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by maggiewasha
Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:44 am
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: Are you coming or going?
Replies: 5
Views: 2210

Just a thought, it seems to me one would use the point of reference as the basis of whether one is coming or going. I would ask you if you are coming to my party, but I would ask if you are going to some other place or party. Does this make sense?
by maggiewasha
Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:33 am
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: Any ideas for teaching low literacy learners?
Replies: 1
Views: 1314

Any ideas for teaching low literacy learners?

I am running a small ESL school in Mexico and have a lot of students with very low literacy in their first language. They are not interested in learning to read and write English, but need to learn to speak it. The challenge is to teach them without using a lot of written materials. I would apprecia...
by maggiewasha
Mon Apr 17, 2006 3:24 am
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: Even adults enjoy games in class, any new ideas?
Replies: 2
Views: 2207

keeping it interesting

I teach adult students in Mexico, and they love games. If the class is in the evening and the energy level is low, I sometimes do things as simple as having everyone get up and take a different chair to sit in. It gets the blood moving and gives everyone a different perspective. Another thing I have...