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 h6C6S1C18741; Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:28:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2003 02:28:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <005601c3483d$942ba8c0$14db560c@hppav> 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: "Carol Speigl" <cleespeig@worldnet.att.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9156] Re: Results from Context Question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3757 Lines: 86 Holly, I think you provided a very good explanation of the terms, content and context. Carol Speigl Project Learn to Read San Antonio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holly Gensaw" <hgensaw@ncen.org> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:02 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9124] Re: Results from Context Question > My understanding of the difference between context and content is: > Educators often refer to the subject areas taught as content areas. For > example, math, history etc. are taught to L2 students in a class that is > more language accessible. > We use sheltered language to to teach in the content areas. > The context is the medium or the topic being taught. For example, teaching > students in context about economics may involve a field trip to the bank, > using realia such as fake checkbooks, balance sheets etc., to practice the > realistic skills needed (math, communication,) in a way that mirrors the > true experience of the intended goal (to familiarize students with the > language and math they will need in order to open and maintain a checking > account. ) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jennifer Morrow" <jmorrow@jcplin.org> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 1:25 PM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9114] Results from Context Question > > > > Fellow Listers, > > I recently posted a question to the list asking for context-based ESL > lessons. I received several great responses and ideas. Thanks to all of > you! I wanted to summarize the responses for you. > > > > These ideas were posted in response... > > -Ask students about their context and build lessons from that > conversation. (i.e. the grocery store) > > -Involve the students and find a consensus about what context to use for > lessons. > > -Let the students plan their own lessons (from their own context.) > > -Use the newspaper as a teaching tool and context. > > -Use activities from http://daveseslcafe.com > > -Use activities from http://www.onestopenglish.com > > -Avoid teaching from textbooks for great lengths of time. > > -Teach lessons based on student interest, background, and needs. > > -Teach lessons in a creative way. > > -Review the book Content-Based College ESL Instruction > > -Use materials produced by the Tacoma Community House Volunteer Training > Project. > > > > I found the One Stop English website particularly good and the lessons > there easy to adapt for my one-on-one program. > > > > One thing kept repeating itself during this process. I got the feeling > that a lot of the postings and resources interchanged the terms 'context' > and 'content.' To me, they are very different things. Then I started to > think about it more deeply. They can be confusing terms. I think they can > be the same thing especially for college students, etc. Their context and > content can be the same: grammar, history, composition, etc. Most of my ESL > students are here for reasons other than education. With them, I view > context and content as very different things: content may be vocabulary or > conversation but their context may be their job, shopping in stores, their > child's school, a doctor's office, or any number of contexts specific to > them. I guess I was thinking more of life situations as contexts, not > school situations. How would you define context and content? Do you think > they are the same or different? What contexts do your students learn > content through? I would appr! > > eciate your input as I am still wrestling with the definitions myself. > > > > Jennifer Morrow > > Johnson County Public Library > > Adult Learning Center > > (317) 738-4677 > > jmorrow@jcplin.org > > >
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