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 i2CHGYI17443; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:16:35 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:16:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <031220041712.17000.7a77@comcast.net> 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: ttweeton@comcast.net To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10022] Re: Level 0-1 Courses X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) Status: O Content-Length: 4609 Lines: 120 I would live to see it too .If you send a copy can you sned me one as well? I would appreciate it. Thanks Tanya Tweeton ESOL and GED Programs Fort Lauderdale, Florida > Mona et al: > > I'm currently using a curriculum called MELT > (Mainstream English Language Training, produced > by the Office of Refugee Resettlement). It > basically covers what you're describing, mostly > functional but with some grammatical structures > listed. There are curricula for SPL Levels 0-1, > 2-3 and 4-5 (0 being pre-literate and 5 being > high-intermediate). I got my copy from the Spring > Institute at www.spring-institute.org several > months ago (the document was entitled > Performance-Based Curricula and Outcomes). > Unfortunately, I no longer see it listed on their > website, though you may be able to contact them > and get a copy. If you can't get it from them, > let me know and I can arrange to send it to you. > > Jennifer Girard > ESL Coordinator > Refugee Resettlement Office > Catholic Social Services > Charlotte, NC USA > > > --- Mona Curtis <MCurtis@tvcc.cc> wrote: > > I don't have curricula to offer you, but I > > think it's great that the teachers are being > > given the opportunity to design and develop the > > course. It's something I haven't heard a lot > > about. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am > > working on an ESL curricula for the college > > that will both satisfy the states mandates for > > objectives in each level and our reality of > > extemely multilevel classes. I think I have > > come up with something that I am going to > > present to the teachers in our upcoming > > inservice. I want to focus on the multilevel > > aspect of our classes. We already have a > > curricula identifying strands of content. 1. > > Personal INformation, 2. > > Time/Calendar/Weather, 3. Employment, 4. > > Health/Medical, > > 5. Telephone, 6. Shopping/Money/Banking and I > > am thinking of adding 2 morey, namely 7. > > Literacy/Writing 8. Reading > > > > I have started making a checklist of what > > things need to be convered at each level in > > each area. For example, at Level 1 in > > Shopping/Money/Banking students will only have > > to identify the coins and bill, in the next > > level they would have to know how to sign a > > check, in the next, interpret a paycheck and > > determine the gross and net pay, etc, etc. > > > > However it's not all functional, there are > > grammatical/structural concepts to be covered > > in each level as well. For example, in > > Personal INformation Level 1 needs to Respond > > to the question "How are you?" They need to > > know how to use "to be" in the present, and > > also negative. For example, I am not tired. I > > am bored. Later they'll learn questions, > > Action Verbs, do, does, etc. past tense of > > irregular verbs and all the things associated > > with a progressive ESL curriculum. Does anyone > > know of any material out there that gives an > > appropriate progression of difficulty in things > > like this. > > > > Mona Curtis > > ESL Coordinator > > Treasure Valley Community College > > 650 College Blvd. > > Ontario, OR 97914 > > www.tvcc.cc > > 541-881-8822 x 316 > > fax 541-881-2747 > > > > >>> Tnahim@aol.com 03/03/04 06:44AM >>> > > Hello Everyone, > > Teachers at our Institute have been given the > > opportunity to design and develop our own > > courses. The range of courses in the program > > are small, and students have indicated they > > wanted more than "general" or "intensive" ESL. > > I have taught the pre-beginning (Level 0) and > > beginning (Level 1) classes). Therefore, I wld > > like to develop two courses which might speak > > to these needs: (1) a conversation course that > > focuses on pronunciation/listening and speaking > > and (2) a writing and communication course "for > > the real world". The students are mainly adults > > in their early-late 20s. > > Does anyone have suggestions for curricula, > > books, materials to help formulate these types > > of courses? Or perhaps wld like to share their > > own course descriptions/curricula. Emphasis is > > not on books here (my hat's off to Andres)since > > I have many of my own ready made materials. > > Suggestions esp for tapes/videos/cds are also > > needed. The classes would meet once per week > > for 3 hrs. Please reply to the list (so all cld > > see the responses) or directly. > > Thanks, > > Terri Nahim > > tnahim@aol.com > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster > http://search.yahoo.com
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