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 NOV 2005
 Year 2
 Number 6

Welcome to the sixth edition of Connections, where you will find great articles and innovative ideas from the ESL faculty of most Miami Dade College campuses.

Connections is published twice a year, in the Spring and the Fall semesters.  This publication is only possible with the contributions of the ESL faculty.  To all who collaborated, my most sincere gratitude.  The next issue will be published in the Spring semester, 2006.   Please send your contributions to rene.izquierdo@mdc.edu

René C. Izquierdo, Editor

Chair's Notes
Judith García  - Chairperson ESL/FL, Kendall

In this issue of Connections, René has again outdone himself.  With so many contributions from other campuses, this newsletter is no longer just a Kendall newsletter.  It has become the ESL/FL voice of the College.  In the space that I’ve been allocated, I would like to share some new achievements of Kendall Faculty/staff; highlight some of the FIPSE activities and projects that Kendall, IAC and Wolfson faculty and staff are involved in together; brag a little about our 5-year success with fund-seeking activities; and then share just one new SIMPLE online technology that I like for collaborative writing projects.  (Click here to read the rest of the article)

PREVIOUS ISSUES

Featured Article
We need more than lip service about language

Miriam MárquezColumnist
The Orlando Sentinel

Teaching for Success, an online newsletter available to MDC faculty.  A Five Star Interview with René C. Izquierdo
Rhonda Berger                                              District

Featured Article

Dedication separates these teachers
2005 MDC Endowed Teaching Chairs

Neighbors The Miami Herald

Speech Classes, Anyone?
Lynda Smith Pinto-Torres                                              Kendall

UN Day 2005: An Alternative Ending… 

Natalia Fateyeva  &
Anouchka Rachelson
                         Kendall

An ESL Learning Community: Successfully Bridging the Gap Between EAP & College

Elizabeth Basinger, Dr. Mayte Insua-Auais, Glendora Phipps, and Adriane Aiko Thompson                Hialeah

A Work In Progress at the Hialeah Campus: Evaluating EAP Students’ Speaking and Listening Skills for Accuracy and Fluency

John Kostovich, Mercedes Mont, Gloria Leon, and Liliam Behar

                            Hialeah

"Años por repetir" (Poem)
Hernando Marin                                      Hialeah

Go “Au Naturel”

Roy Schwab                                                        Kendall

Foreign Language News and Newspapers Website
María W. Jofré                           Hialeah

Technology in the Classroom: News Website Sparks Discussions

Rosalie Kolesar                                                   InterAmerican

Connecting with Students through Electronic Classrolls
Rosalie Kolesar                  InterAmerican

Strategies and Methods for Increasing ESL Student Vocabularies Producing Successful Language Learners

Walter Kozloski                       North Campus

 

Fulbright Gateway Orientation

Dorothy Avondstondt                                        Wolfson 

The Lab Media Server
Kathleen Biache                                                           Kendall

If they understand the why, they will accept the how.
Brad Stocker                                                                      Kendall

Caja Madrid–MDC – 2005 Hispanic Heritage Study Tour in Spain (August 10-19)

René C. Izquierdo                  Kendall

Reading Quantitatively

Marta Bret                                                                           Kendall

Hit Counters
adult reusable diaper

Outstanding ESL & FL Student Awards, Kendall -2005

Editor: René C. Izquierdo                 Chairperson: Judith García                 General Advisor: Judith García
Technical Advisors:  Rhonda Berger & Chris Cruz DelVesco