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TEAM Solutions Secondary School ESOL Newsletter Term 2: 2005
Kia ora katou. He totara wahi rua he kai na te ahi. A totara split in two is food for the fire.
We hope your holiday break has been a time to relax and reflect, to gather your strength for the busy time ahead.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Workshops
Title |
Date |
Facilitators |
Investigating the role of the Director of international students |
May 19 |
Helen Panayiodou, Judy Simpson, Lyn Groves , Denise McKay |
Strategies for teaching new learners of English |
June 8 |
Denise McKay, Lyn Groves |
Introduction to a process of ‘Reflective analysis and Vision’ for international programmes and structures |
June 29 |
Helen Panayiodou
Lyn Groves |
ESOL HoD workshop |
Term 3 (Date to be confirmed) |
The ESOL team
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There will also be a couple of repeats of the "Scaffolding students through the NCEA writing standards" workshop in June. Jenni will let you know venue and dates.
May 12: |
Careers information for new New Zealanders – Mt Albert Memorial Hall – all day, lunch provided
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June 15: |
Refugee Careers evening, Papatoetoe High School
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June 17: |
World Refugee Day (in Auckland ). 4.30-7.30pm at Mt Albert Grammar School .
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June 22: |
Refugee Careers evening for schools in the west, 5.30-7.30pm at Avondale College |
June 30: |
Refugee Cluster meeting, Selwyn College in the Early Childhood Centre. 3pm start.
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AKTESOL
Subscriptions are now due - download a form from www.tesolanz.org.nz
The next AKTESOL meeting is on Tuesday, May 24, 6.30 - 9pm at Kohia Teachers' Centre. It features a well-known overseas visiting lecturer: Andrew Cohen speaking on the topic: "Enhancing learner awareness of style preferences, strategy repertoire, and motivation in language learning."
Professional Reading
Andrew Cohen's 2003 article:
Strategy Training for Second Language Learners
Arrive at the AKTESOL seminar well read!
AKTESOL dates for terms 2 and 3: August 10 and November 15
Conferences
Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE)
Enrol now, early bird registrations close May 9.
The theme of the June 2005 conference is Reflective Practice: The key to innovation in international education. Neil Anderson, Andrew Cohen, Rod Ellis and Rebecca Oxford are keynote speakers.
Pasifika Bilingual Education Mini Conference
28th-1st October, in Samoa.
The theme is Pasifika bilingual education- language maintenance and academic success. A call for abstracts is now available. Click on the conference button on the website.
Maori Language Week: 25 - 31 July, Höngongoi 25 - Höngongoi 31
AUT symposium: 13 and 14 July. AUT is having a TESOL symposium on the teaching and learning of spoken language. Keynote speaker: Dr Helen Fraser
From ESOL Online
Anticipatory Reading Guides
An anticipatory guide helps the student to start thinking about a topic and so activates their background knowledge. Prediction engages the reader with the text. Checking the accuracy of predictions after reading and having to supply evidence from the text helps with deep processing.
Professional Reading
Think Aloud Protocols: Teaching Reading Processes to Young Bilingual Students
This 2003 article suggests that teachers of English language learners need to be able to teach students strategies that will help them read effectively, in two languages if possible.
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
A new resource 'Microbes' has been sent to all secondary schools with international students. Schools with no international students can request copies from Gill Barron at MoE. Gill would appreciate feedback after you have used/adapted the unit.
gillian.barron@minedu.govt.nz
'Taiaha' and other stories: 10 illustrated texts with audio, glossary, and activities for students - good for boys - in years 7-10
CHANGES TO ESOL UNIT STANDARDS
It is important to download the most recent version of any ESOL unit standard you are using. If there have been changes you will need to adapt activities accordingly.
Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
Languages |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
1281-1283, 1287, 1289, 2967-2969, 2974-2975, 2980-2981, 2985-2986, 3473, 3477, 3481, 3482, 15006, 15007, 15009-15010, 17139-17142, 17143, 17144, 17358-17364, 17366, 17368, 17370, 17372 |
The NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has revised and rolled over the unit standards listed above, which were last registered in May 2000. (Note: The unit standards in bold have been rolled over with no change.)
The review of these unit standards is planned to take place during 2007-2008.
Date new versions published
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November 2004
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| New comments by date |
July 2007 |
Expiry date of new versions of U/S’s |
December 2008 |
Main changes resulting from the revision
The revision has resulted in minor changes, particularly to special notes, performance criteria, and ranges, to clarify the parameters for assessment and moderation. Element 3 of unit standard 17360 has been merged into element 2, and the title of the standard has been altered to reflect this change. Unit standard 17372 has also had a minor title change, as shown in the summary table below.
Summary of main changes to standards' classification, titles, levels, and credits
All changes are in bold.
Subfield Languages
Domain English for Speakers of Other Languages
Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
17360 |
Participate in a conversation and give a short prepared talk, using ESOL
Participate in a conversation, using ESOL |
2 |
5 |
17372 |
Write narrative texts, using ESOL
Write recounts, using ESOL |
3 |
5 |
For the full summary go to: Review Summaries for November 2004.
Exclusions: The main exclusion which can affect our students is 8825 and 2.2. They cannot gain credit in both unit and achievement standards. Other exclusions area:
English Achievement Standard |
English Unit Standard |
90052/1.1 |
8813 |
90053/1.2 |
8812 |
90058/1.7 |
8816 |
90060/1.9 |
8811 |
90375/2.1 |
8826 |
90381/2.8 |
8824 |
ESOL International
The first term has been a busy one for teachers of international students. Due to the competitive market place, which has developed because of the decrease in numbers, international students are looking for specialised and quality educational programmes. This has resulted in a period of reflection and adjustment for some schools. An important part of our work has been in supporting mainstream teachers with international students. This involves workshops both in school and at Kohia Teachers' Centre. If you are interested in these workshops please contact us. We are also developing a process of reflection, which we can discuss with you.
We look forward to working with you.
Kia manuia
Helen
Communications:
If you are receiving this newsletter and no longer wish to receive it or be on the mailing list, please email Lyn Groves. If you know of someone who would like to be included, please let us know, too!
Jenni Bedford
Ph: 6238880 x48349
j.bedford@auckland.ac.nz
Lyn Groves (International and refugee support)
Ph: 623 8880 x46364
l.groves@auckland.ac.nz
Denise McKay ( International and ESOL support)
Ph: 623880 X46335
d.mckay@auckland.ac.nz
Helen Panayiodou (International support)
Ph: 623 8880 x48334
h.panayiodou@auckland.ac.nz
Song Lam Wong
Ph: 623 8880 X48347
sl.wong@auckland.ac.nz
Charlie Lee
Ph: 623 8880 x48347
c.lee@auckland.ac.nz
