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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LEGISLATION AND POLICY SHAPING ENGLISH INSTRUCTION ON NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS |
| Ingrid Greenberg, San Diego Community College District, San Diego, California, USA |
Learn about the recently signed Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act and the ways in which one regional consortium has
collaborated to implement WIOA in its area. Readers are encouraged to
share their experiences with WIOA and other national and regional
legislation. Read More |
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| ARTICLES |
| SYSTEMATIC PHONICS + AUTHENTIC LANGUAGE = BALACED LITERACY: A FORMULA FOR TEACHING ADULT ESL STUDENTS WITH LIMITED LITERACY SKILLS |
| Jennifer Christenson, Granite Peaks Adult Education, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
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The author explores the widespread debate between systematic
phonics instruction and authentic language instruction in teaching
English literacy, and proposes a balance between the two. Sample lesson
outlines and tips for effective instruction are provided. Read More |
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| "ENGLISH LOVES YOU, TOO" |
| Rebecca Sandy, Tampa Language Center, Tampa, Florida, USA |
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The author presents a transcript of a discussion between
herself and one of her most promising students, an ELL who is on her way
to becoming a TESOL teacher. Cultural issues in TESOL instruction and
the powerful influences of teachers are discussed. Read More |
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| APPLYING MARZANO'S SIX-STEP PROCESS TO TEACH NATIVE ARABIC SPEAKERS |
| Reena Mathew, American University of Kuwait, Salmiya, Kuwait |
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Reflecting upon the ways in which her Arabic-speaking students
struggled to retain vocabulary terms beyond the exam, Mathew describes
her search for innovative ways to help students retain words for use in
everyday life. She outlines Marzano’s six-step process for learning
vocabulary and adapts it to the English language–learning classroom. Read More |
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| ESL STUDENT PROJECT: PERSISTENCE AND PRIDE |
| Elizabeth Gibb, McClatchy Adult School, Sacramento, California, USA |
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Dr. Ellie Fisher uses an innovative approach to teaching ESL in
which her students create a cookbook containing recipes from their
native cultures. The author provides a profile of Dr. Fisher and her
instructional activities, and discusses the benefits Dr. Fisher’s
students reap from the cookbook activity. Read More |
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| ENHANCING THE DIGITAL SKILLS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS STUDYING AT A DISTANCE |
| Jenifer Vanek, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA & Jerome Johnston, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
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The authors describe instructional strategies used in effective
online distance learning for ELLs studying in adult basic education
programs in the United States. The authors review how innovative
instructional strategies, made possible through active facilitation by
the teacher, best support language learning, persistence, and skill
development for future use of technology in jobs and in further
educational pursuits. Read More |
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