Yes!!!

On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Lynda Terrill <lterrill at cal.org> wrote:


>  Dear subscribers,

>

> It might be productive for the list to refocus on sharing principles and

> strategies for getting to know who the learners are-- including their needs,

> goals as well as language proficiencies, demographic, and cultural

> backgrounds.

>

> I'm wondering whether the nature of online discussions themselves may

> sometimes lead to simplification (or over-simplification) of complex

> issues.   A word or a phrase or an expressed idea may seem more immutable in

> print than it might be in real life.  I have little doubt that if we met in

> real time at a café, we would find that we have much in common.  If this

> imaginary meeting were like almost all of the conversations I've had with

> other adult ESL practitioners, we'd all be talking with respect, admiration,

> and concern for the adult English language learners we work with.

>

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Lynda Terrill

> List moderator

> *lterrill at cal.org* <lterrill at cal.org>

>

>

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