a test, what three questions need to be asked? 

And finally...

7.  Why does Mr. Pirzada eat supper at Lilia's house almost every evening?    
 
To find out the answers to these questions and much more, read the latest NCLENotes newsletter, available online at 
http://www.cal.org/ncle/whatnew.htm

(If you're on the NCLE mailing list, you'll be receiving the newsletter by mail, within the next couple of weeks.)

Contact Dawn Flanagan (dawn@cal.org) (202) 362-0700, extension 200 if you're not on the mailing list and would like to be, or if you just want a copy of the newsletter sent to you.  

Miriam
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Miriam Burt
Associate Director, National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 362-0700 (phone)
(202) 363-7204 (fax)
miriam@cal.org
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