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ESL Tutor Training
This program is made possible through a
2012 Texas Reads grant from the
Texas Book Festival.
Introductions
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ESL
“English as a Second Language, or ESL, means the study of English by those who grew up speaking any language other than English. For Them, English is a foreign, or second, language (or perhaps a third or fourth language).”
(Frey, p. 6)
The Local Need
Local Solution
You!
The Tutor!
The Tutor • Learner–centered
• Patient
• Respectful
• Creative
• Adaptable
• Culturally Sensitive
• Realistic
• Organized and Accountable
• Well-trained
Adult ESL Learners-
• have a great range of life experiences.
• experience stress in their new surroundings.
• are highly motivated but may be apprehensive about learning English.
• learn best when the information is linked to something they already know.
• want practical lessons that are relevant to their own goals and needs.
• like to learn things they will use immediately
• have a multitude of outside responsibilities (family, home, job)
Classroom Environment Where Adults Learn Best?
Respectful
Encouraging
Safe
Polite
Empathetic
Caring
Teaching
Components of ESL instruction:
Language Acquisition
Example: “ball”
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Ball
Ball!
Discuss the similarities and differences between adults at the beginning stages of learning language and the language acquisition process of babies and toddlers.
Culture & Communication
Will be covered in depth by Mary Lenn Dixon after break.
Teach in context, using authentic texts
Job Applications
Menus
Letter from the child’s school.
Prescription bottle
Map
Components of ESL instruction:
Listening
Speaking & Pronunciation
Reading
PHONEMIC AWARENESS Identification and manipulation of parts of spoken language
DECODING-PHONICS AND WORD ANALYSIS Correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters/ cracking the “code”.
VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION FLUENCY
Writing
Grammar is taught in context:
Spelling Activities
Contact Information
Bobbee Pennington, Librarian Youth & Family Literacy Services
[email protected] Cell Phone: 979.777.8698
Bryan + College Station Library System http://www.bcslibrary.org Clara B. Mounce Public Library 201 E. 26th Street Bryan, Texas 77803 Phone: 979.209.5600
References & Acknowledgements
http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/ttk/ttm/ttkttm.pdf
Rutten-James, Myrina. English-as-a-Second Language Tutor Training Kit: A Learner-Centered Approach to Tutoring Adult ESL Learners. Cumberland Regional College/ Regina Public Library, 2003
Frey, Patricia. LitStart: Stratgegies for Adult Literacy and ESL Tutors. Okemos, MI Michigan Literacy. 1999.
Many thanks to the tireless work of ESL teacher , Sophia Wang.
