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 hBF8e8m14314; Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:40:08 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 03:40:08 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20031215083518.24775.qmail@web41107.mail.yahoo.com> 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: joe ramos <gangfree1@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9722] RE: literature book for graduate efl students needed X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1979 Lines: 70 I would like to help out I'm a graduate student at San Francisco State Univesity's Adult Ed program, but I am not sure sure what a graduate efl student is (Is it an exchange foreign language student? If so from what country? I strongly agree that the last House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a good book especially for latino readers. It is a good book because it is written in a short vignette form, Depending on the background of your students I might be able to give you some suggestions. Joe Ramos --- Mark Stewart <MStewart@scj-usa.org> wrote: > I like _The House on Mango Street_. It's very > accessible, based in Chicago, with a 14-year-old > girl protagonist. There's a lot of real life in the > book, concepts that urban students, even if they're > adults, can respond to. In fact, I suppose it could > be treated as a diary; what if some of the adults > found this writing by their children? How would > they react? > > Mark > Adult Education Supervisor > Spanish Coalition for Jobs > Chicago, IL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tommy B. McDonell > [mailto:tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu] > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:18 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9682] literature book for > graduate efl students > needed > > > Dear All, > > I'm looking for a literature book that my graduate > efl students can read and > consider using for teaching. The literature has to > be good enough to hold > their interest while learning how to teach writing. > (The class will help > them improve their own writing while learning how to > teach EFL writing) > > Do you all have any suggestions? > > Thanks. Tommy > Tommy B. McDonell > Adjunct Instructor, > Marymount Manhattan College > tmcdonell@mmm.edu > Doctoral Candidate in TESOL-NYU > tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu > 212-929-6768 home before 10PM > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/
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