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 g1BLDau09168; Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:13:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:13:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <B24038C0D3E160419E320030D92C22DE9706A1@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: "Miriam Burt" <miriam@cal.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:7210] Civics and the Month of February and NCLE's Website X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 10277 Lines: 238 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1B340.C2ABA0D9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable February is African-American History Month, President's Day is a = holiday, and Valentine's Day is a bonanza for merchants and could serve = perhaps as a springboard for discussing the material culture of the = United States. These events make February a particularly rich month for = integrating civics into English language learning adult classes. = <?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />=20 NCLE's EL/Civics Activities For Adults http://www.cal.org/ncle/civics/ = offer examples and advice for integrating civics into English language = instruction at all levels of proficiency.=20 Of particular interest this month:=20 The Activities for African-American History Month = http://www.cal.org/ncle/civics/AAmon.htm has recently been updated to = include more Internet activities for high intermediate and advanced = level learners including links to the recent National Public Radio's = recent multi-faceted report on James Weldon Johnson's song, "Lift Every = Voice and Sing" = http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/liftvoice/020204.li= ft.html and Charles Moore's "Powerful Days" which highlights his photographs of = the Civil Rights era = http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/liftvoice/020204.li= ft.html. Have a look and download activities to use in your classroom. Write to = us ncle@cal.org and let us know what you think of the materials and = resources in our collection.=20 Miriam ***************** Miriam Burt=20 Associate Director, National Center for ESL Literacy Education (NCLE)=20 Center for Applied Linguistics=20 4646 40th Street NW=20 Washington, DC 20015=20 (202) 362-0700 (phone)=20 (202) 363-7204 (fax)=20 miriam@cal.org=20 *************************************************** Visit NCLE's Web site at www.cal.org/ncle=20 ***************************************************=20 The national center devoted to providing technical assistance to those = working with adults learning English as a second language. =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <http://rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/?http://greetings.yahoo.com> =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1B340.C2ABA0D9 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 HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4807.2300" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 color=3D#000000> </FONT><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">February=20 is African-American History Month, <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>President’s Day is a = holiday, <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Valentine’s Day is a = bonanza for=20 merchants and could serve perhaps as a springboard for discussing the = material=20 culture of the United States. These events make February a particularly = rich=20 month for integrating civics into English language learning adult = classes.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix =3D o = ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>NCLE's <I>EL/Civics Activities = For=20 Adults</I> http://www.cal.org/ncle/civics/ offer examples and advice for = integrating civics into English language instruction at all levels of=20 proficiency. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Of=20 particular interest this month:</SPAN></B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">=20 <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">The=20 <I>Activities for African-American History Month </I><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: = yes"> </SPAN>http://www.cal.org/ncle/civics/AAmon.htm=20 has recently been updated to include more Internet activities for high=20 intermediate and advanced level learners including links to the recent = National=20 Public Radio's recent multi-faceted report on James Weldon Johnson's = song, "Lift=20 Every Voice and Sing"<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A=20 href=3D"http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/liftvoice/0= 20204.lift.html">http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/li= ftvoice/020204.lift.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and Charles Moore's "Powerful = Days" which=20 highlights his photographs of the Civil Rights era <A=20 href=3D"http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/liftvoice/0= 20204.lift.html">http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/feb/li= ftvoice/020204.lift.html</A>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> </SPAN><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'">Have=20 a look and download activities to use in your classroom. Write to us <A=20 href=3D"mailto:ncle@cal.org">ncle@cal.org</A> and let us know what you = think of=20 the materials and resources in our collection. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN=20 class=3D142440821-11022002>Miriam</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN=20 class=3D142440821-11022002>*****************</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><SPA= N=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN class=3D142440821-11022002> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Miriam Burt</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Associate Director, National C</FONT><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>enter</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> for ESL Literacy = Education=20 (NCLE)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Center for Applied = Linguistics</FONT>=20 <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4646 40th Street NW</FONT> <BR><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Washington, DC 20015</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>(202) 362-0700=20 (phone)</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(202) 363-7204 = (fax)</FONT> <BR><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>miriam@cal.org</FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT = size=3D2>*****************************************<SPAN=20 class=3D142440821-11022002>**********</SPAN></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2>Visit NCLE's Web site at www.cal.org/ncle</FONT> <BR><FONT=20 face=3DArial><FONT = size=3D2>*****************************************<SPAN=20 class=3D142440821-11022002>**********</SPAN></FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT= =20 face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D142440821-11022002>The = </SPAN>national=20 center devoted to providing technical assistance to those working with = adults=20 learning English as a second language. =20 </FONT></FONT></P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"><SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"><SPAN=20 class=3D142440821-11022002></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-family: 'Courier New'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal=20 style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 1.25in; TEXT-INDENT: -1.25in; mso-pagination: = none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; tab-stops: 1.25in"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT = size=3D3><FONT=20 face=3DHelvetica> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=3DHelvetica color=3D#0000ff></FONT><A=20 = href=3D"http://rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/?http://greetings.yahoo.com"></A>= </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1B340.C2ABA0D9--
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