[NIFL-ESL:6748] Re: Classroom teacher

From: Albert Wat (ayw@georgetown.edu)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 16:59:38 EST


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Sorry...  What's BICS and CALPS?

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Albert Wat, Program Coordinator
DC Schools Project
Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice
Georgetown University, Poulton Hall
1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor
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Dottie Shattuck wrote:

> Could someone conduct part (30 min. or so) of a required In-Service (on this
> topic) in a language that NONE of the teachers speak?  You could include other
> segments using the unknown language as appropriate to the BICS & CALPS levels.
> Also have a segment using an activity (such as NO chairs & everyone sits on the
> floor; or a 'messy' food with no utensils) that is culturally "strange" to
> Americans.
>  __
> |     \
> |__ / ottie              dottie@shattuck.net
>
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> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6713] Classroom teacher
>
> | Hi there,
> |     What kinds of things do you do to educate regular classroom teacher who
> | are having difficulty understanding the complexities of ESL students?  (like
> | cultural differences, the difference between BICS and CALPS, culture shock
> | etc)
> | Any ideas would be helpful.  Thanks!
> |



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