ESOL Workforce Academy 2008-2009

Participants may use this web page to download instructional materials. If you are a partcipant and would like to share materials with others, please email your attachment to Denise Guckert dg21@txstate.edu to have it posted here!

The easiest way to download files is to right-click and choose Save Target As (or Save As, depending on your Internet application). Then choose a folder on your computer that is easy access for you, such as My Documents or Desktop.

Unit 1 Materials (In the order that these appear in your binder)

• A Bad Day at Work (no text) (PPT - 21 slides)

• A Bad Day Work (with text) (PPT - 20 slides)

• Trouble with Charlie Chaplin Slide (PPT - 1 slide)

• Unit 1 Outline :Communicating at Work (Word - 5 pages)

• Reading illustrated) (Word - 9 pages)

• Reading (not illustrated) (Word - 2 pages)

• True or False You Decide (Word - 1 page)

• Dictation Handouts (Word - 3 pages) ADDED 12/2/2008

• Dictation Quick Check (Word - 1 page)

• SL Assignments Worksheet (Word - 1 page)

• What They Say and What It Means (Word - 1 page)

• Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Lyrics and Cloze (Word - 4 pages) ADDED 12/2/2008

• The Music Man You Got Trouble in River City (Word - 5 pages) ADDED 12/6/2008

Unit 2 Materials (In the order that these appear in your binder)

• Alex Saves the Day Initial Prompt (PPT - 1 slide)

• Alex Turns His Day Around (no text) (PPT - 9 slides)

• Alex Turns His Day Around (with text) (PPT - 9 slides)

• Alex Saves the Day Problems and Solutions (PPT - 3 slides)

• So What Went Wrong (PPT - 7 slides)

• Lesson 2 Outline: Encounters at Work (Word - 8 pages)

Teaching Strategies

• Scenario Map (Word - 1 page)

• Teaching with PowerPoint or Overheads (Word - 2 pages) ) ADDED 12/6/2008

• Teaching with Puppets (PDF - 25 pages) ) ADDED 12/6/2008

• Teaching with Role Plays (Word - 1page) ) ADDED 12/6/2008

• Think-Pair-Share (Word - 4 pages) ) ADDED 12/6/2008

• Using Problem Scenarios (Word - 2 pages) ) ADDED 12/6/2008

Participant Video Scenarios - Try both formats below to see what works for you.

• Flash format: Press the play arrow to begin the video.

  • Will Somebody Answer the Phone? - Tape 1

  • Will Somebody Answer the Phone? - Tape 2

  • Boy, That Sandwich Looks Good!

• Windows format: You can right click on these links to download them to your computer. Then open them up and they will play in Windows Media Player.

  • Will Somebody Answer the Phone? - Tape 1

  • Will Somebody Answer the Phone? - Tape 2

  • Boy, That Sandwich Looks Good!

Unit 3 Materials (In the order that these appear in your binder)

• ESL By Design Winter Update (PDF - 13 pages)

• Unit 3 Lesson Flow (Word - 5 pages)

• Small Talk Concept Map (Word - 1 page)

• Su's First Day at Work - no text (PPT - 9 slides)

• Create a Fictional Character (Word - 1 page)

• Conversation Cards (Word - 1 page)

• Scenario Cards (Word - 1 page)

• The Friendly Guard Scenario - no text (PPT - 6 slides)

• Su's First Day at Work - text and illustrations (PPT - 9 slides)

• Su's First Day at Work - all text (PPT - 4 slides)

• Reading-Writing True/False (Word - 1 page)

• Question Asking and Answering (Word - 1 page)

• Two Question Survey (Word - 2 pages)

• Car and Truck Survey (Word - 1 page)

• Bill Haley and the Comets Lyrics (Word - 2 pages)

• Tales of Mere Existence (Word - 2 pages)

Unit 4 Materials

• Unit 4 Lesson Flow

• Offering Advice

• Learning to Read with Accuracy

NOTE: The email list associated with the ESOL Workforce Academy 2008-2009 is esol-workforce@groups.txstate.edu.

Last updated April 21, 2009 .

Texas State University-San Marcos is a member of the Texas State University System.