Thanks for sharing your insights, Michelle.  I would have suspected that
action research would contribute to a teacher's advancing toward master
teacher status from novice, and it's always a good thing when research
validates common practice.

 

Miriam, who were the presenters of the sessions you mentioned below?
Would it be possible to get electronic copies of the papers or handouts
from the TESOL conference that Michelle and you thought were the best of
the best?  I would be especially interested in any sessions on "Career
Pathways" and "Transitions" you mention, but others on the list would
probably be interested in the other topics you mentioned.

 

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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Michelle Ueland
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 10:39 AM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4121] Re: Themes and topics from TESOL
2009/Denver

 

Miriam and colleagues on the Adult English Language Learners Discussion
List,

 

Among the best sessions that I attended at TESOL was about "burning
questions" in research methodology hosted by Anne Burns from Macquaire
University, Australia.

 

One point that range 'true' for me and made me think of adult ESL
professional development was that she noted that "novice" educators
often move towards being "master" teachers by way of doing (action)
research in our classrooms. I think research and adult ESL would be a
great topic for further discussion on the list. 

 

 

Michelle M. Ueland, Ph.D. 

Adult ESL

Center for Applied Linguistics

Washington, DC

 

 

From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Miriam Burt
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 5:12 PM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4108] Themes and topics from TESOL 2009/Denver

 

Hello, all. 

	 

	     I attended  the annual Teachers of English for Speakers of
Other Languages (TESOL) Convention in  Denver last week  (March 24- 28)
and  found the following to be themes related to working with adult
English language learners :  

		Promoting transitions from ABE to ESL, workplace
preparation, and college and university (including creating partnerships
such as co-teaching with content teachers in community colleges)

		Creating career pathways, and developing partnerships
with other service providers to help English language learners enter and
move through career pathways 

		Health care issues for English language learners - both
as consumers and as a possible career 

		Developing reading and writing ability and assessing
writing development; the need for reading and writing assessments that
can be used with adult learners at higher levels than are available now 

		Improving English language learners' pronunciation
skills

		Use of learner stories to facilitate learners' speaking
and writing development

		Issues around culture and language

		                              EL/Civics and immigration
updates 

		                             Building capacity for
providing effective instruction in communities with emerging English
language populations 

		Before it gets too much later, I would like to invite
folks who attended the conference to share on this list any information
they found particularly interesting, talk about any themes they felt
were there, or give information about worthwhile presentations they
attended (or facilitated!)  What did I leave out? What were some of your
impressions of the state of the field of instruction for adult English
language learners? What was the buzz? What's hot? What's not?

		Looking forward to hearing from you.  

		Thanks.

		Miriam 

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		Miriam Burt

		Center for Applied Linguistics

		4646 40th Street NW

		Washington, DC 20016

		(202) 362-0700, ext. 556 (phone)

		(202) 363-7204 (fax) 

		mburt at cal.org <mailto:mburt at cal.org>  (email)

		 

		 

		 

		 

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