ESL Faculty:
I haven't thoroughly checked this program (see below) out but it seems easy and realistic.
KenS
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November 7, 2008
News and Notes from the National Institute for Literacy
Acting Director, Daniel J. Miller
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WHAT'S NEW AT THE INSTITUTE:
· Office of Vocational and Adult Education Launches Online English Portal
Starting today, immigrants and other adults who want to learn or improve their English skills can log on to a new free Online English Portal called USALearns. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education, through its Division of Adult Education and Literacy, oversaw the design of USALearns.org.
Launch of the site completes a goal set by President Bush in his August 10, 2007 announcement of initiatives to address border security and immigration challenges in the United States ― a plan to have the U.S. Department of Education develop and launch a free, web-based portal to help immigrants learn English, expand their opportunities, and make effective contributions to American society."
To access or learn more about the new Portal, visit http://www.USALearns.org or view a fact sheet at http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/publications/pdf/USALearnsFactSheet08.pdf.
2 comments:
This is such a good find. Thanks for sharing it. I like the interactive features very much, especially the one that allows a user to record his or her voice and immediately play it back to compare with the original.
Lee
Below is an additional summary of the excellent features of this program from the latest TESOL CONNECTIONS:
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Resources
U.S. Department of Education Launches USA Learns
The U.S. Department of Education today launched U.S.A. Learns, a free Web site to help immigrants learn English. The site provides approximately 11 million adults with low levels of English proficiency with easily accessible and free English language training. Users can click on directions in either English or Spanish and choose which English level they need—beginner, low-intermediate or intermediate. Instruction in the modules is almost exclusively in English.
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KenS
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