ESL Conference Presentations by William Eubank
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March 1993 "Huck Finn's Vietnamese Companion"Feb. 1994 "BEAM Conference Proposal Writing Session" March 1994 "Getting L1 into The School Spotlight" April 1994 "Student Bilingual Publications - A Bridge to the Future" Nov. 1994 "Teach in Mexico - Summer 1995"
Feb. 1995 "Asian Refugees - The Effects of War" April 1995 "Lessons from the Tale of Kieu" Oct. 1995 "Internet Resources-Empowering the Language Learner/Teacher" Oct. 1995 "8,000 Helpful Colleagues 41 Keystrokes Away!"
April 1996 "A Virtual Visit to ESL (WWW) Web Pages" July 1996 "Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange-U.S./Argentina 1997" October 1996 "Teach in a Spanish Speaking Country - Summer 1997" October 1996 "ESL Student/Teacher Collaborations in Digital Publishing"
April 1997 "Teach in A Spanish Speaking Country - Summer 1997"
March 1993 "Huck Finn's Vietnamese Companion",BEAM 1993 (Bilingual ESL Association of the Metroplex), Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas 76204. Huck Finn's Vietnamese Companion
February 1994 "BEAM Conference Proposal Writing Session", Arlington Independent School District, Inservice Training, Arlington, Texas 76018. March 1994 "Getting L1 into The School Spotlight", BEAM 1994 (Bilingual ESL Association of the Metroplex), Texas Woman's University, Denton Texas 76204.Getting L1 into The School Spotlight
April 1994 "Student Bilingual Publications - A Bridge to the Future", TEXTESOL V Spring Conference, Richland College, Dallas, Texas 75243.Student Bilingual Publications - A Bridge To the Future
Nov. 1994 "Teach in Mexico - Summer 1995", TEXTESOL State Conference, El Paso, Texas.Teach in Mexico - Summer 1995 - to Create Connections in ESOL
You can learn more about the Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange Program through this link. In 1996, as many as 100 teachers may be involved in exchange programs in Central and South America. It could be the greatest summer you have spent teaching!
Feb. 1995 "Asian Refugees - The Effects of War", Arlington Independent School District, Inservice Training, Arlington, Texas 76018. April 1995 "Lessons from the Tale of Kieu", TEXTESOL V Spring Conference, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76204Lessons from The Tale of Kieu
The translation of the poem is dedicated to Vietnamese refugees and their friends. This
epic love poem (3254 lines) is regularly studied by 11th and 12th grade students in
Vietnam and will contribute to the American teacher's better understanding of the
people of Vietnam.
Oct. 1995 "Internet Resources - Empowering the Language Learner/Teacher", TEXTESOL V Fall Conference, Plano, Texas
Internet Resources - Empowering the Language Learner-Teacher
Oct. 1995 "8,000 Helpful Colleagues 41 Keystrokes Away!", MIDTESOL Fall Conference, Northern Iowa University, Cedar Falls, Iowa 506148,000 Helpful Colleagues 41 Keystrokes Away!
Midtesol Conference Lecture Notes
April 1996 "A Virtual Visit to ESL (WWW) Web Pages", TEXTESOL Spring Conference, University of Texas at Arlington * Arlington, Texas
TEXTESOL Conference Project Page
July 1996 "The Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange - U.S./Argentina 1997", Municipalidad De La Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Distrito Escolar 12, 14, 15, & 16 * Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina Teaching Page
You can learn more about the Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange Program through this link. In 1997, more than 100 teachers from six countries will be involved in exchange programs in the U.S., Mexico, Central and South America. It could be the greatest summer you have spent teaching!
Oct. 1996 "Teach in a Spanish Speaking Country - Summer 1997", MIDTESOL Conference, Kansas City, Missouri. TEXTESOL V Fall Conference, Richardson, Texas.BACKGROUND
Since 1992 Rotary International District Clubs have sponsored teachers from school districts, colleges, and universities as teachers of English in Mexico, Central America and South America through the Rotary Interdistrict Teacher Exchange program. Teachers have been placed in over 35 different Spanish speaking communities for four week sessions to teach practical English to Spanish speakers who would benefit from a working knowledge of English.
At the same time, the teachers learned some practical Spanish. They also learned about the Hispanic culture, customs, history, and geography. This international experience provided teachers with greater empathy and understanding for Hispanic people and it prepared them to better serve students of Hispanic origins (and all international students) in their own their own schools.
Plans are being made now to place teachers again during the summer of 1997. Rotary Clubs in Mexico, Central America and South America are again requesting teachers. It is possible that this program will grow to include Spanish speaking /other language populations in other parts of the world as well..
