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Vol. 4 Issue 23 – TeachingEnglish Seminars: ESOL learners with basic literacy needs – where do I start?

When I was asked to teach a course on creative writing at Carmel College, I had no clue where to start. After gamely saying ‘yes,’ I had plenty of time to dwell on the enormity of my folly.
By
Tarun Patel
June 3, 2012

ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#23 | June 4, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036

Judy Kirsh explores some of the different approaches involved in teaching basic literacy to ESOL learners who have no, or very little, literacy in English or any other language. She begins with a brief overview of possible approaches and theories of literacy learning, followed by a closer examination of the ‘language experience’ approach.

Watch the seminar video by clicking here.

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  2. kalim June 5, 2012 Reply

    Thanks. It was so enlightening!
    I would like to try ‘Language experience approach’ for higher levels of ESOL learners.

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