Multicultural Competency: How to Interact & Work with Haitian Students in an ESOL Classroom

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Overview

By exploring and analyzing some cultural characteristics unique to Haitian adult learners, the presenter and the participants of this workshop will work together to explain some communication and performance patterns of Haitian learners in an ESOL classroom. In addition, participants and presenter will also attempt to address the linguistic issues which affect the Haitian learners’ acquisition of English as a second language and which may be caused by no other than the Haitian cultural habitude as well as their particular language system.

Details

This interactive workshop is one of the Multicultural Competency series that ALRI/Boston SABES is now constructing on a pilot basis to follow the principles of the Massachusetts DOE ABE Curriculum Framework for ESOL and to meet the increasing needs of multicultural resources or skills for teachers, counselors and administrators in culturally diverse ABE/ESOL programs.

When

November 3, 2008 from 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

Where

• ALRI/Boston SABES, Wheatley Building, 4th Floor, Room 167
• UMass Boston
• 100 Morrissey Blvd.
• Dorchester, MA 02125-3393

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Topics

ABE, ESOL, Counseling, 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 attending this workshop, the participants will be able to:
1)   Get more sensitive and responsive to the behavior and performance of Haitian adult learners in an ESOL class;

2)   Become more knowledgeable of language barriers that hinder Haitian students in ESOL learning;

3)   Feel more equipped to respond to learners' viewpoints and better prepared for future lesson planning or curriculum development for culturally diverse ESOL classes.

Presenters

Kerline Tofuri

Presenters Bio

Kerline Tofuri is the Project Manager of the English for New Bostonians(ENB) at First Literacy(formerly the Boston Adult Literacy Fund). Kerline started her career as an ESOL teacher in 1990.

Host RSC

Boston Region

PDPs

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