This workshop presents the eight highest priority concepts. Participants will practice active techniques to develop these teaching points. The presenters look at the implications of collaborative action research for professional development. The orthographies of Spanish and English are reviewed. Specific English vocabulary items are discussed in terms of orthographic complexity and distance from the Spanish orthographic system.
Presenter suggests implications for instruction.
This poster session displays the structure and organization of a self-access center established for ESOL learners having disparate needs. It also shares specially prepared materials, categories, and subcategories for self-instructional studies developed for various language areas. Sentences on the reverse are used to teach the pictured cultural topics on the front, such as rodeo events, national parks, and national monuments. These sentences can be manipulated to different structural patterns and questions can be made from them to quiz culture content. Participants will be trained to use a system that has been carefully designed to build a sense of collegiality among teachers and to sharpen classroom teaching skills.