For complete information on all these resources, see the bibliography for this unit.
| TITLE | AUTHOR | VALUE / USEFULNESS |
|---|---|---|
| For the whole unit | ||
| The English as a Second Language Tutor’s Handbook | Shawn Conway | If you are not familiar with tutoring ESL learners, this booklet gives an overview of the subject in only 39 pages. |
| Section 1: Getting to Know ESL Learners | ||
| Taking a Closer Look at Struggling ESOL Learners | Robin L. Shwartz | affects the ability of ESL learners to learn. Go to the site and plug the article’s title into the search feature. |
| The Handbook of Cultural Awareness | Rosalie Bean | This a short book on cultural awareness that is easy to understand. |
| Section 2: Narrowing Down Where to Start | ||
| Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment: Manitoba Best Practices Guide | Manitoba Labour and Immigration | This has information on ESL portfolios and sample forms in the appendices. |
| Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 | Grazyna Pawlikowska-Smith | The benchmarks have many task-based assessment ideas. |
| Section 3: Communicating as a Learning Team | ||
| Reflective Teaching in Second Language Classrooms | Jack C. Richards and Charles Lockhart | Chapter 9 (pages 182–201) provides an interesting look at how teachers modify and use language. |
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