Knowing Different Cultures Means Knowing your Students: How to Work with ESOL Students from the Middle East (Boston)

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Overview

This workshop is one of the Multicultural Competency series that ALRI/Boston SABES is now constructing on a pilot basis to meet the increasing needs for multicultural resources or skills by teachers, counselors and administrators in culturally diverse ABE/ESOL programs. As a new immigrant from a Muslim country, the presenter will identify and explain some major features of the Middle East cultures and diversity. She will address issues that students from the Arabic-speaking part of the Middle East will encounter in the ESOL classroom. Also on the agenda will be a discussion between the presenter and participants on the “DOs” and “DON'Ts” within the Middle East cultures.

Details

This is an IPQ1 (Curriculum and instruction) workshop.

When

May 9, 2008 from 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

Where

• ALRI/Boston SABES at UMass Boston
• Wheatley Building, 4th Floor, Room 04-167
• 100 Morrissey Blvd.
• Dorchester, MA 02125

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Topics

ABE, ESOL, Curriculum Development

Multi-session attendance required

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Contact info

John Zhang
john.zhang@umb.edu
617-287-4076 for info only. To register, please contact Andrea Lawless at 617-287-4079 or andrea.lawless@umb.edu.

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

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

- Discuss language skills, learning styles and cultural backgrounds about Middle East ESOL students;

- Use their understanding of the cultural differences to guide their selection and assessment of program models, curriculum materials, and teaching strategies; and

- Create lesson plans that meet the needs of the Middle East ESOL students.

Presenters

Fatima Zohra Chibane

Presenters Bio

Fatima is an Assistant Teacher at Immigrant Learning Center in Malden, teaching English conversation class for beginners and assisting in a literacy class. Before coming to America, she had taught high school math for twenty-two years in Algeria.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

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