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Title: An Alternative to the Five Paragraph Essay
Body: An alternative to the five paragraph essay: What worked for me was a series of one-on-one impromptu debates. I would announce the names of the two debaters and the debate topic. Then everyone had 10 minutes to prepare. The two debaters chose sides, and wrote notes on what their points would be. The audience did "quick writes" in good essay form for a grade. Unlike the debaters, members of the audience could choose whether to advocate for one side only, or to discuss the issue. Although I thought carefully about which two students should lead off, the first debate was rarely very good. But as the process went on, I noticed that the performance of both debaters and audience improved markedly. The excitement of one-on-one competition, the time pressure, and the examples in full view all tended to promote the writing of a strong initial statement followed by a development of supporting points. An unexpected byproduct of the debate format was that students began thinking in English from the start of the "paper." I tried the lecture route first. Debates were faster and much more fun. Baldwin, A. [TESL-L] an alternative to the five-paragraph essay. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 2 Feb 2007).
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Title: An Alternative to the Five Paragraph Essay
Body: An alternative to the five paragraph essay: What worked for me was a series of one-on-one impromptu debates. I would announce the names of the two debaters and the debate topic. Then everyone had 10 minutes to prepare. The two debaters chose sides, and wrote notes on what their points would be. The audience did "quick writes" in good essay form for a grade. Unlike the debaters, members of the audience could choose whether to advocate for one side only, or to discuss the issue. Although I thought carefully about which two students should lead off, the first debate was rarely very good. But as the process went on, I noticed that the performance of both debaters and audience improved markedly. The excitement of one-on-one competition, the time pressure, and the examples in full view all tended to promote the writing of a strong initial statement followed by a development of supporting points. An unexpected byproduct of the debate format was that students began thinking in English from the start of the "paper." I tried the lecture route first. Debates were faster and much more fun. Baldwin, A. [TESL-L] an alternative to the five-paragraph essay. Teachers of English as a Second Language List listserv (TESL-L@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU, 2 Feb 2007).
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Title: Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Body: From http://www.cal.org/caela CAELA--The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition CAELA was created to help states build their capacity to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. CAELA accomplishes its mission through the following tasks: *Leading an initiative to build state capacity for improving the skills of teachers and administrators in adult ESL programs *Developing an easy-to-use repository of resources (e.g., research studies, instructional curricula, information on language acquisition) that are accessible through the CAELA Web site *Producing easily accessible materials that synthesize research and make applications to practice *Developing a toolkit of training materials for professional developers *Providing technical assistance to adult ESL teachers, programs, and states Resources include -ESL Activities for African-American History Month at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/civicsAAmon.html -Picture Stories for ESL Health Literacy at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html -Student Performance Level (SPL) Descriptors for Listening Comprehension and Oral Communication at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/slspls.html -Student Performance Level Descriptors for Reading and Writing at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/rwspls.html -A brief on Understanding Adult ESL Content Standards at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/contentstandards.html To browse these and many other available resources available, go to http://www.cal.org/caela .
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Title: Center for Adult English Language Acquisition
Body: From http://www.cal.org/caela CAELA--The Center for Adult English Language Acquisition CAELA was created to help states build their capacity to promote English language learning and academic achievement of adults learning English. CAELA accomplishes its mission through the following tasks: *Leading an initiative to build state capacity for improving the skills of teachers and administrators in adult ESL programs *Developing an easy-to-use repository of resources (e.g., research studies, instructional curricula, information on language acquisition) that are accessible through the CAELA Web site *Producing easily accessible materials that synthesize research and make applications to practice *Developing a toolkit of training materials for professional developers *Providing technical assistance to adult ESL teachers, programs, and states Resources include -ESL Activities for African-American History Month at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/civicsAAmon.html -Picture Stories for ESL Health Literacy at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html -Student Performance Level (SPL) Descriptors for Listening Comprehension and Oral Communication at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/slspls.html -Student Performance Level Descriptors for Reading and Writing at www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/rwspls.html -A brief on Understanding Adult ESL Content Standards at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/contentstandards.html To browse these and many other available resources available, go to http://www.cal.org/caela .
