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 f0N7Hj917218; Tue, 23 Jan 2001 02:17:45 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 02:17:45 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <006b01c0850b$a341b220$610d4084@6199> 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: פלוט <mtannen@mscc.huji.ac.il> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5466] illiterate immigrants X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 2717 Lines: 76 זאת היא הודעה מרובת חלקים בעיצוב MIME. ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C0851C.625E4E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am conducting a survey about the issue of teaching a new language to = illiterate adult immigrants. The group in focus is immigrants from = Ethiopia who arrived during the last 10 years in Israel. A high = percentage of this group is illiterate in their own language, not to = mention Hebrew. For this reason, among many more, there are many = difficulties in the process of acquiring the new language.=20 I wondered weather anyone encountered a similar experience, i.e., adult = immigrants that arrive in the U.S. (or somewhere else) not knowing to = read and write in their mother tongue. If so, I would highly appreciate = it if you could share with me your experience or knowledge - what are = the major problems you encountered with such a population, and what = methods you found to be the most applicable and successful.=20 Thank you very much,=20 Dr. Michal Tannenbaum Jerusalem, Israel ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C0851C.625E4E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT = size=3D2> <P align=3Dleft>I am conducting a survey about the issue of teaching a = new=20 language to illiterate adult immigrants. The group in focus is = immigrants from=20 Ethiopia who arrived during the last 10 years in Israel. A high = percentage of=20 this group is illiterate in their own language, not to mention Hebrew. = For this=20 reason, among many more, there are many difficulties in the process of = acquiring=20 the new language. </P> <P align=3Dleft>I wondered weather anyone encountered a similar = experience, i.e.,=20 adult immigrants that arrive in the U.S. (or somewhere else) not knowing = to read=20 and write in their mother tongue. If so, I would highly appreciate it if = you=20 could share with me your experience or knowledge - what are the major = problems=20 you encountered with such a population, and what methods you found to be = the=20 most applicable and successful. </P> <P align=3Dleft>Thank you very much, </P> <P align=3Dleft> </P> <P align=3Dleft>Dr. Michal Tannenbaum</P> <P align=3Dleft>Jerusalem, Israel</P> <P align=3Dleft></P></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0068_01C0851C.625E4E60--
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