ERIC ED356679: Coming to America: Teaching Beginning ESL from a Cultural Perspective.

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by  ERIC

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AUTHOR Olaco, John
TITLE
Coming to America: Teaching Beginning ESL from a
Cultural Perspective.
INSTITUTION
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. Div. of
Adult and Occupational Education.
PUB DATE
Jan 91
NOTE
108p.
PUB TYPE
Teaching Guides (For
Classroom Use
Guides
Teacher)
(052)
EDRS PRICE
MF01/PC05 Plus Postage.
DESCRIPTORS
*Acculturation; Adult Education; Class Activities;
*Daily Living Skills; Employment; *English (Second
Language); *Immigrants; Intercultural Communication;
*Interpersonal Communication; Job Search Methods;
Letters (Correspondence); *Literacy Education;
Personal Narratives; Telephone Usage Instruction;
Transportation; Travel; Visual Aids; Vocabulary
Development
ABSTRACT
The English-as-a-Second-Language instructional
materials for new immigrants to the United States presented here
include 12 instructional units, each containing 2-5 lessons, and
supporting visual materials and worksheets. The unit topics include:
introductions and partings; forms of transportation; expressing new
experiences; using the telephone; sending letters; going places;
looking for a job; the first day at work; money and shopping; buying
produce; the classroom and school environment; and making new
friends. Each lesson contains conversational expressions or
narrative, writing exercises, pattern drills and vocabulary practice
activities, dialogues, visual aids, and/or worksheets. The
vocabulary, learning activities, and names used are appropriate to a
variety of cultures. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy
Education) (MSE)
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An experimental project produced by John Olaco, Mid City
Adult Learning Center, Belmont Community Adult School
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Chapter
SAYING GOOD-BYE
1
1
A. My Family
1
B. My Family Tree 3
C. Meet My Family 3
D. Saying Good-bye to My Family 6
E. Saying Good-bye to Audrey,
A Good Friend 7
Vocabulary 8
2
HELLO AMERICA !
9
A. I'm Leaving Today
9
B. Forms of Transportation
10
C. I Need to Go to the Airport
11
D. At the Airport
13
E. At the Los Angeles International
Airport
15
Vocabulary 17
FIRST DAY IN AMERICA
3
18
A. First Things I Saw 18
B. Places I Want To See
20
C. It's Cold Today
21
D. Tom's Apartment
23
Vocabulary
25
CALLING FRIENDS
4
26
A. Tom's Telephone Number 26
B. Writing Numbers
27
C. Some Cities in California
and Their Area Codes 29
D. Juan's Friends
30
Vocabulary
33
34
MAILING LETTERS
5
A. Juan's New Address 34
B. At the Post Office 36
C. Buying Stamps 38
Vocabulary 41
42
GOING PLACES
6
A. Juan's Making Plans 42
B. Juan's Taking the Bus 45
C. Giving Directions 46
D. Places to visit 47
Vocabulary 49
50
LOOKING FOR A JOB
7
A. Juan Wants to Work 50
B. Juan Wants to Be a Waiter 56
Vocabulary 58
59
JUAN'S FIRST DAY TO WORK
8
A. Juan's Excited 59
B. Juan's Schedule 62
C. Juan's Working 63
D. Juan's Work Schedule 66
Vocabulary 67
68
JUAN'S GOING SHOPPING
9
A. Juan's First Paycheck 68
B. Juan's Buying New Clothes 71
C. Juan's Buying Tom a Present 75
Vocabulary 76
BUYING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
10
77
A. Juan's Going to the Supermarket
77
B. Juan's List 78
C. Juan's Favorites 82
Vocabulary 84
LEARNING MORE ENGLISH
11
85
A. Juan's Coming to School 85
B. Juan Wants to Register 86
C. Inside the Classroom 89
Vocabulary 93
MEETING NEW FRIENDS
12
94
A. Juan's Introducing Himself 94
B. Juan Has New Friends 97
C. Soomkwat is Talking About
Her Country 99
Vocabulary 101
1
Acknowledgements
I owe many people my most heartfelt gratitude
for the generosity of their support
.
Ms. Maxine Young, Supervisor, PICO Unit, Division
of Adult and Occupational Education, LAUSD, and her
staff for printing this book.
Mr. Jack Trang, student of Mid-City Adult Learning
Center, for his wonderful, artistic creations.
Mr. Andre Sutton, ESL Coordinator, Belmont Community
Adult School, for his advice and assistance.
Ms. Joan Ririe, Principal, Belmont Community Adult School,
for her support and encouragement.
Mr. Frank Marsala, Principal, North Hollywood Community
Adult School, for his guidance.
Ms. Audrey Partridge and Ms. Marshaw Easterday,
Coordinators, Mid-City Adult Learning Center, for
the inspiration to write this book.
Faculty members of Mid-City Adult Learning Center,
Belmont Community Adult School, for their invaluable
suggestions
i dedicate this book to all my dear students,
source of all my energy!
John Olaco
CHAPTER ONE
Saying GoodBye
A. My Family
Hi!
My name is Juan Montoya and this is my family.
O.%
Ernest Montoya
Gloria Recinos Montoya
(father)
(mother)
I
Pedro
Emilia
Maria
Juan
(brother)
(sister)
(sister)
(myself)
Hi!
My name is Juan Montoya.
I am from Mexico.
Maria and Emilia are my sisters.
Alberto is my brother.
I am
leaving for the United States of America and this
book is the story of my life.
Page 1
How About You?
My name is
Hi!
and
this is my family.
mother:
father:
brother/s:
sister/s:
Hi!
My name is
I am from
Page 2
B. My Family Tree
6
Felix Montoya
Ana Corrales Montoya
(grandfather)
(grandmother)
1
1
Gloria Montoy&T-Ernesto Montoya
Blanca Montoya
Ramon Montoya
(mother)
(father)
(aunt)
(uncle)
1
I
1
1
Pedro Montoya Guadalupe Montoya
Emilia
Maria
Juan
(brother)
(sister-in-law)
(sister)
(sister)
(myself)
I
1
1
Carlos
Martha
Montoya
Montoya
(nephew)
(niece)
C. Meet My Family
Hi!
I'm Juan Montoya
Please meet my family.
Felix Montoya is my grandfather.
Ana Corrales Montoya is my grandmother.
Ernesto Montoya is my father.
Gloria Recinos Montoya is my mother.
Blanca Montoya is my aunt.
Ramon Montoya is my uncle.
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