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Title: National Foreign Language Week
Body: From http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm National Foreign Language Week will be celebrated from 5-11 March 2007 The theme for the year 2007 is: "Languages : The Key to Common Understanding" Every year a NFLW poster with a new theme is printed. It is distributed free to all Alpha Mu Gamma chapters and is available for sale to the public. Normally the posters size is 24"x19", and are printed in two versions - one with the official date for the Week and one without. The cost, at present, per poster is $6 and shipping & handling is $6 (for 1-5 posters). Shipping is free for orders of 25 posters and above. They are mailed out in solid mailing tube by US Priority Mail. For more information, go to http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm .
Source: Alpha Mu Gamma
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Title: National Foreign Language Week
Body: From http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm National Foreign Language Week will be celebrated from 5-11 March 2007 The theme for the year 2007 is: "Languages : The Key to Common Understanding" Every year a NFLW poster with a new theme is printed. It is distributed free to all Alpha Mu Gamma chapters and is available for sale to the public. Normally the posters size is 24"x19", and are printed in two versions - one with the official date for the Week and one without. The cost, at present, per poster is $6 and shipping & handling is $6 (for 1-5 posters). Shipping is free for orders of 25 posters and above. They are mailed out in solid mailing tube by US Priority Mail. For more information, go to http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/honor/amg/nflw.htm .
Source: Alpha Mu Gamma
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Title: Culture Kiosque: European Guide to Arts and Culture Worldwide
Body: From http://culturekiosque.com Culturekiosque contains “what's worth it” in arts, culture and entertainment worldwide, delivering original, largely exclusive coverage and commentary about Europe, North America, and around the world, as well as an event calendar that keeps frequent travelers abreast of significant cultural events worldwide for use in planning trips. Content is separated into seven editorial areas: * Art and Archaeology : feature stories, virtual galleries, and exhibition and book reviews * Cyberchef : Haute cuisine- recipes, book reviews and interviews * Dance : Performance and book reviews and interviews * Jazznet : Jazz features, CD reviews and interviews * Klassiknet : Classical music coverage * Nouveau : Film, popular music and cutting-edge popular culture * Operanet : Opera coverage Visit the site at http://culturekiosque.com .
Source: Culture Kiosque
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Title: Culture Kiosque: European Guide to Arts and Culture Worldwide
Body: From http://culturekiosque.com Culturekiosque contains “what's worth it” in arts, culture and entertainment worldwide, delivering original, largely exclusive coverage and commentary about Europe, North America, and around the world, as well as an event calendar that keeps frequent travelers abreast of significant cultural events worldwide for use in planning trips. Content is separated into seven editorial areas: * Art and Archaeology : feature stories, virtual galleries, and exhibition and book reviews * Cyberchef : Haute cuisine- recipes, book reviews and interviews * Dance : Performance and book reviews and interviews * Jazznet : Jazz features, CD reviews and interviews * Klassiknet : Classical music coverage * Nouveau : Film, popular music and cutting-edge popular culture * Operanet : Opera coverage Visit the site at http://culturekiosque.com .
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Title: Book: Teaching World Languages for Social Justice
Body: From http://tinyurl.com/2c4l2v Teaching World Languages for Social Justice A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices by Terry A. Osborn Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through concrete examples, for promoting social justice and developing a critical praxis in foreign language classrooms in the U.S. and in wider world language communities. For educators seeking to translate these ideals into classroom practice in an environment dominated by the current standards movement and accountability measures, the critical insights on language education offered in this text will be widely welcomed. The text is designed as a sourcebook for translating theory into practice. Each chapter includes the theoretical base, guidelines for practice, discussion of the relationship to existing practices in the world language classroom, suggestions for activity development (which can be integrated into a professional portfolio), illustrative examples, questions for reflection, and additional suggested readings. Teaching World Languages for Social Justice is a primary or supplementary text for second and foreign language teaching methods courses and is equally appropriate for graduate courses in language education or educational studies. Visit the publisher’s site at http://tinyurl.com/2c4l2v .
