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Teaching Materials

Links to Ready-Made Materials for Teachers
Reading, listening and vocabulary development exercises for students of beginning to low-intermediate levels:

鈥� reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities
- reading passage and comprehension activity; listening passage, vocabulary development (including stress and pronunciation); full lesson plan for teachers in PDF format including student worksheets, quizzes and activities

Ready-made lesson plans on a range of health and social issues which can be adapted to suit any age or level (suggested learner level is indicated on each lesson plan):

Canadian Association of Second Language Teaching:

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Ready-made materials which develop speaking skills (all levels):

over 30 interesting topics
on a range of real-life topics downloadable in .pdf format)

Ready-made lesson plans on various topics (level indicated on each lesson):

for teachers on a wide range of topics relevant to real-world events

Teaching Methods

Links to Articles for Teachers on ESL Teaching Methodologies
Pronunciation

(intonation, word and sentence stress, connected speech, etc.)

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Speaking

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Reading

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Listening

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Vocabulary Development


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Writing

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Grammar

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English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

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Teacher Education and Development

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On-line preparatory materials for the RSA/Cambridge Diploma and Certificate Courses (CELTA; DELTA)

Materials evaluation and adaptation


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The Internet as a teaching/learning tool

Presentations

Annotated Bibliography and Literature Survey: Assessment of Language Proficiency in the Health and Social Services Sector

This PowerPoint presentation, an Annotated Bibliography and Literature Survey: Assessment of Language Proficiency in the Health and Social Services Sector听[.ppt], was prepared by Juliane Bertrand and presented at the 鈥淛ourn茅e d鈥櫭ヽhange et d鈥檌nformation sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de formation linguistic鈥� on November 24, 2005. This presentation covers the following:

  • ESL proficiency tests for adults working in a professional environment, with emphasis on health and social services workers
  • Materials generated by each such test
  • Studies on ESL proficiency assessment

ESL Resources for Health Professionals across Canada

This PowerPoint presentation, a 听[.ppt], was prepared by Donna Lisney and presented at the 鈥淛ourn茅e d鈥櫭ヽhange et d鈥檌nformation sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de formation linguistic鈥� on November 24, 2005. This presentation covers the following:

  • A survey of the ESL courses and programs available across the country for medical and social work professionals
  • Details of course and program descriptions
  • A list of Web sites with appropriate content
  • A list of pedagogical materials used
  • Texts
  • Glossaries
  • Dictionaries
  • Software

Language training models for health care & social service personnel

The PowerPoint presentation, Language Training Models for Health Care and Social Service Personnel [.ppt] was prepared by Dr. Samantha Wehbi and presented at the 鈥淛ourn茅e d鈥櫭ヽhange et d鈥檌nformation sur la mise en oeuvre du programme de formation linguistic鈥� on November 24, 2005. This presentation covers the following:

Introduction

  • Current situation and need for language instruction
  • Literature review search strategy

Models

  • Common elements
  • Model description: Summary table
  • Impact on accessibility & quality of services of each model
  • Models: Strengths & Limitations

Recommendations

  • Course design
  • General recommendations
  • What would a model course look like?

Lexicon Evaluation

In 2006 the 平特五不中 Training and Retention of Health Professionals Project undertook a process aimed at evaluating a number of existing lexicons specific to the health and social services field and at identifying gaps in existing lexicons so as to strategize the future development of a lexicon specifically tailored to the needs of the project participants. A Lexicon Evaluation Committee reviewed 7 lexicons and tabled its first report in August 2006.

Following the emergence of new material, the Committee reconvened in 2008-2009 with a new membership.听 It was composed of the three original members named by our network partners: Sarah Finlayson, a school social worker from the Gasp茅; Isabel Sullivan, an ESL specialist from Laval University; Marion Standish a nurse with ESL teaching experience; and two new members, Donna Lisney and Sue Harrison, both ESL specialists on the 平特五不中 THRDP team. They applied the same methodology and criteria that was used by the first Committee to review new works. The document that received the highest score is the .

Read the report of the 2010 Lexicon Evaluation here.

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