The 10 Introductory CareerKit Lessons for ESOL Beginning and Low Intermediate level students – adapted from NYSED/CUNY CareerKit Fundamentals Unit 1 – have level-appropriate information about the various sectors along with robust language practice. Students work on vocabulary development, work-related dialogues, reading comprehension, and question formation. Each lesson provides 6 hours of instruction. Teaching all 10 lessons gives a teacher the chance to provide up 60 hours of instruction . You’ll find all 10 lessons in Google Docs: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KA2CLCUVn7GU3zd0CvmuFzvIhPSSeTOg?usp=sharing
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We Speak NYC Season 2
In 2018, the Emmy-winning ESOL/Civics series, We Are New York, was rebranded with new name, new website, and seven new episodes, known collectively as Season 2 of We Speak NYC. The 10 original We Are New York episodes became known from that time forward as We Speak NYC Season 1.
Each of the Season 2 characters brings their life experience to the We Speak NYC stories, making them as wholly relatable and endearing as the Season 1 characters we know and love.
The episode topics of Season 2 are food insecurity, job-seeking skills, worker rights, elder care, free legal aid, early childhood education, and mental health.
Watch the Season 2 trailer:
LINCS: Introduction to the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards for Adult Education Module
If you are looking for a great way to get an overview of the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards in Adult Education (AE) published in 2016, look no further. LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication Services) has created an excellent online module, “Introduction to the English Language Proficiency Standards for Adult Education” (click to play). Continue reading LINCS: Introduction to the English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards for Adult Education Module
The Change Agent Career Pathways Issue Does the Job Right!
The Change Agent is always a great source of themed student writing, and the current issue (September 2017) on Career Pathways is no exception. Students write in this issue about their own career successes and aspirations, and the editors of the magazine align the writing with great college and career readiness activities and lessons. Continue reading The Change Agent Career Pathways Issue Does the Job Right!
Low Level Stories You Can “Bank” On!
The Minnesota Literacy Council ESL Story Bank is a group of stories written specifically for adult ESL learners at the lowest levels. They are part of the Minnesota Literacy Council’s Adult ESL Curriculum with Transition Skills, available here for free. In the ESL Story Bank, there are both pre-beginning and beginning stories in the story bank. The stories are all relevant and appropriate for adult English Language Learners. The activities are well-scaffolded, and designed to help low level students each step of the way. The materials can be used as a full curriculum in which you introduce a new story with a theme that builds over the course of a week. Alternatively, teachers can pick and choose stories that support the adult learner themes they are working on. Continue reading Low Level Stories You Can “Bank” On!