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Empowering Success: Transformative Foundations of ESOL Teaching for Tertiary Educators in Aotearoa NZ – Part 1

Aug 22, 2023

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in Education, Classroom integration, Cultural diversity, ESOL, ESOL Teaching, Language, Language Acquisition, Language education, Language Learning and Teaching, Teaching Strategies, TESOL

Explore the foundations of ESOL teaching in this comprehensive course module. Learn about second language acquisition principles, cultural diversity, challenges, and integrating first languages. Enhance your teaching practice and create an inclusive classroom environment.

How I accidentally became a published writer in 1998 by authoring a book filled with blank pages

Mar 9, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in ESOL, Improving learner writing, TESOL, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing frame

Four score and seven years ago in 1998, I became a published author. It was an accident and I didn’t mean to. The published book was filled with (mostly) blank pages. That’s the cover up above. I found a copy yesterday because I have this banana box in my office that I’ve been trying to…

Demands: But wait, I’m an ESOL teacher…!

Mar 20, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in ESOL, Knowing the demands, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, Numeracy for ESOL, TESOL, Uncategorized

Mapping the demands for teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) If you are not an ESOL teacher – someone who teaches refugees and migrants with little or no English – you can skip this section. But if you are an ESOL teacher, and you teach a course that is funded by the TEC…

Under the hood: ESOL Starting Points

Feb 17, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Adult Learning, Embed literacy and numeracy, ESOL, Framework, Learning Progressions, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Starting Points, TESOL, Uncategorized

The Starting Points framework allows tutors to focus on learning that happens at or before koru/step 1 on the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy. This is often in an ESOL context. Where does it come from? The ESOL Starting Points were created by The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). This was in response for a guide…

Teach better – What is ESOL?

Feb 6, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What’s the definition? ESOL stands for English for Speakers of Other Languages. This is often used to refer to: Adult refugees and migrants who are pre-literate learners or learners who have very low levels of English language and literacy. Pre-literate learners are those who need exposure to the purposes and uses of literacy. Where does…

Mapping the Demands of a TESOL Course Using the Learning Progressions

May 18, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ESL, ESOL, Knowing the demands, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, Mapping, Numeracy for ESOL, TESOL, Uncategorized

If you are a TESOL teacher, but you teach a course that is funded by the TEC you might find yourself having to complete the NCALNE (Voc) literacy and numeracy professional development. And one of the things that you’ll have to do is demonstrate that you know how to identify and map the context-specific literacy and numeracy…

We Have The First Graduates From Our New NCALNE (Voc) TESOL Option

Feb 5, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Complete NCALNE, Finish NCALNE, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, TEC, TESOL, Uncategorized

Well done to the first graduates from English Language Partners who volunteered to take part in our trial…! If you teach ESOL in a course funded by the Tertiary Education Commission, you may need this qualification. Email us for details: assess@alec.ac.nz.

NCALNE (Voc) for TESOL with Pathways Awarua

Oct 29, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Do you teach ESOL? Are You Supposed To Have The NCALNE (Voc)? If you teach ESOL in a course funded by the TEC, you may need to complete the NCALNE (Voc) qualification. The reason for this is the TEC conditions attached to the funding. These aren’t negotiable, but we now have a solution for TESOL…

NCALNE (Voc) – TESOL option: Questions & Answers

Oct 28, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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The other day I mentioned that we’re investigating an NCALNE (Voc) option for trained and experienced TESOL teachers. We’re now ready to trial this. Here are a few Q & A that I’ve tried to anticipate: I’m already TESOL trained. Why do I have to have the NCALNE (Voc) qualification? It depends on the funding…

TESOL Option for NCALNE (Voc): Anyone Interested?

Oct 27, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, Embed, embedding, ESL, ESOL, Learning, Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, NZQA, Professional Development, Qualifications, teaching, TEC, TESOL, Voc

Here’s another experiment… an NCALNE (Voc) qualification option for experienced and trained teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). This might apply to you (or someone you know) if you are in this kind of situation: You teach an ESOL course that is funded by the TEC. Examples might include SAC1 and 2 funded…

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