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Building Community in Adult ESL

Basic – High Intermediate

Presented by: Gretchen Bitterlin, Dennis Johnson, Donna Price, Sylvia Ramirez and

K. Lynn Savage, Series Editor

• Cambridge University Press publishes the finest academic and educational writing from around the world and is a global leader in the field of ESL.

• It is the oldest printer and publisher in the world and one of the largest academic publishers globally.

• The purpose is to further the University's objective of advancing knowledge, education, learning, and research.

Agenda

• Learner Persistence Research• Student’s Book• Workbook and AddVentures• Self-study audio and Student

Arcade• Teacher’s Toolkit• Assessment

3 strategies for addressing learner persistence with

Ventures• Safety: learners are respected, valued

and feel OK about making mistakes• Community: an environment where

learners are welcome, needed by others and can work together

• Self-efficacy: learners’ belief that they can succeed at learning

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) Study Circle Guide

Ventures PhilosophyVentures Philosophy

Hear it before you say it.Say it before you read it.

Read it before you write it.

Reception precedes production

Learner Persistence: Progression leads to student success

The Student’s Book

Lesson AGet

Ready Page 96

• Introduces topic

• Activates prior knowledge

• Assesses what Ss already know

Building Community:Whole class discussion

Lesson A

Listening

Page 97• Introduces vocabulary and grammar

• Provides guided listening in context

(Transcript on p. 158)

Learner Persistence: Self-study audio

Lesson B:

Grammar page

98• Presentation

• Comprehension check

• Guided practice

Learner Persistence:Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed

Lesson B:

Grammar page

99• Guided practice

• Communication

Building Community: Task requires students to work together

Lesson D:

Reading page

102• Activates prior knowledge

• Encourages prediction

• Focuses on a specific reading skill

Learner Persistence:Self-study audio

Lesson D: Picture

Dictionary

page 103 Expands topic-related vocabulary

Building Community: Task requires students to work together

Lesson E:

Writingpage 104

Prewriting activities

Focus

Model

Analysis

Learner Persistence:Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed

Lesson E:

Writingpage 105

Process writing:3 steps

1. Pre-writing

2. Writing

3. Peer Review

Building Community:In a safe environment students value each other

Lesson F:

Life-skills

readingpage 106• Real-life

documents

• Test-taking practice

Learner Persistence:Another view that recycles materialallows students to risk and succeed

Lesson F: Fun with

Language

page 107

Community Building:Activities provide a safe and fun environment

Ancillaries

Ventures 1 Workbook Unit 8 – Lesson A pages 32 - 33 (see

sampler)• 2 pages per lesson• Designed for independent work• Answer key in back of workbook

Learner Persistence:Promotes self-directed study and student accountability

AddVentures

MultilevelWorksheets

AddVentures

MultilevelWorksheetsSampler pages 43- 45

Find the differences

Building Community:In a safe environment students value each other

AddVentures multilevel worksheets

AddVentures multilevel worksheets

• Multilevel built into course• 3 Activities per lesson

1.Less challenging2.On level 3.More challenging

ONE Answer Key

Learner Persistence: Options for difficulty level allow students to risk and succeed

Technology: Self-study audio and Student

Arcade

Self-Study Audio: Lesson A

Learner Persistence:Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Self-Study Audio: Lesson D

Learner Persistence:Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Ventures Arcade

FREE – Student Support Site

www.cambridge.org/venturesarcade

ventures_arcade3\index.html

Student Arcade

Activities • for every unit and every level• 6-7 exercises per unit• Build listening, vocabulary, grammar and

reading skills

Self-study audio • downloadable to MP3 files

Learner Persistence:Promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence

Teacher’s ToolkitCD-ROM

Toolkit CD-ROM200 pages of reproducible

materials including: • Tests• Collaborative Learning Activity Sheets

Sampler pages 29-30• Picture Dictionary Cards and Worksheets

(Levels Basic, 1 and 2)Sampler pages 27 and 28

• Extended Readings and Worksheets (Levels 3 and 4)

Collaborative ActivitiesSampler pages 29 – 30

• 1 activity per lesson • Some activities are:

- conversation cards - student interviews - partner dictations- find the differences

Community Building:Activities provide a safe and fun environment

Picture Dictionary Cards & WorksheetLevels: Basic, 1 and 2

Sampler page 27-28

Learner Persistence:Recycles vocabulary promoting student success

Extended Reading & WorksheetLevels: 3 and 4

Learner persistence: New material within a familiar theme promotes student self-confidence and success

Student AssessmentPlacement test Student’s Book

- Peer review of writing- Test-taking format for life-skills reading - Unit self-assessment - Review every 2 units

Teacher’s Toolkit CD-ROM– Self-assessment– Unit tests, Mid-term and Final

TestCrafter (available 2009)

Learner persistence: Students persist when they can see their progress

NEW – Placement test

• 40 items• answer key• photocopiable

Free downloadable atwww.cambridge.org/venturesplacement

Self-assessment Student’s Book – Page 144

Unit Test

• One test per unit

• Sections: listening, grammar, reading, writing

• Reproducible

• Print version in Teacher’s Edition

• Teacher Toolkit CD/ROM: contains audio portion and reproducible master

Unit Test

Screenshot TK of online function

Screenshots TK create/edit function

Ventures TestCrafter

• Create, edit, and print tests for any level of Ventures

• Online test taking makes administering and scoring

the test easier

• Export to Word gives teachers added control over

their tests

• Available in May 2009

Special Offers

Ventures Value Pack

Student Book + Workbook

Ventures Classroom PacksPurchase:

25 Student Books + 25 WorkbooksReceive gratis:1 Teacher’s Edition w/ CD-

ROM Toolkit1 Class Audio Program1 AddVentures multilevel

reproducibles

$499.00net$ 18.49 net

We look forward to venturing with you!

www.cambridge.org/ventures

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