I know that the Mexican government provides materials
and teachers for free for a Spanish literacy program.
And more and more literacy courses are offered on the
web.
I think the best ESL program would also have such
classes as a component.
Paul Rogers

--- Steve Rainey <srainey at mtnstatesgroup.org> wrote:


> There are a number of African languages (in addition

> to the 2 main Somali Bantu languages) that as yet

> have no written form. Depending on the number of

> refugees a program serves the percentage would

> change. Our program is refugee specific so for the

> past year Somali Bantu have been the majority of

> participants in our classes - as high as 95% in some

> classes.

> 

> 

> Steven J. Rainey, Director

> English Language Center

> 1607 W Jefferson St.

> Boise, ID 83702

> (208) 336-5533 ext. 269

> 

> >>> pwaynerogers at yahoo.com 11/03/05 08:19PM >>>

> In a previous post, someone mentioned the following:

> 

> Though there is an ever-growing population of ESL

> learners particularly adolescents and adults who are

> preliterate (meaning that their L1 does not have a

> written form).  Which means that this population

> does

> not have the opportunity of being literate in their

> L1.  

> 

> I am interested in knowing which people do not have

> a

> language with a written form.

> And what percentage of ESL students fall into this

> catgegory?

> 

> In my experience, most Spanish speakers are very

> literate. Mexico, for example, has a fairly decent

> public education system.

> Paul Rogers

> 

> 

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