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ADULT EDUCATION ESL
TEACHERS GUIDE
ADULT EDUCATION CENTER, TEXAS A&I UNIVERSITY
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS
Written and Produced by
C. Ray Graham Mark M. Walsh
June 1996
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Section I General Orientation..................................................................................................2
Understanding the Learner ......................................................................................................3
About the Language................................................................................................................7
ESL Placement ..................................................................................................................... 13
Program Organization........................................................................................................... 16
Section II Beginning ESL Lessons and Accompanying Teaching Training Modules ............. 18
Lesson 1 Greetings and Introductions.................................................................................. 19
Module I Teaching the Dialog......................................................................................... 21
Module II Dialog Expansions, Structure Drills ................................................................ 25
Module III Cloze Type Dictation Exercise ...................................................................... 29
Lesson 2 Filling Out Forms................................................................................................. 31
Module I (Continued)........................................................................................................ 34
Module IV Teaching Pronunciation................................................................................. 38
Module V Teaching Numbers ........................