Saturday, February 24, 2018

Vicky's Rules of Ettiquette

The following is a classroom poster I developed for the #TESL0160 #transitioning course. It is meant to print out at 24 inches by 36 inches  (about 60 x 90 cm). I have reduced it so it will fit on the page here.
I would use it in an adult language class for immigrants to Canada, CLB levels 3 - 7. I would review it with the students, including any vocabulary they may need, depending on the level. I would project it and allow students to suggest changes or additions before I have it printed. 
Resources:
The printshop Deluxe, version 3.5 (2013). Encore Software, Inc. [Computer Software] Los Angeles, CA.
Vicky

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Canadian Culture?

Does Canada even have a separate culture? Some #EAL teachers have found that immigrants come to Canada expecting it to be the same as the American culture they have seen in movies or on television. (See the video below, third speaker.) They are surprised to find that it is not. I would expect they would be equally surprised to find that much of American culture is not what they see in the fictional media either.