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 j3SEnKG13511; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:49:20 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:49:20 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050428144720.94913.qmail@web54301.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: "A. Gubin" <gubinorama@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10844] help with mixed level class X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1365 Lines: 35 Hello all, I need help figuring out some activities for a very mixed-level class. I teach an Advanced Beginner-Intermediate ESL class. Last week, I taught a class with three new students two of whom spoke hardly any English (They didn’t understand “What’s your name” and “Where are you from.”) and one of who spoke just a bit more. The other three of my students were at the advanced beginner level; I was working on the simple past tense with them and prosody issues. I had a hard time improvising activities for the class and that is why I am writing this list. Do you have ideas about activities that would work for such a mixed-level class as the one I describe above? I would appreciate both ideas for activities/teaching points the entire class can participate in at the same time AND ideas for activities that can occur side-by-side, e.g. half the class does a worksheet and the other half works with me. Some background: I teach in a rolling admissions ESL program with very mixed level classes (mixed both in terms of language ability and literacy). I am used to teaching in this environment, but earlier this week, I got thrown for a loop. Thanks! Sandi Gubinorama at yahoo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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