DOCUMENT RESUME ED 455 712 FL 801 449 AUTHOR Sawyer, Pat, Ed. TITLE Tennessee Adult ESOL Curriculum Resource Book. INSTITUTION Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Center for Literacy Studies.; Tennessee State Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development, Nashville. Office of Adult Education. REPORT NO UT-R01-1804-73-001-01 ISBN ISBN-0-9702799-1-4 PUB DATE 2001-06-00 NOTE 361p. AVAILABLE FROM Center for Literacy Studies, The University of Tennessee/Knoxville, 600 Henley Street, Suite 312, Knoxville, TN 37996-4135. Tel: 865-974-4109; Fax: 865-974-3857. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC15 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Adult Education; Class Activities; Classroom Techniques; *Curriculum Development; *English (Second Language); Instructional Materials; Learning Modules; Lesson Plans; *Literacy Education; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teacher Education; Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS Tennessee ABSTRACT This comprehensive curriculum resource guidebook is intended to help the adult education teacher of English to speakers of other languages. It is designed to help teachers reach across cultures and connect with individual English-as-a-Second-or-Other-Language students to better prepare them to become effective teachers. The guidebook begins with a detailed explanation of ESOL terms in "National Reporting System Levels for Adult ESOL Programs" and then provides practical advice and resource materials in chapters titled "Competencies," "English language/Civics Competencies," and "Workplace Competencies." Most of the remainder of the book is devoted to providing a myriad of detailed student learning plans geared specifically and individually to Learning Levels 1-6 and to multilevel learner groupings. Three concluding chapters include "Materials and Resources," "Student Portfolios," and "Information for New ESOL Teachers." (Contains 14 resources.)(Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (KFT) TENNESSEE AryULT ES L Curriculum esourceBook PAT SAWYER, EDITOR U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY s document has been reproduced as ceived from the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) official OERI position or policy A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, OFFICEOF ADULT EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, CENTERFOR LITERACY STUDIES JUNE 2001 BEST COPYAVA6BLE Acknowledgements Many people contributed to this action research project. They gave of their time, energy, professional abilities and love for the area of English for Speakers of Other Languages. We are extremely grateful to them for their help. Listed below is a list of practitioners, administrators, researchers, and state leaders who servedas advisors and partners in this project. Dr. Connie White, Associate Director Hope Lancaster, Program Manager University of Tennessee Tennessee Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development Center for Literacy Studies Office of Adult Education Cynthia W. Barnett Shanna R. Sutton Regina Robbins ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee Administrative Coordinator for ESL District 7 District 7 Pellissippi State Adult Education Henry County Adult Learning Center Putnam County Adult Education Knoxville, Tennessee Paris, Tennessee Cookeville, Tennessee Sandra Smith Diane Cohn D.Lee Wilson ESOL teacher ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee Cans ler Adult Education Workforce District 6 District 5 Connections Williamson County Adult Education Nashville Metro Adult Education Knoxville, Tennessee Franklin, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Chris Spies Shari Dvorak Rebecca Dotson ESOL teacher ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee ESOL teacher Dyer County Literacy Program District 4 Blount County Adult Education Dyersburg, Tennessee Rhea County Adult Education Maryville, Tennessee Dayton, Tennessee Catherine Via Beth Christopher Supervisor Connie Mayes ESOL teacher Crockett County Adult Education ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee Bedford County Adult Education Alamo, Tennessee District 2 Shelbyville, Tennessee Sevier County Adult Education Rebekah White-Williams Sevierville, Tennessee Suzanne Elston ESOL teacher ESOL teacher Crockett County Adult Education Heather Nicely Bradley County Adult Education Alamo, Tennessee ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee Cleveland, Tennessee District 1 A special thanks to Neena Teaster, Kingsport City Adult Education Ron Martin Joe Valentine, and Barbara Eubank Kingsport, Tennessee Supervisor who helped us with the typing and Warren County Adult Education proofing, and to Mary Revenig who Anne Pittman McMinnville, Tennessee put it all together. ESOL Peer Trainer for Tennessee District 8 Robbi Nash And last, but definitely not least, our Memphis City Adult Education ESOL teacher heartfelt thanks to our family, spouses Memphis, Tennessee Nashville READ and children who gave of their time and Nashville, Tennessee support to our efforts. This is a collaborative project of Tennessee Department For further information contact: of Labor and Workforce Development, Office of Adult Center for Literacy Studies Education and The University of Tennessee, Center for The University of Tennessee/Knoxville Literacy Studies. 