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 fALLxc007839; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 16:59:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 16:59:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3BFC229F.A457C7CA@georgetown.edu> 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: Albert Wat <ayw@georgetown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:6748] Re: Classroom teacher X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win95; I) Status: O Content-Length: 1309 Lines: 42 Sorry... What's BICS and CALPS? -- 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 Washington, DC 20057 Tel: (202)687-8868 Fax: (202)687-8980 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 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Paocakes@aol.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 7:01 PM > 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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