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Law-Related ESL Lessons

presents. Law-Related ESL Lessons. Orientation f or ESL, ELSA and LINC instructors March 2014. What are Law-Related ESL Lessons?. Sample lessons on legal topics of vital interest to newcomers to Canada

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Law-Related ESL Lessons

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  1. presents Law-Related ESL Lessons Orientation for ESL, ELSA and LINC instructors March 2014

  2. What are Law-Related ESL Lessons? • Sample lessons on legal topics of vital interest to newcomers to Canada • Lessons geared to different LINC levels, designed to provide both ESL and legal knowledge instruction • Easy to navigate website • Downloadable and interactive online materials for classroom and computer lab use

  3. This presentation includes: • Intro to Law-Related ESL Lessons • Introduction to Wikibooks • Accessing and Using the Resource • For more information publiclegaled.bc.ca

  4. Why Law-Related ESL Lessons? • To . . . • Provide up-to-date legal information for educators, instructors and facilitators to use in their classrooms. • Produce sustainable, accessible, multi-format lesson packages. • Reduce costs and increase access. • Product is idealfor ESL, ELSA, LINC and K-12 classroom use. publiclegaled.bc.ca

  5. Who developed it? • Design and development was a collaborative effort between • With financial support from publiclegaled.bc.ca

  6. What is in it? Law-related lessons on: Consumer Law Family Law Driving in BC Elder Law Family Violence Marriage Paying Taxes Separation and Divorce Scams to Avoid Talking to the Police Working in BC Young People and the Law Workplace Bullying & Harassment publiclegaled.bc.ca

  7. What is in it? • Each lesson includes • People’s Law School Wikibook • Instructional package with- lesson plan- classroom material- assessment tool- videos* with listening tasks and transcripts publiclegaled.bc.ca

  8. What is a wikibook? • Online publishing tool • Mixes content, links, graphics and video • Can be used online, downloaded or printed • Can be kept up-to-date easily, as it’s built on the same platform as Wikipedia, MediaWiki publiclegaled.bc.ca

  9. How do I use it? • Launch ClicklawWikibooks(links on next slide) • Select legal topic of interest e.g. consumer law • Select appropriate language level for your learners • Review instructional package and reading material • Modify lesson to meet needs of your learners • Download or print classroom materials publiclegaled.bc.ca

  10. Where is it? • Access points include . . . • http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Clicklaw_Wikibooks • http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Law-Related_ESL_Lessons • http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ • www.publiclegaled.bc.ca publiclegaled.bc.ca

  11. What if I need help? If you encounter difficulties the following help is available - 1. Clicklaw Wikibooks has online tutorials available athttp://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Clicklaw_Wikibooks_Guides 2. LISTN (formerly ELSA-NET) will be touring BC in 2014 and offering orientations – watch the membership website for notice and dates. 3. People’s Law School will host an orientation to wikibooks in June and October of 2014 – watch our website or follow us on Twitter or Facebook to stay connected. publiclegaled.bc.ca

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