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 i2HDEsI07396; Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:14:54 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:14:54 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <031720041312.2134.2a1@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:10077] Re: certification X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) Status: O Content-Length: 1715 Lines: 37 Yes Ujwala, we need an international set of standards. However if the the emphasis of all programs is not the goal towards getting students to the workforce, I can see how there might be a problem with this. Some countries may not consider this an important goal and have other considerations as to why they are putting together their programs. How to standardize internationally ?? What a huge undertaking!! Tanya Tweeton GED and ESOL Fort Lauderdale, Florida > >>The > > English k-12 requirement (that misguided and > > uninformed administrators used to insist on )has > > been totally eclipsed with the new state ESOL > > curriculum that has been developed in the past 5 > > years. We are focusing on a much more practical > > and useful approach. One can't go to the > > suppermarket with only a knowledge of verbs. An > > emphasis on grammer wasn't useful, or helping > > people to get to work.<< > > Good for Florida! That seems very sensible when we are > really not teaching adults English as a subject! > Great point Tanya! When I was at Rutgers this was > another point of discussion: literacy in adults is > also viewed in the same manner as K-12. International > definitions of adult literacy (UNESCO. etc.) go beyond > seeing literacy as reading and writing. Adult literacy > includes techniracy, numeracy, life skills, vocational > skills, all those practical aspects of ESOL that you > mention. As a field I really believe we need to have a > separate, clearer identity that differentiates K-12 > education from adult literacy. > > regards, > Ujwala > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam > http://mail.yahoo.com
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