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 i59FBf916549; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 11:11:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 11:11:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <010a01c44e33$b37abac0$6402a8c0@TOMMYSONY> 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: "Tommy McDonell" <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10331] RE: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3242 Lines: 98 Hi. How about asking students to return something in a department store and having them tape their response. Or asking students to buy something in a hardware store? Tommy Tommy B. McDonell Adjunct, Marymount Manhattan College tmcdonell@mmm.edu; Adjunct NYU-Steinhardt School of Education tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu H: 212-929-6768 before 9:30PM Fax:212-929-1129 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pecoraro, Diane" <Diane.Pecoraro@state.mn.us> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 10:52 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10330] RE: > I am preparing a workshop on helping learners to learn OUTSIDE the > classroom. This workshop will build on a workshop that Miriam Burt and I > developed some years ago for Spring Institute. > > I am putting this out with the hope that many of you have some nifty ideas > for encouraging learners to be mindful about learning when they are not in > their ESL class. Recommendations for activities, resources and strategies > would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > Diane Pecoraro > MN Department of Education > 1500 Highway 36 West > Roseville, MN 55113 > 651 582-8424 > diane.pecoraro@state.mn.us > 651 634-5154 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judy Rittenhouse [mailto:jrittenhouse@alclv.org] > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 7:51 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10329] Re: help for a friend > > > Agreeing with your assertions about the teacher's empathy and the student's > comfort, I'd surely like to know the books that people recommend. > Judy R > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tommy McDonell" <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:09 AM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10328] help for a friend > > > > Hi. This is from a friend of mine who will join this listserv soon. Any > help > > is appreciated! > > > > I must choose two books to recommend to the class; one that is > > teacher-oriented and one that is student-oriented, each on the same > topic. > > My topic is going to be about "psychological motivation." I would like to > > find two books that discuss the importance of the psychological components > > that are needed to be an effective teacher of a 2nd language. It is my > > belief that the student can better learn if the teacher has the ability to > > develop a relationship with the student, making her/him feel comfortable > > enough to make mistakes without feeling embarrassed. The teacher must be > > empathetic, patient, and caring. I think these qualities can help make > > learning a 2nd language a pleasant, non-threatening experience for the > > student. I should have chosen a different topic for this, but I assumed > this > > topic had something to do with another paper we are writing; when, it is > > actually its own topic with no connection to other papers. This > assignment > > is about the two books we are recommending to the other students. > > > > > > Tommy B. McDonell > > Adjunct, Marymount Manhattan College > > tmcdonell@mmm.edu; > > Adjunct NYU-Steinhardt School of Education > > tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu > > H: 212-929-6768 before 9:30PM > > Fax:212-929-1129 > > > > > > >
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