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ESL Collection Building

ESL Collection Building. Instructor: Ruth Gooley ruthgooley@earthlink.net An Infopeople Workshop Winter 2004-2005. This Workshop Is Brought to You By the Infopeople Project.

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ESL Collection Building

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  1. ESLCollectionBuilding Instructor: Ruth Gooley ruthgooley@earthlink.net An Infopeople Workshop Winter 2004-2005

  2. This Workshop Is Brought to You By the Infopeople Project Infopeople is a federally-funded grant project supported by the California State Library. It provides a wide variety of training to California libraries. Infopeople workshops are offered around the state and are open registration on a first-come, first-served basis. For a complete list of workshops, and for other information about the Project, go to the Infopeople Web site at infopeople.org.

  3. Introductions • Name • Library • Position • How many different languages do you typically hear in your library?

  4. Workshop Agenda • How a person learns a language • Language learning materials in the real world • Resources in cyberspace • Organizing and publicizing • Building your collection • Personal Action Plan

  5. How a Person Learns a Language • Reading • Writing • Listening • Speaking • Integrated skills

  6. Non-English Speaking Customers • How many of your customers speak a language other than English at home? • What languages do they speak? • What percentage of people speak each language? • How are you serving this population now?

  7. Types of ESL Learners • Age • young person • senior citizen • anywhere in-between • Levels of English • beginning • intermediate • advanced

  8. Native Language Literacy Level • Highly literate in own language • professionals • longtime residents • refugees • Illiterate in any language • laborers • longtime residents • refugees

  9. ESL in the Library • Self-study • Classes • One-on-one with a tutor • Small-group instruction • Online

  10. Why Learn English?

  11. Kinds of ESL Materials

  12. Whom To Partner With • Local students and teachers • Community groups • Employers • for vocational ESL • ESL for Special Purposes

  13. What Materials Are Asked For? • Reading • Writing • Listening • Speaking

  14. Topics Geared to ESL Learners • TOEFL • Grammar • Citizenship • Alphabet • Literacy • High-interest, low-reading-level paperbacks • fiction • nonfiction

  15. Reference Materials for ESL Learners and Teachers/Tutors • Dictionaries • English language • idioms • slang • Verbs • Resources for teachers and tutors

  16. A Good Collection For the Real World • Books • DVDs • Videotapes • Cassettes • Cds

  17. Using Bookmarks in Class • Go to: bookmarks.infopeople.org • Look for the class bookmark file named esl_bkmk.html • Click on it so it shows on the screen • With the class bookmark file showing in Internet Explorer, click the Favorites menu, choose Add to Favorites… • Notice the name in the Name: box so that you can use the Favorites list to get back to the class bookmarks for the rest of the day.

  18. Before You Buy • What do you already have? • What do you need?

  19. Criteria for Choosing ESL Materials • Skills and students targeted • Teaching methods • The book, inside and out

  20. What to Consider When Choosing Materials • Skills taught • Objective • Audience scope • Target level

  21. Methods of Teaching ESL • Context • Communicative activities • Authentic language

  22. Design Issues for ESL Materials • Content • Re-usability • Appearance

  23. What’s Different About Online Materials • New objectives • New teaching methods • A new kind of tool

  24. New Objectives • Links • On-line activities • Supporting (E-mail and bulletin board) • Teaching internet skills

  25. New Teaching Methods • Interactivity • Feedback • Sensory input

  26. A New Kind of Tool • New to online resources • graphics • Unique to online resources • navigation • fast loading time

  27. Fine-Tuning Your Library’s Collection • Examining your collection • Determining needs • Purchasing materials • Organizing materials • Publicizing your collection

  28. Organizing Your ESL Materials • Create a separate section • file by theme • file by color code • Integrate into main collection • file by call number

  29. Publicizing Your Program • Web site • Materials and handouts displayed throughout the library • Flyers • Ads in the monthly/bimonthly calendar

  30. Reaching Out to the Community • Presentations and tours to adult school ESL classes • ESL class visits to the library • Public Service Announcements on TV and radio

  31. Participation and Outreach • Community events • Social programs • Educational programs • Service-oriented organizations • Kiwanis • Rotary • YMCA/YWCA

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