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 j6TI9EG06063; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:09:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 14:09:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050729180801.57598.qmail@web60917.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: PAUL ROGERS <pwaynerogers@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:11015] Hindi-Punjab-English texts? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Status: O Content-Length: 5726 Lines: 217 I am looking for information on bilingual texts for beginning students from India and Pakistan. Paul Rogers --- sandra fugate <aviasan2@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Thanks for this information. I really didn't know > how > she was perceived. I am only vaguely familiar with > her work, having read a short excerpt in the writing > of another author. > > She is referenced at the OTAN site as follows: > > The model is based on the work from Madeline Hunter > from her text, Mastery Teaching (1982), and adapted > by > the ESL Teacher Institute, Lesson Planning Module, > then published by Longman, Teacher Training Through > Video, 1992. > > Sandra > > > --- Elsa Auerbach <elsa.auerbach@umb.edu> wrote: > > > Please note that there is a great deal of > > controversy about Madeline > > Hunter's approach which many practitioners (K-12) > > find prescriptive and > > mechanistic; it has been imposed in a top-down > way > > in school systems and is > > seen as controlling, stifling of teacher > creativity, > > disrespectful to > > teachers' professionalism, etc. > > > > Googling Madeline Hunter would probably turn up > some > > of these critiques > > (although I have to admit I haven't done this). > > > > Elsa Auerbach > > > > On 7/16/05 10:54 PM, "sandra fugate" > > <aviasan2@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks David. This is a very helpful site. I > > > especially like the extensive 'measurable verbs' > > list > > > that have been categorized. > > > > > > I am somewhat familiar with the work of Madeline > > > Hunter who is referenced in the OTAN site. > > > > > > Are you familiar with Dr. Bob Kizlik's site, > > Adprima, > > > at http://www.adprima.com/? > > > > > > I have also found the book "Learning Teaching" > by > > Jim > > > Scrivener very useful. Additionally, CAELA has > > good > > > ideas for planning lessons in their Toolkit. > > > > > > Again, thanks for this great site. > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > > > > > --- David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > >> Hello Sandra and others who have this question: > > >> "What do you consider > > >> to be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan > > format?" > > >> > > >> A new -- and possibly very useful -- tool which > > >> addresses the need > > >> you have described is Lesson Plan Builder > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > http://www.adultedlessons.org/login.cfm?fuseaction=login > > >> > > >> It's a free, online template where a teacher > can > > >> create lesson plans > > >> and save them. The lesson plans can be done a > > >> piece at a time, > > >> saving (and returning to) the parts that are > > done. > > >> They follow a > > >> tried-and-true format (Madeline Hunter/WIPPIE). > > They > > >> have adult > > >> education (including ESL/ESOL) competencies > > >> referenced within it > > >> (such as CASAS, and SCANS, with others to be > > added ) > > >> and it > > >> conveniently links with a (free) online rubrics > > >> builder. The > > >> completed lesson plans can be saved to one's > own > > >> computer (or a > > >> program's server for all teachers there to use) > > and, > > >> within a few > > >> months or, so they will be able to be saved to > a > > >> user-accessible, > > >> searchable online database of lesson plans. > This > > >> has been developed > > >> (and will be improved) by OTAN in California. > I > > saw > > >> it demonstrated > > >> at COABE this year, and think it is potentially > > very > > >> useful to adult > > >> ESL/ESOL teachers and others. > > >> > > >> What do you - and others here -- think of it? > > >> > > >> David J. Rosen > > >> > > >> > > >> On Jul 16, 2005, at 11:33 AM, sandra fugate > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> While we are on the subject of "Model ESL > > >> Programs", I > > >>> would like to ask a question. What do you > > >> consider to > > >>> be the 'model' ESL-specific lesson plan > format? > > >> We > > >>> are trying to create a 'formal' lesson plan > > >> template > > >>> that is ESOL-specific. We have researched a > > >> number of > > >>> resources and have found that the components > for > > >> the > > >>> 'recommended' ESOL-specific lesson plan are > > pretty > > >>> much the same with the exception of the titles > > of > > >> the > > >>> components. Even when the title varies (such > as > > >>> learner activities vs practice) the definition > > is > > >>> basically the same. > > >>> > > >>> We have many ESOL practitioners who are 1) > > >> part-time, > > >>> 2) have no language acquisition teaching > > >> experience or > > >>> related educational background and 3) some > who > > >> may > > >>> not even hold a k12 teaching license that > would > > >>> indicate they have had training in teaching > > >>> methods/lesson planning. > > >>> > > >>> For these reasons, we want to provide training > > in > > >>> lesson planning and ESOL-specific teaching > > >> strategies. > > >>> Of course, we know that they will not create > a > > >> formal > > >>> plan before each class, but we want them to at > > >> least > > >>> know how to do so and understand the > principals > > >> that > > >>> support each component of an ESOL-specific > > lesson > > >>> plan. > > >>> > > >>> In an effort to create a lesson plan that > > conforms > > >> to > > >>> recognized ESL specifications, we would > greatly > > >>> appreciate your feedback. > > >>> > > >>> Thank you, > > >>> > > >>> Sandra Fugate > > >>> ESOL Coordinator > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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