This section contains curriculum resources for Adult EAL teachers in Manitoba, as well as a variety of teaching activities intended for different skills and levels of the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000. It also contains links to publishers of EAL material and to EAL websites with useful teaching ideas and materials.

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Curriculum Resources:

Canadian Language Benchmarks Publications

This page tells you about various CLB-related publications and where to get them.

Suggested Books for Teaching Adult EAL (Word) 

This is an annotated list of useful resources for teachers of English as an Additional Language (EAL) to adults in Manitoba.  The list includes resources for novice and experienced teachers to develop professional expertise, as well as print, software and online classroom resources to use with learners.  Appropriate CLB levels and stages are suggested.  Publisher and pricing information is also given.

Language Portfolio Assessment - FAQ (pdf, 88KB)

This FAQ sheet answers some of the most common questions teachers ask about language portfolio assessment.

Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment (CLPA): Manitoba Best Practices Guide (Word)

The CLPA Best Practices Guide was developed with significant teacher input and ideas. It outlines the protocol for using CLPA in Manitoba government-funded EAL programs and offers a variety of ideas for using CLPA with specific groups of learners including EAL Literacy, CLB Stage 1 and Stage 2, Workplace, EAP and ESP classes.

Writing Rubrics for Outcome Assessment (Working Document) based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 (Word Document)

These rubrics are aligned to levels 1 – 8 of the CLB as well as the ESL Literacy Phases and are intended to be used by Adult EAL teachers to conduct outcome assessments of writing tasks. They are in a draft format and will be revised following a period of trial implementation. The resource includes a protocol on their use, as well as some suggestions for designing good writing assessment tasks.

Creating Authentic Materials and Activities for the Adult Literacy Classroom (PDF)

Although this guide is intended for adult literacy teachers, there are practical suggestions for EAL teachers, especially in chapters 3, 4 and 5.  This guide comes out of a 5-year study conducted in the USA to look at the nature of materials and activities in literacy classrooms and the degree to which students collaborate.  This guide includes the results of this investigation. 

Teaching Tips and Ideas:

Pronunciation Teaching Tips (PDF)

Asking and Teaching Questions(PDF)

Teaching Activities:

Speaking - CLB 6: Greetings (pdf, 56KB)

Grammar - CLB 6-8: Used to and Would (pdf, 59KB)

Grammar - CLB 6-8: Used to and Would ANSWER KEY (pdf, 61KB)

Pronunciation - CLB 4-6: Consonant Sounds (pdf, 50KB)

Reading - CLB 2: Greeting Cards - Congratulations (pdf, 55KB)

Speaking - CLB 6: Apologies (pdf, 79KB)

Talk About Game - Game Board (word)

Talk About Game - Application Forms (word)

Talk About Game - Categories (word)

Talk About Game - First Conditional (word)

Talk About Game - Say One Good Thing (word)

Talk About Game - Template (word)

For examples of sample tasks correlated to the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000, please visit the following site: http://www.language.ca/pdfs/sampletasks.pdf

EAL Publishers:

Oxford University Press Canada

Nelson Thomson Learning

Prentice Hall Allyn and Bacon Canada

Cambridge University Press

Alta Book Center Publishers

EAL Websites:

Dave’s ESL Café

The Internet Grammar of English
This is an excellent web site for teachers who want to improve their own understanding of English grammar.

www.mavis.ca

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