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 i0TKq2I27829; Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:52:02 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:52:02 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Law9-F124ERHZWYbyu700001a1e@hotmail.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: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9823] RE: Community Involvement X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2016 Lines: 43 Jennifer, They could hold a garage sale or flea market --soliciitng donations, pricing, sorting, and selling could employ a lot of English learning skills- and then donate the money to the charitable institution they hold the sale for---working as a group or in partners should help with problems with beginning English skills on this. Susan >From: "Jennifer Morrow" <jmorrow@jcplin.org> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9815] Community Involvement >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:36:06 -0500 (EST) > >Hi everybody! >Like most of us in the field, I work two part-time jobs.� During the day, I >work for a library-based volunteer literacy program.� At night, I work for >a state-funded adult education/vocational training center.� I teach the >beginning level ESL class.� My night job relies on student goal achievement >to get funds.� One of the pre-selected goals that my students are required >to meet is to increase involvement in their communities.� In the past, this >has been done by bringing in clothing or food that is donated to a >shelter.� I wanted to spice things up a little bit.� All of the students I >work with between the two jobs seem to want to interact with Americans but >most feel their English is not good enough.� It seems that we could kill >two birds with one stone by using this funding goal to really get students >using their English in the community.� My question... how?� I already have >the ideas of donating items and collecting soup can labels but I need >more.� What activities can be! > done with students to get them more involved in the community?� Any help >would be appreciated! >� >Jennifer Morrow >Johnson County Public Library >Adult Learning Center >(317) 738-4677 >jmorrow@jcplin.org >� _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx
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