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From: "John Kamplain" <john_kamplain@albanyparkcommunitycenter.org>
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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10116] RE: Basic ESL for Hispanics
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Sandra,
Instead of Powerpoint presentations, why not use items from everyday
life ("realia") that they will encounter, ie:
Bus schedules
Paycheck Stubs
Newspapers
Bills
Report Cards
Job applications
Want Ads
Classified Ads (apt for rent, etc)
Boxes from grocery stores...
You get the idea. I think that in practice, these everyday items that
they come into contact with will be more helpful (as well as tangible)
than Powerpoint which will be more abstract. Students can hold and read
an aspirin bottle, it's a little more difficult to do the same with
Ppoint.
Anyway, my two cents on the topic.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nifl-esl@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-esl@nifl.gov] On Behalf
> Of Sandra Nogueira
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 5:21 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10114] Basic ESL for Hispanics
>
>
>
> Hi to everyboby,
>
> I will start soon a basic ESL class for a hispanic group of
> adults. Their english knowledge is very limited, they do not
> study or stay in a classroom for several years, but they are
> willing to learn. I was wondering if anyone out there could
> give me some ideas for this class, specially because I want
> to make it profitable, simple, interesting and motivated. I
> am thinking to use a lot powerpoint presentations, because of
> the idea of images, color and sound, instead of a direct
> verbal explanation. The students work all of them in
> restaurant field and they want the english of the daily life.
>
> Any ideas about?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Sandra Nogueira
> Enid, Ok
>
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