[NIFL-ESL:8328] Re: [Speech class: dictation ideas

From: Olivia Durham (odurham@integrity.com)
Date: Wed Nov 20 2002 - 00:04:51 EST


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From: "Olivia Durham" <odurham@integrity.com>
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Sorry, no text idea, but here's an idea I'm using in my comp class that has
a speech component that works well as a grammar review.  I assign each
student a date, one or two a day.  Then I give them all list of grammar
rules, (they have  a text so I can just assign a section that explains it,
but you could photocopy from a  grammar text or use websites like the Purdue
OWL ESL section) Each student has to find a good example of the grammar rule
used from any source and write it on a transparency.  Then on their assigned
day they read the short selection, usually one or two sentences, while the
others write it down.  Then they put their selection on the overhead for
others to compare.  Then I usually elaborate on the rule, and the whole
thing takes 10 minutes, tops.  It's a nice grammar review and they have to
really practice the pronunciation to say it clearly enough for dictation.
Low stress, and good grammar review.  You can do this with rules of
punctuation, capitalization, ad nauseum.  Painless.  I grade them on whether
their example fits the rule as well as their preparedness and execution.

Olivia Durham
Boise State University
Adjunct Faculty
odurham@boisestate.edu

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From: <perezapple@bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: [NIFL-ESL:8327] textbook for ESL Speech


> Dear Fellow Listsubscribers:
>
> Next semester I'll be teaching a new course named ESL Speech.  The course
should be geared to helping students prepare speeches in addition to
continuing to help them with their pronunciation issues.  Although I'm well
versed in the selection of pronunciation texts since that is what I usually
teach I'm not aware of texts that would be appropriate for helping ESL
students prepare speeches.  Does anyone have any suggestions???
>
> Sincerely
>
> Esther Perez Apple
> Perez Apple & Company, Inc.
>
>



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