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 i5AELB917958; Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:21:11 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:21:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20040609195215.39960.qmail@web11003.mail.yahoo.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: Valley Peters <valleydemt@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10341] Re: help for a friend X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1809 Lines: 63 I suggest looking into the Community Language Learning theory developed by Curran. He was a psychologist and there are many elements in his theories that relate to what you've written about. Valley Peters Teton Literacy Program --- Tommy McDonell <tommy.mcdonell@nyu.edu> wrote: > 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 > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
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