Browse by subject "ESL-English as a Second Language"
1. 2009 Summer Tutoring Program for Kids - Final Report (2009)
Authors: PEI Literacy Alliance
Collection: Learning Materials
The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids (STPK) in Prince Edward Island has been running for eight weeks every summer since 1998. The program, which is offered free of charge, gives children with reading difficulties a chance to maintain their literacy skills over the summer months and provides relevant summer employment for qualified students. Students in Grade 1 through 6 are referred to the program by resource teachers in their schools.
This document summarizes the delivery of the 2009 program, which saw 26 tutors working with 600 children in communities around the province. Some of the tutors worked specifically with French-speaking, French-immersion or English-as-a-Second-Language students. The authors outline the orientation process for tutors and explain how tutors contacted both school resource teachers and the libraries where the tutoring takes place.
The authors describe the program’s successes as well as the problems that arose and offer a series of recommendations for improvements.
Added: 2010-01-26
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2. 2011 Census Adult Education Kit - Instructor's Guide (2011)
Authors: Statistics Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
This kit, prepared by Statistics Canada, is aimed at teachers and learners in adult literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. The goal is to help participants understand the importance of a census and become familiar with the census process in Canada.
The authors have included five activities: an introduction to the census and Statistics Canada; conducting a student census; how the census is conducted; who is included in the census; and filling out the questionnaire.
Added: 2011-04-08
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3. 2011 Census Adult Education Kit - Student workbook (2011)
Authors: Statistics Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
This workbook is part of an adult education kit prepared by Statistics Canada to help adult literacy and English as a Second Language (ESL) students become familiar with the census process.
The census is taken every five years and asks questions about every person who lives in Canada. The answers are added together to provide information about the people who live in Canada, information that is used to help plan for services like health care, public transportation, police and fire protection, and education.
The workbook contains several activities to help learners understand how and why the census is conducted. Activities include conducting a student census; determining who should be included on the census form; deciding the listing order for household members; identifying family relationships; and matching census terms with their definitions.
Added: 2011-04-08
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4. Accident Reports (2009)
Lesson Plan 12
Series: Language for Work: CLB and Essential Skills Lesson Plans for ESL Instructors
Authors: Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (CCLB)
Collection: Learning Materials
This lesson plan, part of the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Essential Skills series, helps learners who may have to fill out accident reports. Vocabulary in the plan includes many words that specifically apply to injuries and to equipment found in the workplace.
The lesson plan is rated at CLB level 4 and is estimated to require 3 hours of instruction time. It focuses on the essential skills of document use and writing.
Added: 2009-10-20
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5. Adult Education - Resource Guide and Learning Standards (1998)
Collection: Research Materials
'This resource guide has been developed to … demonstrate concretely how adult education practitioners across [New York] state are tackling the job of standards-based teaching and learning, and to offer examples of resource/research material.' (Foreword). Includes learning standards for English language arts and math, as well as supplements for ESOL and GED.
Added: 1998-01-01
6. Adult Immigrant Learning Needs in Atlantic Canadian Communities (2008)
Report on a Series of Community Knowledge-Exchange Meetings
Series: Community Outreach Initiative Reports
Authors: Jeff Meaney, Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC), Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The report grew out of consultations held during the first six months of 2008 in Atlantic Canada. Immigrants were asked to discuss their experiences with adult learning since coming to Canada.
All participants identified the need for learning English in order to be integrated into Canadian society. In particular, they noted that a lack of ability to speak conversational English slowed their progress in making friends and participating in the workplace. They emphasized the need for better access to language classes.
As well, participants spoke of the need to learn more about Canadian culture and community. They pointed to the challenge of understanding how institutions like the courts, the health-care system and schools operate. They discussed employment challenges that ranged from simple job-search techniques to the tax implications of starting a business.
The authors recommend advancing adult immigrant education by supporting community groups, funding additional language training and backing workplace mentorship programs.
