The presenters demonstrate innovative assessment strategies in the new ExpressWays tests and Navigator textbooks. This colloquium presents pedagogical strategies for teaching tolerance on the issues of racism, gender bias, homophobia, fear of U.S. teenagers, North American xenophobia, and anti-Semitism. The syllabi and lessons presented include video, CALL pen-pal, and student poster projects integrated with ESOL language skills instruction. The presenters briefly outline research on older adult learning, describing the unique needs and abilities of older language learners. They tie this research to classroom practice by describing a program incorporating older learners, strategies used with them, and the progress of these older learners.
Handout includes strategies and bibliography.
This presentation consists of demonstrations of several highly practical, effective techniques for incorporating receptive listening with reading and writing in the low level ESL classroom. Each demonstration is followed by a discussion of the underlying rationale for the technique and its adaptability to various classroom realities. This session provides participants with an overview of five evaluation reports of Crossroads Cafe and implementation nationwide. Two studies currently underway at the New York State Department of Education and the United States Department of Education are also discussed. The presenters demystify the notion that only poets can write and enjoy poetry.