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From: "Chris Taggart" <ctaggart@lowcountryliteracy.org>
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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10038] Re: Level 0-1 Courses
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Jennifer,
I would really like a copy of this too.
Chris Taggart
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From: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10033] Re: Level 0-1 Courses
> Jennifer, I would like to see this also. Thanks! Can you e-mail it?
> Susan
>
>
> >From: ttweeton@comcast.net
> >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov
> >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>
> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10022] Re: Level 0-1 Courses
> >Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:15:18 -0500 (EST)
> >
> >I would live to see it too .If you send a copy can you sned me one as
well?
> >I would appreciate it.
> >Thanks
> >Tanya Tweeton
> >ESOL and GED Programs
> >Fort Lauderdale, Florida
> > > Mona et al:
> > >
> > > I'm currently using a curriculum called MELT
> > > (Mainstream English Language Training, produced
> > > by the Office of Refugee Resettlement). It
> > > basically covers what you're describing, mostly
> > > functional but with some grammatical structures
> > > listed. There are curricula for SPL Levels 0-1,
> > > 2-3 and 4-5 (0 being pre-literate and 5 being
> > > high-intermediate). I got my copy from the Spring
> > > Institute at www.spring-institute.org several
> > > months ago (the document was entitled
> > > Performance-Based Curricula and Outcomes).
> > > Unfortunately, I no longer see it listed on their
> > > website, though you may be able to contact them
> > > and get a copy. If you can't get it from them,
> > > let me know and I can arrange to send it to you.
> > >
> > > Jennifer Girard
> > > ESL Coordinator
> > > Refugee Resettlement Office
> > > Catholic Social Services
> > > Charlotte, NC USA
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Mona Curtis <MCurtis@tvcc.cc> wrote:
> > > > I don't have curricula to offer you, but I
> > > > think it's great that the teachers are being
> > > > given the opportunity to design and develop the
> > > > course. It's something I haven't heard a lot
> > > > about. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am
> > > > working on an ESL curricula for the college
> > > > that will both satisfy the states mandates for
> > > > objectives in each level and our reality of
> > > > extemely multilevel classes. I think I have
> > > > come up with something that I am going to
> > > > present to the teachers in our upcoming
> > > > inservice. I want to focus on the multilevel
> > > > aspect of our classes. We already have a
> > > > curricula identifying strands of content. 1.
> > > > Personal INformation, 2.
> > > > Time/Calendar/Weather, 3. Employment, 4.
> > > > Health/Medical,
> > > > 5. Telephone, 6. Shopping/Money/Banking and I
> > > > am thinking of adding 2 morey, namely 7.
> > > > Literacy/Writing 8. Reading
> > > >
> > > > I have started making a checklist of what
> > > > things need to be convered at each level in
> > > > each area. For example, at Level 1 in
> > > > Shopping/Money/Banking students will only have
> > > > to identify the coins and bill, in the next
> > > > level they would have to know how to sign a
> > > > check, in the next, interpret a paycheck and
> > > > determine the gross and net pay, etc, etc.
> > > >
> > > > However it's not all functional, there are
> > > > grammatical/structural concepts to be covered
> > > > in each level as well. For example, in
> > > > Personal INformation Level 1 needs to Respond
> > > > to the question "How are you?" They need to
> > > > know how to use "to be" in the present, and
> > > > also negative. For example, I am not tired. I
> > > > am bored. Later they'll learn questions,
> > > > Action Verbs, do, does, etc. past tense of
> > > > irregular verbs and all the things associated
> > > > with a progressive ESL curriculum. Does anyone
> > > > know of any material out there that gives an
> > > > appropriate progression of difficulty in things
> > > > like this.
> > > >
> > > > Mona Curtis
> > > > ESL Coordinator
> > > > Treasure Valley Community College
> > > > 650 College Blvd.
> > > > Ontario, OR 97914
> > > > www.tvcc.cc
> > > > 541-881-8822 x 316
> > > > fax 541-881-2747
> > > >
> > > > >>> Tnahim@aol.com 03/03/04 06:44AM >>>
> > > > Hello Everyone,
> > > > Teachers at our Institute have been given the
> > > > opportunity to design and develop our own
> > > > courses. The range of courses in the program
> > > > are small, and students have indicated they
> > > > wanted more than "general" or "intensive" ESL.
> > > > I have taught the pre-beginning (Level 0) and
> > > > beginning (Level 1) classes). Therefore, I wld
> > > > like to develop two courses which might speak
> > > > to these needs: (1) a conversation course that
> > > > focuses on pronunciation/listening and speaking
> > > > and (2) a writing and communication course "for
> > > > the real world". The students are mainly adults
> > > > in their early-late 20s.
> > > > Does anyone have suggestions for curricula,
> > > > books, materials to help formulate these types
> > > > of courses? Or perhaps wld like to share their
> > > > own course descriptions/curricula. Emphasis is
> > > > not on books here (my hat's off to Andres)since
> > > > I have many of my own ready made materials.
> > > > Suggestions esp for tapes/videos/cds are also
> > > > needed. The classes would meet once per week
> > > > for 3 hrs. Please reply to the list (so all cld
> > > > see the responses) or directly.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Terri Nahim
> > > > tnahim@aol.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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