In general, U.S. Rotary Clubs pay for the teacher's round trip transportation. The host Rotary Club provides room, board and local transportation for the teachers. You do not need to speak Spanish to be included in this program.
The teachers are all volunteers and there is no charge for the students to take the course. The teachers provide the teaching materials and use "English As a Second Language" curriculum. Classes are generally taught to adults and can be set up according to size, type of student and/or existing language ability. In previous years classes have targeted workers in most phases of the tourist industry, government officials, business persons and professionals.
You can learn more about the Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange Program through this World Wide Web site Rotary. The program has grown from 2 in 1992 > 3 in 1993 > 8 in 1994 > 25 in 1995 > 50 in 1996. In 1997, as many as 100 teachers may be involved in exchange programs in Mexico, Central and South America. It could be the greatest summer you have spent teaching!
Oct. 1996 "ESL Student/Teacher Collaborations in Digital Publishing", TEXTESOL V Fall Conference, Richardson, Texas.BACKGROUND
In a sense, every ESL student generated writing assignment is a collaborative effort between the student and the teacher. The teacher selects the genre, suggests topics and offers assistance in grammatical and mechanical aspects of the writing process. The student supplies the thoughts, does the research, seeks direction and physically completes the assignment. An additional step in this process can result in a student/teacher publication. That publication can then be used as an additional teaching tool with that class (or future ESL classes) and as an excellent capping ceremony for a course.
Traditional publications to date have been of the paper variety. Until recently these publications have ranged from xeroxed/stapled to higher quality (and sometimes expensive) formats.
There are now available a variety of digital publication formats that are easy to use, highly visible, portable, and easily reproduced (inexpensive). They give the student another source of continuing education for use long after the class is over - the effect of your teaching efforts can be projected into the future with each of your students (and with students unseen and unknown to you).
Four computer applications and examples of these applications will be demonstrated. These formats include READ-ROOM, NEO-BOOK, I-VIEW and WORLD WIDE WEB publishing.
READ-ROOM PUBLICATIONS - Stand alone ascii text publications (low cost)
96-04-20 ESL Writing by the Graduating ESL Class of 1996 - poems, articles
NEO-BOOK PUBLICATIONS - Stand alone text & graphic publications (moderate cost)
95-09-13 Vols' Voice Bowie High School Newspaper, Arlington, Texas
HTML PUBLICATIONS I-View Browsers (low cost/no cost)
96-04-13 Sample of E.S.L. Web, TexTesol V, April 1996, Arlington, Texas
WORLD WIDE WEB PUBLICATIONS (low cost/no cost)
Examples of student projects from WWW sources
Format: lecture, examples, handouts - paper and disks, E-mail and snail mail contacts.
April 1997 "Teach in a Spanish Speaking Country - Summer 1997", Spring Meeting of TESOL in Missouri Missouri Southern State College, Joplin, MissouriSince 1992 Rotary International District Clubs have sponsored teachers from school districts, colleges, and universities as teachers of English in Mexico, Central America and South America through the Rotary Interdistrict Teacher Exchange program. Teachers have been placed in over 35 different Spanish speaking communities for four week sessions to teach practical English to Spanish speakers who would benefit from a working knowledge of English.
At the same time, the teachers learned some practical Spanish. They also learned about the Hispanic culture, customs, history, and geography. This international experience provided teachers with greater empathy and understanding for Hispanic people and it prepared them to better serve students of Hispanic origins (and all international students) in their own their own schools.
Plans are being made now to place teachers again during the summer of 1997. Rotary Clubs in Mexico, Central America and South America are again requesting teachers. It is possible that this program will grow to include Spanish speaking /other language populations in other parts of the world as well..
In general, U.S. Rotary Clubs pay for the teacher's round trip transportation. The host Rotary Club provides room, board and local transportation for the teachers. You do not need to speak Spanish to be included in this program.
The teachers are all volunteers and there is no charge for the students to take the course. The teachers provide the teaching materials and use "English As a Second Language" curriculum. Classes are generally taught to adults and can be set up according to size, type of student and/or existing language ability. In previous years classes have targeted workers in most phases of the tourist industry, government officials, business persons and professionals.
You can learn more about the Rotary InterDistrict Teacher Exchange Program through this World Wide Web site Rotary. The program has grown from 2 in 1992 > 3 in 1993 > 8 in 1994 > 25 in 1995 > 50 in 1996. In 1997, as many as 100 teachers may be involved in exchange programs in Mexico, Central and South America. It could be the greatest summer you have spent teaching!
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