Spanish-American
Institute
To: All Faculty and Staff ~ Freddie Ann BUSH
From: Carolyn Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs
Re: New TOEFL Instructional Resources, Videos, and Library Books
Date: May 5, 2008
New material has been added to the Institute’s instructional resources and Library collection in the following categories:
1.
TOEFL Instructional Resources
2008-2009 TOEFL Bulletin—If you have not already received a copy, please see Dr. Prager. Please retain your copy so that you can advise students.
Longman Preparation for TOEFL iBT: Classroom Activities—Classroom Activities provides two activities for each of the 48 language skills in the complete student book.
Longman Preparation for TOEFL iBT: Lesson Plans—Lesson Plans provides interactive lesson plans for each of the 48 language skills in the complete student book.
2.
NorthStar Writing Activity Books and NorthStar Writing Update
Writing will receive even greater emphasis in NorthStar, 3rd edition when it appears. For now, teachers should:
q continue extending writing from activities in the Listening and Speaking texts and
q cover
all writing activities in the
The Bookstore has two Writing Activity Books for Reading and Writing Intermediate (ESL 4) for the 1st and 2nd NorthStar editions. Reviewing these books can provide helpful ideas for better integrating writing at all ESL levels.
3. Personal Financial Management and Successful
Interviewing Videos
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The Interviewing Process:
Strategies for Making the Right Impression |
Office Practice College Success |
two 20 min. segments |
V49 |
Taking
students through the interviewing process, this video provides strategies for
interviewing well during the job search.
The video is divided into two 20-minute segments but should be shown in
smaller segments. See the back of the
video jacket for topics covered in each of the two segments.
|
Money and Finance |
College Success |
30 min. |
V50 |
Advice
for students on budgeting, decreasing spending, managing credit cards, and
other good personal financial practices.
Money and Finance may be used in conjunction with the video and
activities for Master Your Future: A Program of Financial Responsibility already
used in College Success.
4.
ESL Penguin Readers
Penguin Readers are simplified adaptations of famous works for ESL students at different levels. We have added the following to the Library collection. The Penguin Readers are located on the bookshelf in the Library next to the Xerox room.
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Level |
Title |
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ESL 1 |
Flying Home |
|
ESL 3 |
The Fall of the House of Usher, Edgar Allan Poe (copies 2&3) |
|
ESL 4 |
Three Great Plays of Shakespeare—Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear (copies 2&3) |
|
ESL 5 |
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad |
|
ESL 5 |
Tales of Mystery and Imagination, Edgar Allan Poe (copies 1&2) |
|
ESL 6 |
The Chamber, John Grisham (copies 1&2) |
5.
Other Circulating Library Books
The Call of the Wild by Jack London in a specially adapted version appropriate for ESL 5 readers and above (call no. FIC L).
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne in a specially adapted version appropriate for ESL 5 readers and above (call no. FIC V).
The Langston Hughes Reader by the great African-American writer. The Reader contains many of Hughes short stories, poems, plays, autobiographical writings, articles, etc. (call no. 818 Hughes).