Exploring Law-Related ESL Lessons for Educators
Discover a comprehensive resource for ESL, ELSA, and LINC instructors providing law-related ESL lessons on various legal topics relevant to newcomers in Canada. This presentation covers the purpose, development, content, and usage of the lessons, featuring downloadable materials and interactive tools for classroom use.
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presents Law-Related ESL Lessons Orientation for ESL, ELSA and LINC instructors March 2014
What are Law-Related ESL Lessons? Sample lessons on legal topics of vital interest to newcomers to Canada Lessons geared to different LINC levels, designed to provide both ESL and legal knowledge instruction Easy to navigate website Downloadable and interactive online materials for classroom and computer lab use
This presentation includes: Intro to Law-Related ESL Lessons Introduction to Wikibooks Accessing and Using the Resource For more information publiclegaled.bc.ca
Why Law-Related ESL Lessons? To . . . Provide up-to-date legal information for educators, instructors and facilitators to use in their classrooms. Produce sustainable, accessible, multi-format lesson packages. Reduce costs and increase access. Product is ideal for ESL, ELSA, LINC and K-12 classroom use. publiclegaled.bc.ca
Who developed it? Design and development was a collaborative effort between With financial support from publiclegaled.bc.ca
What is in it? Law-related lessons on: Consumer Law Family Law Driving in BC Elder Law Family Violence Marriage Paying Taxes Separation and Divorce Scams to Avoid Talking to the Police Working in BC Young People and the Law Workplace Bullying & Harassment publiclegaled.bc.ca
What is in it? Each lesson includes Lesson Plan - People s Law School Wikibook Classroom Materials - Instructional package with - lesson plan - classroom material - assessment tool - videos* with listening tasks and transcripts Instructional Package Computer Lab Research Task and Quizzes Content Source (PLS Wikibook) Assessment Tool Listening Task Video* (some topics) Transcript publiclegaled.bc.ca
What is a wikibook? Online publishing tool Mixes content, links, graphics and video Can be used online, downloaded or printed Can be kept up-to-date easily, as it s built on the same platform as Wikipedia, MediaWiki publiclegaled.bc.ca
How do I use it? 1. Launch Clicklaw Wikibooks (links on next slide) 2. Select legal topic of interest e.g. consumer law 3. Select appropriate language level for your learners 4. Review instructional package and reading material 5. Modify lesson to meet needs of your learners 6. Download or print classroom materials publiclegaled.bc.ca
Where is it? Access points include . . . http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Clicklaw_Wikibooks http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Law-Related_ESL_Lessons http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/ www.publiclegaled.bc.ca publiclegaled.bc.ca
What if I need help? If you encounter difficulties the following help is available - 1. Clicklaw Wikibooks has online tutorials available at http://wiki.clicklaw.bc.ca/index.php/Clicklaw_Wikibooks_Guides 2. LISTN (formerly ELSA-NET) will be touring BC in 2014 and offering orientations watch the membership website for notice and dates. 3. People s Law School will host an orientation to wikibooks in June and October of 2014 watch our website or follow us on Twitter or Facebook to stay connected. publiclegaled.bc.ca
