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 h9ALGQV00900; Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:16:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:16:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <B24038C0D3E160419E320030D92C22DE8FD57C@hobbes.cal.org> 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: "Miriam Burt" <miriam@cal.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9552] Three New Pubs from NCLE X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3285 Lines: 40 The number of adult learners who need or want access to English language instruction exceeds the available space in classroom-based English as a second language (ESL) programs. Where instructional services are available, adults report barriers to participation including lack of time to study, childcare, and transportation issues. To meet the needs of English language learners, adult ESL programs are implementing a variety of educational opportunities including distance education. "Using Video-Based Distance Education for Adult English Language Learners" identifies advantages and challenges in using video-based education for adult English language learners, describes implementation alternatives, and suggests practical implementation strategies. In this brief, authors Sylvia Ramirez of Mira Costa College (CA) and K. Lynn Savage of City College of San Francisco (CA) describe video-based delivery systems that have been successful in their own programs. Get it on line at: http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/video-based.htm, or contact NCLE for it. (See information below) If you are just beginning to work with adult English language learners you might want to check out NCLE's new FAQ, "What do beginning adult ESL teachers, tutors, and volunteers need to know?", answers the title's question and offer resources for new practitioners in adult ESL. The FAQ describes four crucial issues related to teaching adult English language learners: Principles of adult learning, second language acquisition, issues related to culture, and instructional approaches that support language development in adults. Available on line only at http://www.cal.org/ncle/FAQS.HTM#Fourteen Finally, you might not be a beginning teacher, but maybe your students might be just beginning to learn English. What's more, perhaps they are not literate in their native language. How are you going to help them learn to read, write, speak, and listen in English? NCLE's new Q & A "Working With Literacy-Level Adult English Language Learners" addresses this question. The Q & A describes who literacy-level learners are, examines the skills they need to develop, and discusses the appropriate scope of literacy-level classes, as well as activities and techniques to support them. Two veteran practitioners, MaryAnn Cunningham Florez and Lynda Terrill, wrote this Q & A drawing on years of experience with literacy-level classes. The Q & A includes an extensive bibliography of print and online resources. It is available on line at http://www.cal.org/ncle/digests/litQA.htm. You can also contact NCLE for it at the address below: Miriam Burt National Center for ESL Literacy Education Center for Applied Linguistics 4646 40th Street NW Washington, DC 20015 phone: (202)362-0700, extension 200 fax: (202) 363-7204 email: ncle@cal.org -----Original Message----- From: Hillary Gardner [mailto:hgardner@lagcc.cuny.edu] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:30 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9551] Re: Looking for good ESL/GED/Parenting Hi, I would also like to add the activities at www.tv411.org. Hillary Gardner, Instructor Center for Immigrant Education and Training La Guardia Community College 29-10 Thomson Avenue, Room C231 Long Island City, NY 11101 718-482-5460
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