{"id":1831,"date":"2020-11-09T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2020-11-09T14:34:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T22:34:33","slug":"november-9-2020-monday-mash-up-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/ell\/november-9-2020-monday-mash-up-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Mash Up November 9, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Reminders:<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Monday, November 9th 9am: At Home ELL teacher meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Saturday, November 14th 3-4pm: Burnaby Public Library Group Chat\u00a0\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.bc.ca\/groupchat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Chat<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is a program for newcomer youth who want to meet other youth and practice speaking English. We will play games, connect, and discuss an interesting topic in a fun and friendly online group setting. Encourage your students to email teenservices@bpl.bc.ca for the zoom link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Tuesday, November 17th, 1-3pm: <strong>Elementary ELL meeting:<\/strong> We will welcome speakers from the Burnaby Public Library. Zoom link will be sent out closer to the date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Saturday, November 28th 3-4pm: Burnaby Public Library Group Chat\u00a0\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpl.bc.ca\/groupchat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Group Chat<\/a><\/b>\u00a0is a program for newcomer youth who want to meet other youth and practice speaking English. We will play games, connect, and discuss an interesting topic in a fun and friendly online group setting.\u00a0Encourage your students to email teenservices@bpl.bc.ca for the zoom link.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><b>Every Teacher is A Language Teacher<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><b>Helping Students Listen and Understand<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Think about your students and their English abilities. If you were speaking to them individually, you probably automatically change your speech. You may slow your speed, use shorter sentences, or simpler vocabulary to make yourself understood. However, teachers often forget these adaptations when they are speaking to an entire class. If you have English learners in your class, these tips might help them understand more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">1) avoid idioms: these are complicated as they don&#8217;t always have concrete definitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">2) repeat and paraphrase: all students benefit from this, but it is essential for ELs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">3) use &#8220;subject verb object&#8221; sentences: The most common English structure is the easiest one to understand.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reminders: Monday, November 9th 9am: At Home ELL teacher meeting Saturday, November 14th 3-4pm: Burnaby Public Library Group Chat\u00a0\u00a0Group Chat\u00a0is a program for newcomer youth who want to meet other youth and practice speaking English. We will play games, connect, and discuss an interesting topic in a fun and friendly online group setting. 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