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IAP 2012 Activities by Sponsor

MIT Womens League

MIT ESL for Service Employees training sessions
Emma Kerry, Nancy Boyce, Jane Dunfy
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

NANCY KELLY, ELLEN STORDY, MARY MOORE
Topic: 10 Tips on Teaching ESL
Tuesday, Jan 24, 12 - 1 pm

Find out why tutoring MIT Service Employees in ESL can enrich your life. Learn how a small investment of your time can go a long way in helping colleagues learn English. You’ll hear top 10 tips for tutoring as well as why tutors end up learning as much as their students.

EMMA KERRY
Topic: Planning to make the most of your ESL sessions
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1-2 pm

Tips on maximizing the limited time you have with the students, using planning to incorporate assessment for learning, and making the sessions varied and jolly.
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NANCY BOYCE
Topic: "Using the MIT ESL for Service Employees Stellar site for resource information and communication"
Wednesday and Friday from 12 noon to 1 pm.

An informational walk through the MIT ESL for Service Employees' Stellar web site with Q and A period afterward.
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JANE DUNPHY
Topic: "How to teach Pronunciation to ESL students"
Thurs, Jan 26 12-2 pm

Overview of the current theory and practices in 2nd language pronunciation pedagogy, in light of English as a lingua franca. Includes a summary of the set of most difficult sounds/speech features in English and explain why they are difficult to adjust to; and provide a mini-class demonstrating best practice in teaching pronunciation.
Contact: Nancy Boyce, 4-315, x3-4461, nboyce@mit.edu


Emma Kerry, Nancy Boyce, Jane Dunfy
EMMA KERRY
Topic: "Planning to make the most of your ESL sessions'
Tuesday, Jan 24, 1-2 pm

Tips on maximizing the limited time you have with the students, using planning to incorporate assessment for learning, and making the sessions varied and jolly.
Tue Jan 24, 01-02:00pm, 56-154


Emma Kerry, Nancy Boyce, Jane Dunfy
NANCY BOYCE
Topic: "Using the MIT ESL for Service Employees Stellar site for resource information and communication"
Wednesday and Friday from 12 noon to 1 pm.

An informational walk through the MIT ESL for Service Employees' Stellar web site with Q and A period afterward.
Wed Jan 25, 12-01:00pm, 56-154


Emma Kerry, Nancy Boyce, Jane Dunfy
JANE DUNPHY
Topic: "How to teach Pronunciation to ESL students"
Thurs, Jan 26 12-2 pm

Overview of the current theory and practices in 2nd language pronunciation pedagogy, in light of English as a lingua franca. Includes a summary of the set of most difficult sounds/speech features in English and explain why they are difficult to adjust to; and provide a mini-class demonstrating best practice in teaching pronunciation.
Thu Jan 26, 12-02:00pm, 56-154


Emma Kerry, Nancy Boyce, Jane Dunfy
NANCY BOYCE
Topic: "Using the MIT ESL for Service Employees Stellar site for resource information and communication"
Wednesday and Friday from 12 noon to 1 pm.

An informational walk through the MIT ESL for Service Employees' Stellar web site with Q and A period afterward.
Fri Jan 27, 12-01:00pm, 56-154


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