Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id hB4LaTm15846; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:36:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:36:29 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <00f601c3baaf$149a5e50$6701a8c0@gx200> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Lloyd David" <lloyd_david@ceilearn.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9703] Workplace ESL programs ... X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 7194 Lines: 205 Lloyd David, EdD. President/Executive Director Continuing Education Institute/CEI 108 Water Street Watertown, MA 02472 617-926-1864 617-926-1865 (FAX) lloyd_david@ceilearn.com www.ceilearn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lloyd David" <lloyd_david@ceilearn.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:33 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9700] RE: Maria Spelleri is the expert on this topic ... > Continuing Education Institute/CEI has been providing English as a Working > Language classes in companies for 20 years. We first ask the company to set > up an Employee Involvement Team to plan and monitor the program. The steps > for the Team are as follows: develop the goals for the particular class, > design a workplace needs assessment, recruit the students, set up the > schedule for employee assessments, schedule the classes, help with the > development of the curriculum and finally assist in the methods of > evaluation. The books and materials are determined after the needs > assessment and curriculum have been developed. Books are usually recommended > by the teacher after the first or second class meeting since often there are > a variety of language levels in a class. The teachers are experienced ESL > instructors who are familiar with the variety of texts. It is important that > the goals of the class are understood by all since class time is limited and > the results should meet the needs of both the students and the employer I > hope this will be helpful. > > Lloyd David, EdD. > President/Executive Director > Continuing Education Institute/CEI > 108 Water Street > Watertown, MA 02472 > 617-926-1864 > 617-926-1865 (FAX) > lloyd_david@ceilearn.com > www.ceilearn.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 2:15 PM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9680] RE: Maria Spelleri is the expert on this topic .. > > > > Robb- Thank you for this information, > > Susan > > > > > > >From: Robb Scott <jayhawk76@yahoo.com> > > >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov > > >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9674] Maria Spelleri is the expert on this topic ... > > >Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 19:58:18 -0500 (EST) > > > > > >Maria Spelleri, in Sarasota, Florida > > >( mariasp@peoplepc.com ) is an expert > > >in the area you are talking about. > > >An interview with her is posted at > > >http://www.eslminiconf.net/june/spelleri.html , > > >on the ESL MiniConference Online, but > > >I suggest you contact her by e-mail > > >with your questions about companies > > >hiring ESL teachers to teach their > > >non-English workers. > > >Best regards, > > >Robb Scott > > >Editor, ESL MiniConference Online > > >http://www.ESLminiconf.net/aboutus.html > > > > > >--- Susan Ryan <susanefl@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I would like to hear from some of you who work or > > > > have worked for a company > > > > that hires ESL teachers to teach their non-English > > > > speaking personnel. And > > > > what materials (textbooks) you have found that were > > > > good for this project. i > > > > know with shift workers it has been a problem in > > > > some > > > > companies in Florida to get this going on a regular > > > > basis. I wonder how some > > > > of this has been overcome. > > > > Susan > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: james phillips <jphilip@tenet.edu> > > > > >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov > > > > >To: Multiple recipients of list > > > > <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > > > > >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9665] esl/regions > > > > >Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:23:54 -0500 (EST) > > > > > > > > > >NIFL-ESLers, > > > > > > > > > > I'm new here. This is my first post > > > > and inquiry. I'd like > > > > >to know what is the first language of those you are > > > > teaching ESL? In > > > > >this part of the world most are Spanish speakers > > > > who are learning > > > > >English. There are many ways and places to learn > > > > English. There are > > > > >school districts and support service groups like > > > > UMOS, for example. > > > > > > > > > > Spanish speakers here also watch > > > > television from Mexico > > > > >City, Monterrey, and local Mexican tv stations. > > > > These stations > > > > >advertise ESL programs for those living in Mexico. > > > > For example, there's > > > > >'Ingles sin Barreras', Harmon Hall, and Disney. > > > > And, now, these are > > > > >being used here in tropical deep south Texas. > > > > > > > > > > There was a time when I could go to > > > > the mall and just > > > > >sitting around while Mexican tourists took a braek > > > > from shopping I could > > > > >have conversations and hear different sounds from > > > > here to Mexico City, > > > > >Oaxaca, Nayarit, and Vera Cruz, for example. But, > > > > now, it's common to > > > > >have a willing interlocutor begin to want to > > > > practice their English. > > > > >And, they give me all the details about doing > > > > business in the USA for > > > > >their companies and they always want to emphasize > > > > to their children that > > > > >the English that they to are studying is good and > > > > useful. Especially, > > > > >when they see their parents conversing in English. > > > > On one occasion, I > > > > >began conversing with a young lady who began to > > > > speak to me in English > > > > >and explained that since she had studied to be an > > > > interpreter/translator > > > > >in Mexico, she always looked forward to practicing > > > > her English with a > > > > >willing interlocutor. Which was, in this case, me. > > > > > > > > > > Also, these days in the NAFTA > > > > factories English, Spanish, > > > > >Japanese, Chinese, German, etc are important. > > > > Companies hire teachers > > > > >to teach English to the Mexican workers, Spanish to > > > > the management, and > > > > >a third language is needed to talk to corporate > > > > offices in other > > > > >countries. > > > > > > > > > >James Phillips, MLS > > > > >Librarian > > > > >South Texas Community College > > > > >Dr. Ramiro R. Casso Nursing and Allied Health > > > > Center > > > > >1101 East Vermont > > > > >McAllen, Texas 78501 > > > > >956-683-3121 > > > > >956-683-3190 (fax) > > > > >www.stcc.cc.tx.us > > > > >www.stcc.cc.tx.us/nah > > > > >phillips@stcc.cc.tx.us > > > > >jphilip@tenet.edu > > > > >se habla español > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > > Take advantage of our best MSN Dial-up offer of the > > > > year - six months > > > > @$9.95/month. Sign up now! > > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > > >Do you Yahoo!? > > >Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > > >http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet > > connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. > > https://broadband.msn.com > > > > > > > > > >
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