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 i4404Sm23300; Mon, 3 May 2004 20:04:28 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 20:04:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <BAY17-F36RUS4qnW7jv000133ad@hotmail.com> 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: "Susan Ryan" <susanefl@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10263] Re: Calling all Ideas! TESOL time X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 5954 Lines: 130 Thanks for sharing this inforamation about the TESOL conference offerings this year. I wish I could have been there! Maybe next time! Susan >From: ttweeton@comcast.net >Reply-To: nifl-esl@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10257] Re: Calling all Ideas! TESOL time >Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:22:27 -0400 (EDT) > > Ok you "Sour Grapers" I am going chime in to toot the TESOL bandwagon >and extoll the virtues of attending the TESOL conferences. How sad that >some of you feel there is nothing to be gained from attending, at least, >your state level conferences, let alone at the National level, where the >amount of knowledge gained (from research), new ideas encountered and >proposed, and networking is even more pronounced! >I had a simply stimulating and happy time at our Florida state TESOL >conference this week in Tampa. There was SO MUCH information being offered, >I had a hard choosing which workshop to attend! > >On the agenda(and some facts): > 1. Mary Lou McClosky,national researcher,who spoke of recent research in >Language learning which found among other things that Learners "have a >better comprehension and efficiency with texts when the content is most >similar to their own native cultures(Droop& Verhoeven, 1998). Interesting >fact given that we use text books that relate pretty much to our own US >culture. > >2. Again according to findings from research; the environment must >communicate that ELLs DO belong in the schools where they are for good >success in learning English and must feel accepted in their environment to >be successful in their education. This begins with the administration's >attitude. A GREAT discussion period ensued! It was HOT! A few >administrators actually were there!! > >3. Another thought provoker;Academic concepts must be developed in the L1 >language first. Really! For sure we don't do this anywhere I know of....( >more work now for you people out to change the world!!) > >4.Dr Edwidge Crevecoeur from the University of South Florida, communicated >from research that if given a sheet of paper upside down to a new student >and the student accepts the paper without turning it right side up means >that the student isn't ready to learn to read. Rather an interesting fact, >don't you think? I certainly wanted to know more! > >5.Prof.Crevecoeur continued with more facts that symbols and signs(things >in the community) are meaningless to the student if they are not >communicated in context,even if you think they should know what they mean >because these symbols are so familiar to YOU. > >6. Did you know that 98% of illiterate immigrant Haitien people could not >identify the number 9 consistantly because it looked like a >symbol(squiggles really) from their culture which has a different meaning >to them. > >7.Prof Mark Putnam from the U. of Tampa doesn't subscribe to Chomsky's >theory of LA(not proven we know....) or to the theory that one will NEVER >lose one's accent if learning any language over the age of 10. He feels it >is a huge matter of motivation!!His theory is that if a student would be >paid 10 million dollars like the movie stars for their films, where the >stars must use a new accent, the student will learn the new accent for >sure!! He postulates that not losing it is an identity issue! Really >interesting stuff. The room was abuzz to say the least!!! Imagine what >teachers from other countries had to say about this!! > >These were just SOME of the interesting facts I picked up from the >workshops I attended. The many vendors showed plenty of new materials that >I hadn't seen. For those of you contemplating producing new language >material for publication, these visits to the vendors are a MUST at a state >conference! > >This conference was also the opportunity to say hello to old friends from >around the state, and rub shoulders with new people doing really facinating >things in their fields!! I am proud to say that Dr Eric Dwyer, (my old >prof, and now a friend) was there. He just got thru organizing the >Longbeach conference many of you attended. I got to listen to him talk >about his experiences.(second best to being there personally!) He will of >course be working on the TESOL conference in 2006 in Tampa. > >And lastly,it was a great opportunity to get involved with the >international TESOL organization and hear the news from around the world >and meet Christine Coombs the 2006 organizer, who lives in Dubai, no less!! > >Why on earth would one NOT want to attend these conferences with so much >being offered!!!!! > >Tanya Tweeton >ESOL and GED Program >Fort Lauderdale, Florida > > > > > > I'm not sure what they want. I got tired of being rejected. I didn't > > go to TESOL this year but in previous years, I didn't think their adult > > ESL offerings (on the whole) were all that interesting (or is that a > > case of sour grapes?). > > Abbie Tom > > abtom@mindspring.com > > Abbie Tom > > Durham Technical Community College > > Durham, NC US > > > > > > On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 04:19 PM, Andres Muro wrote: > > > TESOL seems to like cutesy titles for their presentations. Things >like: > > > > > > The beatles, "Let it be" and verb conjugation > > > > > > Loonie toons and other cartoons to teach adjectives > > > > > > Rock and roll and modal auxiliaries. > > > > > > The are not too interested in ideologcal stuff such as poverty, > > > access, gender issues, etc. A few years ago I was thinking of > > > submitting several proposals with cute titles and bogus content to see > > > if they got accepted. I am kind of lazy though. > > > > > > Andres > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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