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 j2FGnPC27214; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:49:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:49:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20050315164343.21188.qmail@web31512.mail.mud.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: Flannery Quinn <flanneryq@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10789] Re: Leadership/Support groups for ESL learners X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1576 Lines: 55 Where is the program located? I would be interested in knowing more. Thanks, Flannery Quinn ESL teacher, San Francisco ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Kildall" <kildalljt@hotmail.com> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" > <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:31 AM > Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10787] Leadership/Support groups > for ESL learners > > > > Hi, > > I have been working as a volunteer with an > immigrant program that offers > > support groups for Latin American women in > Spanish. These groups serve to > > teach their participants about their rights, and > resources available to > > them, but they also teach the participants how to > speak for themselves, > > and their communities. From what I have seen and > heard, these groups have > > been quite successful at building its > participants' self-esteems. Do any > > of you have similar programs? Have they been > successful? Any pit falls? I > > think these groups are particularly successful > because they are offered in > > the participants' native language. Has anyone > tried this in English ( > > learners' second language)? > > Thanks for any input, > > Josh > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life > Events for advice on how to > > get there! > http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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