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 eALFIw908661; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:18:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:18:58 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <B24038C0D3E160419E320030D92C22DE142A75@hobbes.cal.org> 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: "MaryAnn Florez" <maryann@cal.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5306] Curricula for Volunteer programs X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2912 Lines: 68 NIFL-ESL: I sent the following comments on curricula to Melanie directly, rather than to the entire list. My apologies! Perhaps others will find them useful as well. This is not a comprehensive list by any means, and I hope colleagues from other volunteer organizations like Laubach and LVA will offer suggestions as well. MaryAnn Have you considered looking at existing curricula from non-volunteer programs and modifying them? Volunteer programs and non-volunteer programs are horses of different colors in many ways, but these curricula can offer a model from which to work. There are a number of curriculum models in the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database that you could access for free or at very low cost. The ERIC collection can be searched or read in microfiche at any library or other educational organization with an ERIC microfiche collection (see <http://ericae.net/derc.htm> for a searchable directory of resource collections). It can also be searched via the ERIC website (<http://www.accesseric.org/>) or via one of the search sites sponsored by the ERIC system (for a list, go to <http://www.accesseric.org/searchdb/dbchart.html>). We also have an annotated bibliography here of adult ESL curricular materials in ERIC. I'd be happy to send you a copy if you forward me your mailing address. Some of the specific curricula in the database that I would recommend include the following: The REEP Curriculum: Learner-Centered ESL Curriculum for Adults (ERIC reference number ED 397 695) English for Speakers of Other Languages: Adult ESOL Courses and Special Interest Courses (from Broward County FL public schools) (ERIC reference number ED 403 783 Guide for Planning and Implementing Instruction for Adults: A Theme-based Approach (ERIC reference number ED 408 494) An Adult ESl Curriculum (South Carolina Literacy Resource Center) (ERIC Reference number Ed 393 324 Alternatively, The City College of San Francisco has their noncredit adult ESL curriculum on the Web at http://hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us:9878/~trc/curr.html Have you had a chance to take a look at a digest that NCLE did on volunteer-based programs entitled "English as a Second Language in Volunteer-based Programs"? You can find it on the Web at http://www.cal.org/ncle/DIGESTS/SCHLUSBE.HTM. I would urge you to read it, and to explore the other resources that we have on our site (http://www.cal.org/ncle). I hope this information is helpful. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me directly at maryann@cal.org. MaryAnn Cunningham Florez Assistant Director and User Services and Web Coordinator National Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE) 4646 40th Street, NW Washington, DC 20016 Tel: 202/362-0700, ext. 226 Fax: 202/363-7204 Email: maryann@cal.org Visit NCLE's Web site - your first stop for adult ESL resources on the Web! http://www.cal.org/ncle
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