[NIFL-ESL:3787] Re: Advanced ESL students

From: Michael J. Frisch (Michael.J.Frisch-3@tc.umn.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 22 1999 - 18:22:50 EST


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> Bernice,
> 
> Do you have a curriculum - i.e., guidelines as to what materials you are
> using  I assume you are using materials which have relevance to your
> students - that's pretty powerful motivation ... I'd like to know'
> what you do ...
> 
> SR MIgdail
> shermigd@erols.com

Sherry,

We have a curriculum of what topics will be covered in each level, but the 
teachers are free to use whatever materials they like, so there is a lot of 
variation from class to class. Among our tried and true favorites are the Azar 
series of grammar books, and the Side by Side series for grammar through 
conversation. I don't think its the materials which keep them coming, but the 
students themselves who just want to continue improving. We have mostly, but not
all, people from the former Soviet Union. Most, but not all, are well educated 
in their first language. Bernice



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