ELC Professional Development: Notes from TESOL: Laura

Thursday, 11am

HARMONIOUS TRANSITIONS FOR UNIVERSITY SUCCESS

transition course to prepare students for the university…
- (Elective, 4 hours per week)
- University offers conditional admission
  - direct admit to Miami after completion of the IEP
  - this program
key part of program needs to be about getting IEP students in touch with American students - making connections
create experiences for cross-cultural learning - provide time for reflection after
- needs to be ongoing experience
case-based learning - UM Press text used…. issues of interest for college students
incorporate service learning - get them involved
- use pre- and post- experience reflection time
use peer mentors - greatest influence on other students
involve as many stakeholders as possible
- create win-win situations

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Thursday, 2pm

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION BTW AMERICAN AND DOMESTIC STUDENTS

Suggestions from students for how to get internationals and domestic students to be involved with each other:

American students interested in cultural things (campus events, world history, foreign films, campus clubs, etc.)

International students interested in practical things (food, study groups, conversation practice)

The problem is, American students are self-segregating anyway…

Drexel - REQUIRE activities - "Family Groups" who have to go out and do an activity together in the community…

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Thursday, 3pm

OUT AND ABOUT

task-based speaking activities

Oral Projects

Step 1 - Task Description, Student Preparation

Step 2 - Instructor Feedback

Step 3 - Pre-Activity Practice

Step 4 - Out and About Task

Step 5 - Debrief session

Step 6 - Followup Activity

Step 7 - Reflect

Social and Academic Group Tasks

Visit a professor during office hours

conversation groups

listening/speaking journal/blog

career or job fair

presentations

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