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 h1REh8P14539; Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:43:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 09:43:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5CAF0498CD64424ABF599C8DA4784F73EE5F47@mail.iecc.cc.il.us> 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: "Kaare, Donita" <kaared@iecc.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8660] Re: Writing in books X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2788 Lines: 84 Christina, I have to agree that students need the actual book. Having their own personal book gives a status of "learner" and nothing else accomplishes this in quite the same way. Donita Kaare Learning Skills Center Director Olney Central College -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Dorsett [mailto:barbsesl@worldpath.net] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 8:38 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8659] Re: Writing in books Christina: Our adult ed. center was recently given an explanation of the copyright law, and the way I understand it is that as long as you aren't copying a whole book, and what you do copy is only used in your classroom, you can make copies. Of course, that may mean some things in a book won't be used. Some of us just have the students number a sheet of paper and do exercises that way without writing in the book. Anyway, I know how you feel--we also have limited resources and have to keep a close eye on copy machine use. Any, yes, I do look for photocopiable materials, and I am finding more and more of them. I think publishers/authors are getting the idea of our plight in adult ed. My favorite text to get people started in English is called Collaborations: English in Our Lives (Lit. Level) by Donna Moss, Cathy Shank, and Lynda Terrill (Go, Lynda!) published by Heinle & Heinle. It has life stories written by actual learners (so your learners can relate), great photographs, many different writing, listening, and speaking activities, and great ideas for little projects to do in class. The upper levels of this series have even more great ideas for extension activities. Barbara Dorsett, ESOL teacher and coordinator Dover Adult Learning Center Dover, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cleomathew@aol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 12:50 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8654] Writing in books > Hello list, > > I was wondering how other people dealt with this problem. I teach at the > pre-literacy level with adult refugees. We can buy classroom sets of books, > but the books have to stay in the room and can't be written in. Students can > buy books, but many don't have the resources to do so. What have other > programs done? Do you use books in your classroom? Do you look for copyable > materials? Are there any favorite books at the pre-literacy level? > > I like Longman ESL Literacy, but since we can't write in the books and it > isn't a copyable book, I can't use it. I've ended up making a lot of my own > worksheets, and I use pictures from magazines and the Internet to make board > games and card sets for basic foods, body parts, clothing, etc. > > Thanks, > Christina L. Mathew > DeKalb Tech. ESL Teacher, > Clarkston, Georgia >
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