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Title: Resources for Adult ESL Teachers
Body: From http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/teacher/teachercorner.html The BYU English Language Center website features the following resources: -Understanding, Appreciating, and Respecting Adult ESL Learners: A teacher training video to help new teachers to understand adult ESL learners better. -Adult Education ESL Teachers Guide: This is a manual of instructions for the novice ESL teacher. -Activities to do the First Week: The ideas listed are designed to help you get to know your students (and help them get to know each other) as quickly as possible and establish a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom. -Effective Lesson Planning: This is a set of exercises to help the beginning teacher plan clear, logically sequenced lessons. These and other articles and resources are available at http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/teacher/teachercorner.html .
Source: Brigham Young University
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Title: Resources for Adult ESL Teachers
Body: From http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/teacher/teachercorner.html The BYU English Language Center website features the following resources: -Understanding, Appreciating, and Respecting Adult ESL Learners: A teacher training video to help new teachers to understand adult ESL learners better. -Adult Education ESL Teachers Guide: This is a manual of instructions for the novice ESL teacher. -Activities to do the First Week: The ideas listed are designed to help you get to know your students (and help them get to know each other) as quickly as possible and establish a relaxed atmosphere in the classroom. -Effective Lesson Planning: This is a set of exercises to help the beginning teacher plan clear, logically sequenced lessons. These and other articles and resources are available at http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/teacher/teachercorner.html .
Source: Brigham Young University
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Title: ESL Materials and Online Exercises
Body: From http://www.mcedservices.com Downloadable materials from this website include a reading skills test for per-literate students, alphabet and number flashcard exercises, word and number Bingo exercises, calendar exercises, and phonics exercises. They are available at http://www.mcedservices.com/PDFs.html . The online activities begin with audio input accompanied by online visuals, and they are followed by practice exercises. Topics include basic literacy skills, listening to prepositions, listening to immigrants, medicine labels and warnings, and environmental ESL exercises. The online exercises are available at http://www.mcedservices.com/online.html .
Source: Multi-Cultural Educational Services
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Title: ESL Materials and Online Exercises
Body: From http://www.mcedservices.com Downloadable materials from this website include a reading skills test for per-literate students, alphabet and number flashcard exercises, word and number Bingo exercises, calendar exercises, and phonics exercises. They are available at http://www.mcedservices.com/PDFs.html . The online activities begin with audio input accompanied by online visuals, and they are followed by practice exercises. Topics include basic literacy skills, listening to prepositions, listening to immigrants, medicine labels and warnings, and environmental ESL exercises. The online exercises are available at http://www.mcedservices.com/online.html .
Source: Multi-Cultural Educational Services
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Title: Listserv for Using TPRS to Teach English
Body: From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TPRSEnglish The TPRSEnglish listserv is a place for language teachers, instructors and educators to share knowledge of the TPRS method and adapt TPRS to the specific needs of teaching English. You can join this group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TPRSEnglish/join .
Source: TPRSEnglish at Yahoo.com
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Title: Listserv for Using TPRS to Teach English
Body: From http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TPRSEnglish The TPRSEnglish listserv is a place for language teachers, instructors and educators to share knowledge of the TPRS method and adapt TPRS to the specific needs of teaching English. You can join this group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TPRSEnglish/join .
Source: TPRSEnglish at Yahoo.com
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Title: Online Tours at the National Gallery of Art
Body: From http://www.nga.gov The National Gallery of Art’s website includes online tours of its collections. Choose a tour by school or medium and explore the National Gallery's collections of painting, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts. Many guides are available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files and can be downloaded in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Visitors can also explore an artist, work of art, or theme using alphabetized links. Visit the online tours page at http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/index.shtm .
Source: National Gallery of Art
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Title: Online Tours at the National Gallery of Art
Body: From http://www.nga.gov The National Gallery of Art’s website includes online tours of its collections. Choose a tour by school or medium and explore the National Gallery's collections of painting, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, and decorative arts. Many guides are available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files and can be downloaded in English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Visitors can also explore an artist, work of art, or theme using alphabetized links. Visit the online tours page at http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/index.shtm .
