Hi Catay,

 

I have tried to find the module you refer to in OTAN but have not been successful.  Could you send a direct link to the material.  I would love to see it and share it with our teachers.

Thanks.

Bea

 

Beatriz B. Díaz, Ed. D.

District  Supervisor, Adult  ESOL Program

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Division of Bilingual Education and World Languages

1500 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 324

Miami, FL 33132

Phone:  305  995-2982

Fax:       305  523-0099

E-mail: bdiaz at dadeschools.net

 

 

From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Cathay Reta
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:20 PM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2970] Re: The Law

 

Our police department was a partner in developing our materials for Talking with the Police.  It came about when several students in class were asking what to do when the police stop you, explaining how nervous they get. When we talked with our police department about developing something they were most eager because they know the immigrant population is afraid of them and they don't want them to be.  They want them to feel free and confident to interact with officers, to report crimes, know what to do in a traffic stop, etc.  I also like to think the program helped to sensitive the police to the concerns of the immigrants.  So it was a perfect partnership.
 
When the classes were taught, most often a police officer was present to role play dialogs with the students, and answer questions.  When he wasn't present and students asked questions I was uncertain about, I asked them to make note of the question to ask the next time the officer came in (and we practiced how to ask that question).  Included in the course was also a tour of the 911 dispatch center and the jail which was operated by our city's police department.  (Students were always so amazed and pleased to see how clean the jail is.)  And finally, students who chose to do so could sign up to do a police ridealong. 
 
So rather than just not teach content which I do not know, I prefer to bring in the experts and learn it along with the students!  In this case, the officer is the content expert, I'm the language expert and we each fill our role. 
 
Cathay Reta
Los Angeles, CA
cathayreta at hotmail.com

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From: Sandees32605 at aol.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 18:42:08 -0400
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2967] Re: The Law





In a message dated 10/1/2008 5:20:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, taklein at austin.rr.com writes:

	I've never been asked to step out of a car.

According to the Florida HIghway Patrol website, drivers should "remain in ..... vehicle unless asked to do otherwise."

 

Teachers who imagine themselves guru advisors in every area of students' lives are, at the least, taking advantage of the vulnerability of newcomers with limited language skills.  In the case of the dialog that began this discussion, the teacher (in the state of Florida anyway) might have led an unsuspecting student directly to jail.

 

My advice would be to stick with what you have been trained/educated/certified to teach.

 

Sue Sandeen

Gainesville, Florida

 

 

 

 





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