600 Henley Street, Suite 312 Knoxville, TN 37996-4135 UT PUBLICATION NO.: R01-1804-73-001-01 TEL: (865) 974-4109 ISBN NO. 0-9702799-1-4 FAX: 865-974-3857 3 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. National Reporting System Levels for Adult ESOL Programs 3 3. Competencies 5 Beginning ESL Literacy, Level I 5 Beginning ESL, Level II 8 Low Intermediate, Level III 10 High Intermediate, Level IV 13 Low Advanced, Level V 17 High Advanced ESL, Level VI 21 High Advanced Competencies 25 Part 2 of Level VIHigh Advanced 25 Part 3 of Level VIESOL High Advanced Level 27 4. English Language/Civics Competencies 31 Beginning ESL Literacy, Level I 32 Beginning ESL, Level II 32 Low Intermediate, Level III 32 High Intermediate ESL, Level IV 33 Low Advanced, Level V 33 Advanced ESL, Level VI 34 Resources 34 5. Workplace Competencies 37 Beginning ESL Literacy, Level I 37 Beginning ESL, Level II 37 Low Intermediate, Level III 38 High Intermediate, Level IV 38 Low Advanced, Level V 39 High Advanced, Level VI 40 Workplace Tips for Adapting Materials for Instruction 42 6. Student Learning Plans 43 Ordinal Numbers 53 LEVEL 1 Personal Information 55 Banking 45 Shopping, First Session 58 Cardinal Numbers 48 Telephone Use 60 Money 51 Telling Time 63 TENNESSEE ADULT ESOL CURRICULUM RESOURCE BOOK Table of Contents Student Learning Plans, continued LEVELS 5 AND 6 LEVELS 1 & 2 Learning English Through Photography 117 Telephone UseSecond Session: Teaching English Vocabulary Leaving a Message 65 Through Geography 119 Telephone Use, 911 Calls 68 The Use of Symbols/Labels Before and Now 71 During the Holocaust 121 Using the Newspaper to Complete LEVEL 2 Sentences 123 Personal Introductions Using the Scientific Method (or Present Tense of "To Be"), Lesson 1 73 to Teach Vocabulary 125 Present Tense of "To Be," Lesson 2 75 Learning English Through Telling Time 77 a Mathematics Activity 127 What Do You Do? (Work, Lesson 1) 79 Expanding Vocabulary Through the Problems at Work, Lesson 2 81 Use of Literature 129 Locating a Job (About Town) 131 LEVEL 2 &UP Using the Newspaper to Teach Verb Tenses 132 Using the Newspaper to Buy Groceries 83 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 3 Using the Advice Column of a Newspaper 134 Using the Newspaper to Find An Apartment 84 Three Structures of a Word: Using the Newspaper To Study Prefix, Root, Suffix 137 Restaurant Ads 86 Descriptive Paragraphs/Photo Analysis 142 Thanksgiving 144 LEVEL 3 -6 Native Americans 150 Christmas Customs 89 Martin Luther King 95 MULTI-LEVEL (1-6) Our Campus, A Discovery Tour 156 LEVEL 4 Emotional Good-byes and Job Application 104 Ambivalent Hellos, Culture Shock 158 Warning Labels 106 Our Classroom 160 Our Town, Tennessee 162 LEVELS 4 AND 5 Our State: Tennessee 165 Getting the Facts 107 Our New Country: The United States of America 168 LEVELS 4 AND UP Our World 171 Using the Newspaper To Find Presenting New Verb Tenses: Clothing Sales 108 A Grammar-Oriented Activity 174 Using the Newspaper to Buy a Car 109 Let's Rent a Movie 178 Using Coupons at the Grocery Store 110 Making an International Quilt 181 Present Time 111 Learning About the Local Police Force 183 Past Time 113 Folk Tales From Many Lands 186 Future Time 115 International Potluck Dinner 188 TENNESSEE ADULT ESOL CURRICULUM RESOURCE BOOK Table of Contents New Year's Day 190 LEVELS 4, 5, 6 Columbus Day/Traveling 192 INS Citizenship Questions: Halloween 196 Read, Recite, Review 257 Weather and Seasons 201 The American Flag: Housework 203 The Stars and Stripes, Lesson 1 259 Addressing an Envelope 205 The American Flag: The Calendar and Dates 206 The Stars and Stripes, Lesson 2 261 Money 208 The Telephone Book 210 MULTI-LEVEL (1-6) Getting to Know You, The American Flag: The Stars and Stripes, A "First Class" Experience! 212 Lesson 3Name the States 262 Money, Money, Money 214 A Game: "Citizen-To-Be" 263 Telephone Bills 217 Citizenship Test Preparation 265 About TownAn Introduction 219 Oral Citizenship Review 271 A Trip to McDonald's (About Town) 220 Decoding Citizenship Vocabulary Walk and Talk (About