Hi, Heide,
 
I look forward to seeing you next week as well.  
 
My main concern is that subject lines be comprehensible and generally reflective of the topic-- both for current readers and the archives. 
 
I think what you suggest (below) will work well for the discussion as it occurs and also serve those who may search the National Institute for Literacy's archives at a later date.  I will also summarize the discussion and make that available online after the discussion concludes.
 
Thanks for the suggestion and see you next week.
 
Lynda
 
Lynda Terrill
lterrill at cal.org
 
 
 

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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Wrigley, Heide
Sent: Tue 5/6/2008 3:19 PM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2332] subject line for topics and subtopics


Hello Lynda and all 
 
I look forward to "seeing" many of you on-line next week for the L2 Reading Discussion but had a question about subject lines also. 
 
If a question is in response to a topic but the response moves in a new direction (subtopic), when should the topic line switch? In other words, I can imagine us having a discussion under the heading of functional reading and as part of a response someone (ok, me) might introduce the idea of assessing functional literacy which would introduce a subtopic (assessment). 
 
It makes sense to me to have the subject line then read "functional literacy-assessment" so the posts would pop up for both topics if someone searches the archives. 
 
Does that work for you (i.e., the system)? 
 
Heide 
 
Heide at literacywork.com 
 
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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Lynda Terrill
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 12:33 PM
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2329] learning multiple languages and othersubject lines
 
Hello, all,
 
There are several interrelated and engaging conversations going on and many people are subscribing to the list, probably in anticipation of next week's focused discussion on reading and adult English language learners.  
 
I am jumping in here to remind posters to please make sure the subject lines of their posts reflect the topics they are writing about.  This is particularly important for the archives--subject lines that only note the digested version of this list or which don't reflect the actual content of emails make it more difficult to search the archives effectively.
 
Thanks,
 
Lynda Terrill
lterrill at cal.org
 
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