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 hA10vbV10832; Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:57:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 19:57:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000901c3a013$85a19d90$1a01a8c0@cccchs.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: "Sylvan Rainwater" <sylvan@cccchs.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9591] RE: Dialogue/reflective journals X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1478 Lines: 38 I used dialog journals for many years, until last year the students said they didn't want them. The issue for them was that they wanted to write about their lives in depth and do problem-solving/counseling, and they just didn't have time to do that well. I found the best time to write in the journals was right after the class ended; otherwise they didn't get done. This year I'm trying to have them do some more structured writing every day, to make up for the writing practice they are missing by not doing journals. ------- Sylvan Rainwater mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org Program Managaer Family Literacy Clackamas Co. Children's Commission / Head Start Oregon City, OR USA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Breana Abbott Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 6:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9585] Dialogue/reflective journals Hello! I teach part-time adult ESL classes, to advanced students. I'm toying with the idea of having them complete some sort of dialogue journal. I tried this in the past with some of my students and they really liked it, but had difficulty finding time outside of class to write in a journal. Have any of you used journals with your students, and how did it work? How did you set up the journal-writing? What were the upsides/downsides? Does anyone know of any good websites/other resources which might be helpful? Thanks for your insights! Breana Breana@cal.org
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