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 i59Hw0921132; Wed, 9 Jun 2004 13:58:00 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 13:58:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <BAY1-DAV575lTeHexWv000305f0@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 Manger" <smanger@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10335] RE: X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: MSN 9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 4060 Lines: 125 Not a new idea but I recommend students watch television with the closed captions enabled. It gives some practice in seeing the word as it is spoken. Granted sometimes the closed captions are written in gibberish but most students can tell the difference. Thus a productive use of leisure time! Susan Manger - LVA Imperial County, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tommy McDonell" <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:10 AM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10331] RE: > 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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