Source: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
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Title: Book: Teaching World Languages for Social Justice
Body: From http://tinyurl.com/2c4l2v Teaching World Languages for Social Justice A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices by Terry A. Osborn Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through concrete examples, for promoting social justice and developing a critical praxis in foreign language classrooms in the U.S. and in wider world language communities. For educators seeking to translate these ideals into classroom practice in an environment dominated by the current standards movement and accountability measures, the critical insights on language education offered in this text will be widely welcomed. The text is designed as a sourcebook for translating theory into practice. Each chapter includes the theoretical base, guidelines for practice, discussion of the relationship to existing practices in the world language classroom, suggestions for activity development (which can be integrated into a professional portfolio), illustrative examples, questions for reflection, and additional suggested readings. Teaching World Languages for Social Justice is a primary or supplementary text for second and foreign language teaching methods courses and is equally appropriate for graduate courses in language education or educational studies. Visit the publisher’s site at http://tinyurl.com/2c4l2v .
Source: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
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Title: New Book: Teaching Word Meanings
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-191.html Teaching Word Meanings, by Steven A. Stahl and William E. Nagy PUBLISHER: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates This text focuses on the teaching of vocabulary from a pragmatic yet theoretically grounded approach to understanding how students learn word meanings as well as how teachers can strategically decide when to invest in particular types of vocabulary development and what that might look like in application. The authors systematically advance a teaching methodology intended to promote long term change in students through the purposeful teaching of 'word consciousness' as a lifelong approach to valuing word discovery and meaning apprehension. Suitable for teacher education programs, including pre-service teaching methods classes, this text is also useful for practicing teachers who are continuing to develop their knowledge and understanding of literacy learning and development. Read a review of this book at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-191.html . For purchasing information, go to http://tinyurl.com/2sybff .
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: New Book: Teaching Word Meanings
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-191.html Teaching Word Meanings, by Steven A. Stahl and William E. Nagy PUBLISHER: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates This text focuses on the teaching of vocabulary from a pragmatic yet theoretically grounded approach to understanding how students learn word meanings as well as how teachers can strategically decide when to invest in particular types of vocabulary development and what that might look like in application. The authors systematically advance a teaching methodology intended to promote long term change in students through the purposeful teaching of 'word consciousness' as a lifelong approach to valuing word discovery and meaning apprehension. Suitable for teacher education programs, including pre-service teaching methods classes, this text is also useful for practicing teachers who are continuing to develop their knowledge and understanding of literacy learning and development. Read a review of this book at http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-191.html . For purchasing information, go to http://tinyurl.com/2sybff .
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Title: Online Journal: Reading in a Foreign Language
Body: Reading in a Foreign Language is a free online refereed journal in the latest developments in the field, both theoretical and pedagogic, including improving standards for foreign language reading. It is published twice a year, in April and October. Visit the site to browse past issues at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/about.html .
Source: NFLRC
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Title: Online Journal: Reading in a Foreign Language
Body: Reading in a Foreign Language is a free online refereed journal in the latest developments in the field, both theoretical and pedagogic, including improving standards for foreign language reading. It is published twice a year, in April and October. Visit the site to browse past issues at http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/rfl/about.html .
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Title: Facilitating Connections to International Business: A Guide for Foreign Language Educators
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/moreinfo.php?product_ID=1 Facilitating Connections to International Business: A Guide for Foreign Language Educators Authors: Patricia Ryan Paulsell, Cate Brubaker This free downloadable guide includes five short articles written by experts in the fields of business and language. It focuses on best practices in connecting U.S. foreign language programs and their learners with the international business community, while at the same time offering an overview of "stakeholder analysis" that should help business language educators to strategize about the best ways to make similar connections. The two annotated bibliographies included at the end of the document suggest resources for further reading. The first offers an array of articles on stakeholder analysis. The second presents articles from a variety of business journals that explore the needs and experiences of American businesses in terms of language and culture in the global business environment. For more information and to download the guide, go to http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/moreinfo.php?product_ID=1 .
