--- Forwarded Message from Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 12:42:56 -0600 >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: ESL for literacy >Disposition-Notification-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Return-Receipt-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Priority: HIGH I am teaching a class which is part of a new certificate in ESL teaching here at the University and many of our students come from the public school division. Recently, the demographics of the ESL students coming into our school division (Regina, SK, Canada) have changed to see a greater number of refugee immigrants. Often times these students are illiterate in their first language and have never had the opportunity for education. As a result, there are additional needs that need to be met in ESL teaching (apart from the obvious social and psychological needs as well). These students are integrated into regular classrooms of appropriate age groups, with additional hours working with an ESL resource person as well. One of the things that students hope to get out of the courses, therefore, are creative ways for teachers to work with these students, including through the use of technology (my course in the series). Students can range in age groups from anywhere between grade 3 and adult, so ideas for any range of ages would be appropriate. (Students do come younger than grade 3 as well, but are generally not classified differently for the sake of teaching because the division between their needs and regular ESL teaching needs is not as great.) I am wondering if anyone out there has any experience in teaching ESL with students who are illiterate in their first language, and if you would have any suggestions for resources in TELL teaching of these groups (articles, software, internet sites, etc). Thank you, Deanne Cobb Language Lab Manager Language Resource Centre University of Regina *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************