Added: 2010-02-10
7. AECMA Simplified English (2002)
Series: Plain Language Association International (PLAIN) - Fourth Biennial Conference
Authors: Poppy Quintal
Collection: Research Materials
Poppy gave a brief history of how and why Simplified English (SE) was developed, and an overview of the SE rules for vocabulary and grammatical style. A before-and-after analysis of cautions and warnings showed the benefits of SE to an industry in which quick and clear understanding of maintenance procedures is a vital safety consideration.
Added: 2003-04-30
8. Amazing Stories (2013)
Series: Best of The Reader
Authors: Joan Acosta
Collection: Learning Materials
This e-book is part of a series called Best of the Reader, which consists of stories from The Westcoast Reader, a newspaper for adults trying to improve their English reading skills.
Each story is accompanied by exercises to help learners improve both their reading skills and their grasp of English. The material can be used by a learner on his own or by a teacher in a classroom.
This book contains true stories about people facing unusual circumstances, including one about a man who lost nine fingers to frostbite while mountain-climbing but still returned to his job as a firefighter.
The author has devised a rating system for the reading level of stories in the series, with an icon showing either one, two or three books. Most of the e-books include a variety of reading levels, but the stories in this book are all rated at Level 3, the highest level.
Books in the Best of the Reader series are published on Creative Commons, a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available to share legally. To learn more about Best of The Reader, please click here: http://bestofthereader.ca/.
Added: 2010-12-10
9. Analyzing the Language Demands of Construction Labourers: Excerpts from the Final Report (2010)
Report for the English Language Requirements for Construction Labourers Project
Authors: Hammond & Associates
Collection: Research Materials
This report is housed on the Hammond & Associates website, at http://www.hammondassociatesinc.com.
The report describes a research study and pilot project carried out on behalf of Alberta Employment and Immigration in 2010. The goals of the project were to analyze the English language demands of construction labourers working in an English-speaking environment, and to describe those requirements as a range of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels for reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
The research focused on labourers, not trades helpers or apprentices, working for companies in larger urban centres, which would be more likely to have culturally diverse work crews. Research included reviews of relevant references that describe the occupational tasks and work context of construction labourers; visits to work sites; and interviews with both labourers and supervisors.
The researchers arranged their findings under four broad topics: communication support; intercultural competence; work processes and systems design; and English Language instruction. Within each topic, they provide both a summary of what they observed, and a number of suggestions for improvements.
For example, in the category of work processes and systems design, they observed some basic strategies, such as concentrating writing tasks in the hands of supervisors and using standardized templates for important and common tasks. They suggest the use of highly visual job aids, posters, and training resources as an effective and economical means for overcoming a language barrier.
Funders:
- Government of Alberta
Added: 2013-01-21
10. Analyzing the Language Demands of Electricians (2011)
Authors: Hammond & Associates
Collection: Research Materials
This document is housed on the Hammond & Associates website, at http://www.hammondassociatesinc.com.
A growing number of internationally trained electricians whose first language is not English are working in Alberta. This document describes a project undertaken in 2010 to establish a clear description of the language demands of the occupation as a basis for improved communication and integration of all members of the workforce.
Specifically, the goals of the project were to analyze the language demands of the trade and relate those demands to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB); recommend the English language proficiency, expressed as a CLB level or a range, required to meet these language demands; develop an inventory of common speaking, listening, reading, and writing tasks as a basis for training and resource development; and identify contextual factors that influence the language demands and suggest workplace supports to facilitate integration of internationally trained electricians.
The consultants interviewed both locally and internationally trained workers to identify key responsibilities and communication tasks of the job. Based on their findings, they recommended seeking ways to evaluate the “fit” between apprenticeship systems in Canada and those of other countries; developing a trade-specific course for internationally trained electricians; developing online resources that focus on the tools of the trade; and training in how to write for an intercultural workforce.
Funders:
- Electrical Industry Education Trust Fund of Alberta
- Government of Alberta
Added: 2013-01-17
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