Source: National Gallery of Art
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Title: Recorded Poetry in Over Forty-Six Languages
Body: From http://lyrikline.org Lyrikline.org is a platform on the internet on which poems are available to listen to and to read both in their original languages and various translations. 450 poets and 4500 poems in 47 languages are available by now as well as thousands of translations in 44 languages. To access the poems on lyrikline.org you can use the alphabetical list of authors or, if you prefer, the different languages and editions on which lyrikline.org is based: Contemporary Poetry, The Audible Legacy, Poetry for Children and Visual Poetry. Lyrikline.org also provides information on the authors and their works, news, a visitors' book, a collection of international links and search functions. Visit the website at http://lyrikline.org/index.php?id=51&L=1 .
Source: lyrikline.org
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Title: Recorded Poetry in Over Forty-Six Languages
Body: From http://lyrikline.org Lyrikline.org is a platform on the internet on which poems are available to listen to and to read both in their original languages and various translations. 450 poets and 4500 poems in 47 languages are available by now as well as thousands of translations in 44 languages. To access the poems on lyrikline.org you can use the alphabetical list of authors or, if you prefer, the different languages and editions on which lyrikline.org is based: Contemporary Poetry, The Audible Legacy, Poetry for Children and Visual Poetry. Lyrikline.org also provides information on the authors and their works, news, a visitors' book, a collection of international links and search functions. Visit the website at http://lyrikline.org/index.php?id=51&L=1 .
Source: lyrikline.org
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Title: Resources for Raising Bilingual Children
Body: From http://www.multilingualchildren.org The Multilingual Children's Association is focused on the day-to-day joys and challenges of raising bilingual and multilingual children. Their website includes expert advice and real world wisdom, parent discussions, tips, resource directory, articles and more. The website is available at http://www.multilingualchildren.org/index.html .
Source: Multilingual Children’s Association
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Title: Resources for Raising Bilingual Children
Body: From http://www.multilingualchildren.org The Multilingual Children's Association is focused on the day-to-day joys and challenges of raising bilingual and multilingual children. Their website includes expert advice and real world wisdom, parent discussions, tips, resource directory, articles and more. The website is available at http://www.multilingualchildren.org/index.html .
Source: Multilingual Children’s Association
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Title: Printable Activities for Children
Body: From http://www.dltk-teach.com DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and cartoon characters. Among the available resources are thematic Bingo card and Memory game sets, as well as sentence sequencing printables. To access these resources, go to http://www.dltk-teach.com ; the Bingo and Memory games are near the bottom of the page.
Source: DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
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Title: Printable Activities for Children
Body: From http://www.dltk-teach.com DLTK's Crafts for Kids features a variety of printable children's crafts, coloring pages and more including projects for holidays, educational themes and cartoon characters. Among the available resources are thematic Bingo card and Memory game sets, as well as sentence sequencing printables. To access these resources, go to http://www.dltk-teach.com ; the Bingo and Memory games are near the bottom of the page.
Source: DLTK’s Crafts for Kids
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Title: Book: Becoming a Language Teacher
Body: From http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0205430821,00.html Becoming A Language Teacher: A Practical Guide to Second Language Learning and Teaching By Elaine K Horwitz Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Description: Elaine K. Horwitz explains fundamental knowledge about second language acquisition and language teaching, as well as answers practical questions such as: How do I plan a lesson? How will I know if the students are learning? How do I teach language when I am also teaching content material? How do I effectively use technology in language teaching? How can I ensure the academic success of my students? By considering actual classroom situations, students learn how to make instructional decisions in their own teaching settings. Becoming a Language Teacher addresses the latest trends in language teaching including effective approaches for teaching language in content classes, as well as the curriculum Standards for ESL and Languages Other Than English. This books is also appropriate for foreign language methods courses. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0205430821,00.html .
Source: Allyn & Bacon
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Title: Book: Becoming a Language Teacher
Body: From http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0205430821,00.html Becoming A Language Teacher: A Practical Guide to Second Language Learning and Teaching By Elaine K Horwitz Publisher: Allyn & Bacon Description: Elaine K. Horwitz explains fundamental knowledge about second language acquisition and language teaching, as well as answers practical questions such as: How do I plan a lesson? How will I know if the students are learning? How do I teach language when I am also teaching content material? How do I effectively use technology in language teaching? How can I ensure the academic success of my students? By considering actual classroom situations, students learn how to make instructional decisions in their own teaching settings. Becoming a Language Teacher addresses the latest trends in language teaching including effective approaches for teaching language in content classes, as well as the curriculum Standards for ESL and Languages Other Than English. This books is also appropriate for foreign language methods courses. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.ablongman.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0205430821,00.html .
