If you are interested and will send me your email address, I will
forward emails that were sent to me in response to my questions below.
These teachers offered suggestions about acquiring second language that
may be helpful to you as a college student who is advancing in acquiring
English as a writer.  Sheryl 

Sheryl Rogel
English Instructor
Bates Technical College
1101 Yakima Ave S
Tacoma, WA   98498
253-680-7267 

"Every study of young writers I've done in the last twenty years has
underestimated what they can do; in fact, we know very little about the
human potential for writing."  Donald Graves

 

________________________________

From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Elexia Arbuckle
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:59 AM
To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2372] Re: Best ESL Books, Teacher Resources, &
Movies

 

Well I am a student still studying English and working on building my
grammar as well. I am in college though, and looking to see what kind of
information is recommended for one who is interested in gathereing some
teacher - ESL information, and for people with difficulties in English




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> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 12:29:15 -0700

> From: srogel at bates.ctc.edu

> To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2364] Re: Best ESL Books, Teacher Resources,

& Movies

> 

> Greetings. I am new to this blogging world; thus, I may be not

applying

> this form correctly as I am just 'replying to all' via my email. 

> 

> I am quite interested in the how teachers advance the language of

higher

> level learners of English. In my regular college prep English courses,

> I work with a few students each quarter at this level, and in the last

> week I have been introduced to two young, 14 year old, Chinese

students

> attending a local private school who want to advance their English

this

> summer.

> 

> They have been excellent students in their Chinese schools and their

> thinking shows depth and much of their speaking and writing in our

> language is delightful --- similar to our high school and adult

> students. However, their writing also reflects a variety of

> misunderstandings about sentence structure and verb and preposition

> choices, as well as a lack of depth in vocabulary, i.e. overuse of

words

> such as 'good' - 'nice' - words that appear in primary school readers.

> They are asked to write page+ long assignments and the

misunderstandings

> continue to pile up until we must ask, "Where do we start?" 

> 

> Any suggestions focusing on strategies, lessons, and/or ideas that

have

> been successful in advancing English competency would be welcomed.

> Thank you. 

> 

> Hope you wake up to a weekend of sunshine for your Mother's Day

> celebrations ..... we are hoping for the same in the Northwest.

> 

> Sheryl Rogel

> English Instructor

> Bates Technical College

> 1101 Yakima Ave S

> Tacoma, WA 98498

> 253-680-7267 

> "Every study of young writers I've done in the last twenty years has

> underestimated what they can do; in fact, we know very little about

the

> human potential for writing." Donald Graves

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov

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

> ddilker at brockport.edu

> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 9:30 AM

> To: The Adult English Language Learners Discussion List

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2363] Re: Best ESL Books, Teacher

Resources,&

> Movies

> 

> Thank you so much, Larry. This is wonderful. I teach Burmese and this

> is very, very helpful 

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: LaFerlazzo at aol.com

> Date: Friday, May 9, 2008 11:43 am

> Subject: [EnglishLanguage 2362] Re: Best ESL Books, Teacher Resources,

&

> Movies

> To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov

> 

> > I've posted these on other lists, but I don't think I've ever 

> > shared them 

> > with this particular list.

> > 

> > People might be interested in these "The Best..." lists:

> > 

> > The Best Books For Teaching & Learning ESL/EFL

> > _http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/19/the-best-books-for-

> > teaching-lear

> > ning-eslefl/_ 

> > (http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/19/the-best-books-for-

> > teaching-learning-eslefl/) 

> > 

> > 

> > The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL

> > _http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/26/the-best-popular-

> > moviestv-shows-

> > for-eslefl/_ 

> > (http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/26/the-best-popular-

> > moviestv-shows-for-eslefl/) 

> > 

> > 

> > The Best Resource Sties For ESL/EFL Teachers

> > _http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/the-best-resource-

> > sites-for-esle

> > fl-teachers/_ 

> > (http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/04/29/the-best-resource-

> > sites-for-eslefl-teachers/) 

> > 

> > 

> > Larry Ferlazzo

> > Luther Burbank High School

> > Sacramento, CA

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new 

> > twists on family 

> > favorites at AOL Food. 

> > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)

> > 

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