Received: from hotmail.com (f104.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.104]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id h1PJl7P06719 for <nifl-esl@nifl.gov>; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:47:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:47:02 -0800 Received: from 66.55.6.166 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 25 Feb 2003 19:47:02 GMT X-Originating-IP: [66.55.6.166] From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8627] Re: Re: Impending Attack on Iraq Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:47:02 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F1041ioWwr2UAaTzvb50000bfe8@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Feb 2003 19:47:02.0818 (UTC) FILETIME=[AAFF1020:01C2DD06] Status: O Content-Length: 1837 Lines: 61 Robb, Thank you for referring this letter to us. I was glad to see it. 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:8583] Re: Impending Attack on Iraq >Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:35:59 -0500 (EST) > >I would like to refer readers to the Letter >to the President of the United States, representing >the voice of TESOL, from Mary Lou McCloskey, President >of TESOL. The letter is at: >http://www.tesol.org/pdfs/lettertopresident.pdf . > >Here's the first paragraph of this great letter: > >"As members of the Board of Directors of TESOL >(Teachers of English to Speakers of Other >Languages), a 14,000-member international professional >organization of educators, >researchers and linguists, with members in 50 states >and 130 countries, we urge you and >members of the United States Congress to resist calls >for unilateral action against Iraq and to >work with the United Nations to address the threat >that is posed by the reign of Saddam >Hussein." > >On John's other point, how to teach students using >the Iraq crisis as context, I would suggest debates >and argument essay writing. I think it's O.K. for the >teacher to express an opinion, but it may be more >effective for language learning if the teacher merely >facilitates a great exchange of views. > >Good luck! > >Robb Scott > > >--- John Kamplain ><john_kamplain@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org> wrote: > > why not stay on topic? > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
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