Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id gA9EWRX03197; Sat, 9 Nov 2002 09:32:27 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 09:32:27 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20021109061621.009a7100@earthlink.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Sharon <srmcfamlit@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1323] Re: newspaper for adult learners X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Status: O Content-Length: 1106 Lines: 41 In the past, I have had students go to newspapers.com. There they found and read the daily news from their own native city or town. They read news in their first language, then reported on it to others in English. This seemed to keep them "connected" to home and, at the same time, more interested in oral production. Might this be a useful activity for your students? Best regards Sharon McMarr Family Literacy instructor Los Angeles At 10:32 AM 11/8/02 -0500, you wrote: >Hello, > >Does anyone know of an online source for news for adult learners? We subscribe >to News for You, but the university's mail has been a bit unreliable lately. If >anyone knows of one, please let me know! We have some teachers who'd like to >use it this weekend! > >Thanks in advance! > >-- > >Albert Wat, Program Coordinator >DC Schools Project >Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice >Georgetown University, Poulton Hall >1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor >Washington, DC 20057 >Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980 >https://data.georgetown.edu/outreach/csj/service/programs/dcsp/ > > >
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Fri Jan 17 2003 - 14:41:09 EST