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 j4262UG03709; Mon, 2 May 2005 02:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 02:02:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <D5572A3E-BACC-11D9-9859-000A27DEFCCC@earthlink.net> 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: Ardis Flenniken <aafnr@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10862] Re: okks for multilevel X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2045 Lines: 57 Great discussion on multilevel classes--always a challenge, especially in community-based adult ESL programs. Another good book is "Teaching Large Multilevel Classes" by Natalie Hess, Cambridge University Press, 2001 (ISBN: 0-521-66785-2). (Hess defines large as over 30 students.) It uses the same format as Penny Ur's "Grammar Practice Activities." It's a handbook of activities organized by purpose (e.g., motivation, written work, group work, establishing classroom routines, etc.). Say you want to work on spelling and mnemonic devices; Activity 4.24 has students in small groups brainstorm ways to remember meet/meat and hear/here (e.g., meeting needs 2 people, so 2 "ee's"; ear is in hear, etc.). Some activities are pretty advanced and may assume that students have had previous formal education, but they can be adapted and definitely stimulate a teacher's creativity for lesson planning. The emphasis on "learning how to learn" crops up, too. Best regards everyone, Ardis On Apr 29, 2005, at 10:40 AM, Nan wrote: > Thanks for the info! I will order directly, > > Nan > --- Terry Said <said@ameritech.net> wrote: >> As someone who has taught and given workshops on >> teaching multilevel classes, I do recommend Jill >> Bells' book Teaching Multilevel Classes in ESL. If >> Amazon says 1-2 months, I'd go to your local >> bookstore >> and have them order it for you, or go online >> directly >> to Dominie Press, or else go to your library and >> make >> an interlibrary loan and have them find the book for >> you. A textbook (of sorts) that I've recommended for >> multilevel classes is a Conversation Book 1: English >> in Everyday Life by Carver and Fotinos. It is >> published by Longman, >> ISBN 0-13-792433-X >> >> Terry Pruett-Said >> ESL teacher Michigan >> >> >> >> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > Ardis Flenniken, M.A. Educational Consulting Northridge, California
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