Workshop: Strategies for Success in ESL Classes

Course ID - CTD0426-3         

Short Title: ESL Success Strategy    

Description:
Students in a language class usually possess diverse abilities and learning styles. Our role as educators is to find ways to appeal to and inspire every student. Part I of this workshop will discuss five specific strategies that work for different types of learners and in multi-level classes.  We will also take a look at popular communicative activities and ways to adapt them to different classes.  Part 2 of the workshop will focus on strategies to foster persistence among ESL learners.  We will explore how setting goals, providing ongoing assessment, and teaching students how to self-study during a "stopping out" period can lead to successful completion of an educational program for ESL students.

* Approved CT&D Workshop for Faculty Professional Development hours.

Objectives

As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:  

• Use specific strategies for different types of learners– the quiet ones, the fluent, but inaccurate ones, the gifted ones, and the slower ones
• Use questioning techniques when presenting material
• Describe the different roles of today’s teacher
• Explain why teachers are sometimes reluctant to “lose control” and let students take charge of their learning
• Explain how to adapt communicative activities in textbooks for their particular classes
• Describe the effect of purposeful lesson planning on student persistence
• Explain the balance of communicative practice and explicit skills development needed for effective language instruction

 

Dates	Reference #	Days	Time	Campus/Room	Instructor

Registration information
Course ID: - CTD0426-3
Course Title: ESL Success Strategy
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

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If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.