Source: Center for Language Education and Research
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Title: Facilitating Connections to International Business: A Guide for Foreign Language Educators
Body: From http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/moreinfo.php?product_ID=1 Facilitating Connections to International Business: A Guide for Foreign Language Educators Authors: Patricia Ryan Paulsell, Cate Brubaker This free downloadable guide includes five short articles written by experts in the fields of business and language. It focuses on best practices in connecting U.S. foreign language programs and their learners with the international business community, while at the same time offering an overview of "stakeholder analysis" that should help business language educators to strategize about the best ways to make similar connections. The two annotated bibliographies included at the end of the document suggest resources for further reading. The first offers an array of articles on stakeholder analysis. The second presents articles from a variety of business journals that explore the needs and experiences of American businesses in terms of language and culture in the global business environment. For more information and to download the guide, go to http://clear.msu.edu/clear/store/moreinfo.php?product_ID=1 .
Source: Center for Language Education and Research
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Title: Call for Papers: Nexus: A Journal for Teachers in Development
Body: From http://home.earthlink.net/~slschwartz/id3.html Nexus: A Journal for Teachers in Development Deadline for submissions to the 2007 issue: April 30, 2007 This special issue particularly seeks articles that address: * How teacher training has changed since the mid-1990s * Current trends in teacher education * Features of exemplary training programs Articles that address the topics below will also be considered. Submissions are solicited for articles on a wide range of topics dealing with teacher education/teacher development/teacher training. The journal is aimed at teacher educators of English as a second/foreign language teachers. It is intended to be a resource for all those involved in this field and especially for people who do not have easy access to materials about teacher education. Please note that articles submitted for consideration should deal with some aspect of how to increase the expertise of people who train teachers of ESOL students. General articles about teaching ESOL are not the focus of the journal. For full information about submission guidelines, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~slschwartz/id3.html .
Source: Nexus
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Title: Call for Papers: Nexus: A Journal for Teachers in Development
Body: From http://home.earthlink.net/~slschwartz/id3.html Nexus: A Journal for Teachers in Development Deadline for submissions to the 2007 issue: April 30, 2007 This special issue particularly seeks articles that address: * How teacher training has changed since the mid-1990s * Current trends in teacher education * Features of exemplary training programs Articles that address the topics below will also be considered. Submissions are solicited for articles on a wide range of topics dealing with teacher education/teacher development/teacher training. The journal is aimed at teacher educators of English as a second/foreign language teachers. It is intended to be a resource for all those involved in this field and especially for people who do not have easy access to materials about teacher education. Please note that articles submitted for consideration should deal with some aspect of how to increase the expertise of people who train teachers of ESOL students. General articles about teaching ESOL are not the focus of the journal. For full information about submission guidelines, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~slschwartz/id3.html .
Source: Nexus
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Title: CALICO 2007 Annual Symposium: The Many (Inter)Faces of CALL
Body: From https://www.calico.org/conference/index.php?id=2 CALICO 2007 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM The Many (Inter)Faces of CALL Hosted by Texas State University San Marcos, TX May 22-26, 2007 Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, May 22 - Wednesday, May 23 Courseware Showcase: Thursday, May 24 Presentation Sessions: Thursday, May 24 - Saturday, May 26 CALICO is a professional organization dedicated to the use of technology in foreign/second language learning and teaching. CALICO's symposia bring together educators, administrators, materials developers, researchers, government representatives, vendors of hardware and software, and others interested in the field of computer-assisted language learning. For more information, go to https://www.calico.org/conference/index.php?id=1 .
Source: Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
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Title: CALICO 2007 Annual Symposium: The Many (Inter)Faces of CALL
Body: From https://www.calico.org/conference/index.php?id=2 CALICO 2007 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM The Many (Inter)Faces of CALL Hosted by Texas State University San Marcos, TX May 22-26, 2007 Preconference Workshops: Tuesday, May 22 - Wednesday, May 23 Courseware Showcase: Thursday, May 24 Presentation Sessions: Thursday, May 24 - Saturday, May 26 CALICO is a professional organization dedicated to the use of technology in foreign/second language learning and teaching. CALICO's symposia bring together educators, administrators, materials developers, researchers, government representatives, vendors of hardware and software, and others interested in the field of computer-assisted language learning. For more information, go to https://www.calico.org/conference/index.php?id=1 .
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