Please!

Sally
On Aug 10, 2007, at 12:17 PM, janeaddeo at comcast.net wrote:


> Great idea!  Also, I would like to suggest techniques and materials  

> for teaching ESL to adult students who are illiterate or low- 

> literate in L1 and / or who have little or no formal schooling in  

> their home countries.

>

> Jane

>

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> From: "shirley burns" <threedog at cyberport.net>

>

> > I know this is broad but how about some discussion on multi level

> > classrooms. This is a big challenge for many of us who deal with  

> a wide

> > level of abilities in one class.

> >

> > Shirley Burns

> >

> > FVCC

> >

> > Kalispell, Mt

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> > From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov

> > [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Cross,  

> Patricia J.

> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 1:02 PM

> > To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

> > Subject: [EnglishLanguage 1649] Re: Ideas for Special Topics  

> Discussions

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> > How about "Ideas for Increasing Vocabulary for ESL Students. Our  

> students

> > see many words but research that I h ave re ad seems to point to  

> the use of a

> > word 500 times to add it to your vocabulary. How to get students  

> to use

> > words so they can be familiar with them and enlarge their  

> vocabularies.

> >

> > Pat Cross

> >

> > Even Start

> >

> > Oklahoma City

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> From: "shirley burns" <threedog at cyberport.net>

> Date: August 10, 2007 11:14:23 AM MDT

> To: "'The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List'"  

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> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 1652] Re: Ideas for Special Topics  

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