Thanksgiving – skit, Powerpoint presentation of Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving games, special pumpkin tarts and whipped cream for refreshments, etc. Remembrance Day – interviews with war vets, attending police choir with seniors, history of the war presentation, observation of 2 minute silence with the playing of the trumpet, etc. Christmas – games, singing, Christmas lights tour in Simcoe with […]
Category: Resources
Baking muffins, making pizza and more. Baking Muffins The ingredients were introduced one by one with the packages also on display. Students listened as the method of preparing the batter was described and executed. A sheet with the pictures of the ingredients and of the method was handed out (resources below). Students had to listen and watch […]
Below short list of ideas for special events to host for and with your ESL students from our friends at APC. Nursing Home Visit Christmas Party Chinese New Year Party Summer BBQ Summer Party Summer Outing Fall Outing Year End Party Other special events: Weddings Easter Play and Concert Special Summer ESL Class Fruit Picking […]
Immigrant Mental Health At the SOCEM Gathering in October 2011, Stephen Cheng talked about life stresses among immigrants. A Healthy Mind: Supporting Newcomers Through Stress An interesting article by Marion Chang and Stephen Cheng Outside Resources for Mental Health Services Links to many government sites
Click on the links below to visit the sites of some organizations that can help you to help newcomers. Intercultural Network Canada is dedicated to “helping you reach your intercultural world”. They offer tools, strategies, opportunities and tips at their website. A 4-page pamphlet filled with tips and principles on building meaningful relationships across cultures […]
Muriel Saville-Troike Written for students encountering the topic for the first time, this is a clear and practical introduction to Second Language Acquisition (SLA). It explains in nontechnical language how a second language is acquired; what the second language learner needs to know; and why some learners are more successful than others. Introducing Second Language […]
Dwight Gradin, Mission Training International (http://www.mti.org/) If you see language learning as an academic course of study, you will approach it that way. Some people have only one model, one way to engage any intense learning experience: “Hit the books; study like mad; cram at the last minute.” Hopefully, the following will give you a better way to […]
Lyman Campbell, Version 1.0, July 2006 This introduction follows naturally from Thomson’s (2005) Introduction to the Sociocultural Dimension, in which the author developed a picture of the language learner as a growing participator involved in a process of unfolding as a person within the experience of host people. He argued against reifying language, that is, viewing a language as […]
Free Bibles for Christian ESL Programs. Good news! We give thanks to God and to the Canadian Bible Society for this offer of free Bibles for Christian ESL programs. As you will see in the message below from the Canadian Bible Society, these Bible are free of charge when the (minimal) Canadian Bible Society conditions […]
Easy English Versions online http://www.easyenglish.bible : The EasyEnglish version https://www.bibleleague.org/bible-downloads/ http://www.godsword.org : GOD’S WORD http://www.o-bible.com/bbe.html : a simple form of the English language with a vocabulary of fewer than 1000 words, but the syntax is not so ‘simple.’ Sites that compare English Bible versions http://www.notjustanotherbook.com/biblecomparison.htm Comparison Chart of Bible Translation GodsWord.org “Easy-Reading Scripture Versions” an […]