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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
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• 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.
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Agenda
• Learner Persistence Research• Student’s Book• Workbook and AddVentures• Self-study audio and Student
Arcade• Teacher’s Toolkit• Assessment
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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
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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
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The Student’s Book
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Lesson AGet
Ready Page 96
• Introduces topic
• Activates prior knowledge
• Assesses what Ss already know
Building Community:Whole class discussion
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Lesson A
Listening
Page 97• Introduces vocabulary and grammar
• Provides guided listening in context
(Transcript on p. 158)
Learner Persistence: Self-study audio
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Lesson B:
Grammar page
98• Presentation
• Comprehension check
• Guided practice
Learner Persistence:Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed
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Lesson B:
Grammar page
99• Guided practice
• Communication
Building Community: Task requires students to work together
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Lesson D:
Reading page
102• Activates prior knowledge
• Encourages prediction
• Focuses on a specific reading skill
Learner Persistence:Self-study audio
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Lesson D: Picture
Dictionary
page 103 Expands topic-related vocabulary
Building Community: Task requires students to work together
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Lesson E:
Writingpage 104
Prewriting activities
Focus
Model
Analysis
Learner Persistence:Safety in progression allows students to risk and succeed
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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
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Lesson F:
Life-skills
readingpage 106• Real-life
documents
• Test-taking practice
Learner Persistence:Another view that recycles materialallows students to risk and succeed
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Lesson F: Fun with
Language
page 107
Community Building:Activities provide a safe and fun environment
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Ancillaries
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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
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AddVentures
MultilevelWorksheets
AddVentures
MultilevelWorksheetsSampler pages 43- 45
Find the differences
Building Community:In a safe environment students value each other
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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
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Technology: Self-study audio and Student
Arcade
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Self-Study Audio: Lesson A
Learner Persistence:Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence
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Self-Study Audio: Lesson D
Learner Persistence:Audio CD promotes self-directed study and builds self-confidence
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Ventures Arcade
FREE – Student Support Site
www.cambridge.org/venturesarcade
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ventures_arcade3\index.html
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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
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Teacher’s ToolkitCD-ROM
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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)
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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
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Picture Dictionary Cards & WorksheetLevels: Basic, 1 and 2
Sampler page 27-28
Learner Persistence:Recycles vocabulary promoting student success
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Extended Reading & WorksheetLevels: 3 and 4
Learner persistence: New material within a familiar theme promotes student self-confidence and success
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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
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NEW – Placement test
• 40 items• answer key• photocopiable
Free downloadable atwww.cambridge.org/venturesplacement
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Self-assessment Student’s Book – Page 144
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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
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Unit Test
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Screenshot TK of online function
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Screenshots TK create/edit function
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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
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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