Source: Allyn & Bacon
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Title: New Book: Reading Strategies of First- and Second-Language Learners
Body: From http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/mokhtari.shtml Reading Strategies of First- and Second-Language Learners: See How They Read Edited by Kouider Mokhtari and Ravi Sheorey Publisher: Christopher-Gorder Publishers, Inc. Here the editors use current reading research - in both conventional print and online formats - to determine what types of reading strategies first and second language readers use to enhance comprehension. The book also includes a succinct look at current testing tools, such as the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI) and the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS), plus multilingual studies that include research dealing with English as foreign language students (EFL) in Hungary and English for special purposes students (ESP) in Japan. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/mokhtari.shtml .
Source: Christopher-Gorder Publishers
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Title: New Book: Reading Strategies of First- and Second-Language Learners
Body: From http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/mokhtari.shtml Reading Strategies of First- and Second-Language Learners: See How They Read Edited by Kouider Mokhtari and Ravi Sheorey Publisher: Christopher-Gorder Publishers, Inc. Here the editors use current reading research - in both conventional print and online formats - to determine what types of reading strategies first and second language readers use to enhance comprehension. The book also includes a succinct look at current testing tools, such as the Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies Inventory (MARSI) and the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS), plus multilingual studies that include research dealing with English as foreign language students (EFL) in Hungary and English for special purposes students (ESP) in Japan. Visit the publisher’s website at http://www.christopher-gordon.com/Authors/mokhtari.shtml .
Source: Christopher-Gorder Publishers
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Title: Call for Papers: Cognitive Linguistics in the Second Language Classroom
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-3639.html Considering the rise in number of new publications on Cognitive Linguistics as applied to instructed L2 learning, there will be a workshop on this topic at the 3rd German Cognitive Linguistics Conference taking place at Leipzig/Germany, 25-27 September 08 (conference website: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~gcla08 ). Participants will share and discuss ideas and experiences and furthermore show that a Cognitive Linguistic approach to language is in line with modern strands of education-oriented applied linguistics and especially useful to second language pedagogy. Researchers who are interested in this topic are invited to submit abstracts focussing on but not limited to the following areas in connection with Cognitive Linguistics: - grammar teaching - metaphor theory - vocabulary expansion - L2 acquisition of phonology - cultural models - language/s for specific purposes - L2 pragmatics - mother tongue interference - L2 thinking for speaking - etc. Confirmed speakers and topics: - Sabine de Knop (Brussels), ''Conceptualisation and case-marking of abstract motion events in German or why do Germans wish 'einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr' on New Year's eve''? - Constanze Juchem-Grundmann (Koblenz), ''Teach concepts not expressions: Cognitive metaphor theory in the second language classroom'' - Marjolijn Verspoor (Groningen), ''A conceptual approach to the English lexicon'' The workshop has already been accepted and there is room for three or four more speakers. Please send your abstracts (approximately 300-500 words) to niemeieruni-koblenz.de and to cjuchemuni-koblenz.de no later than Dec 30, 2007.
Source: LINGUIST List
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Title: Call for Papers: Cognitive Linguistics in the Second Language Classroom
Body: From http://linguistlist.org/issues/18/18-3639.html Considering the rise in number of new publications on Cognitive Linguistics as applied to instructed L2 learning, there will be a workshop on this topic at the 3rd German Cognitive Linguistics Conference taking place at Leipzig/Germany, 25-27 September 08 (conference website: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~gcla08 ). Participants will share and discuss ideas and experiences and furthermore show that a Cognitive Linguistic approach to language is in line with modern strands of education-oriented applied linguistics and especially useful to second language pedagogy. Researchers who are interested in this topic are invited to submit abstracts focussing on but not limited to the following areas in connection with Cognitive Linguistics: - grammar teaching - metaphor theory - vocabulary expansion - L2 acquisition of phonology - cultural models - language/s for specific purposes - L2 pragmatics - mother tongue interference - L2 thinking for speaking - etc. Confirmed speakers and topics: - Sabine de Knop (Brussels), ''Conceptualisation and case-marking of abstract motion events in German or why do Germans wish 'einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr' on New Year's eve''? - Constanze Juchem-Grundmann (Koblenz), ''Teach concepts not expressions: Cognitive metaphor theory in the second language classroom'' - Marjolijn Verspoor (Groningen), ''A conceptual approach to the English lexicon'' The workshop has already been accepted and there is room for three or four more speakers. Please send your abstracts (approximately 300-500 words) to niemeieruni-koblenz.de and to cjuchemuni-koblenz.de no later than Dec 30, 2007.
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