[NLA] Response to 9/11

[Miriam Burt]

The Spring Institute for International Studies (Denver, CO) has put
together a document for ESL teachers of adult refugees. It's called 
"Tips for Teachers in Times of Trauma"

Co-written by Myrna Ann Adkins of Spring and Erik Harper of the Rocky
Mountain Survivors' Center (with assistance from other Spring Institute
staff including Burna Dunn, Pamela Herlein, Erika Taylor, and Chris
Tombari), it talks about how to balance the need to provide information
while maintaining class content, gives ideas for debriefing with
teaching and other staff following times of crisis, offers suggestions
on caring for oneself, discusses the cycles of a crisis, and concludes
with contact information for Treatment Centers for Trauma Victims.

While the Spring Institute focuses on teachers working with refugee
learners, the information in this brief document is useful for all who
work with adults learning English. 

It's available on-line at
http://www.springinstitute.com/pages/whatsnews.html 

Also, for information on cross-cultural materials, including fact sheets
on Afghanistan and the Pashto language, check out the Center for Applied
Linguistics Website at http://www.cal.org/front/911.html

Miriam Burt
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National Center for ESL Literacy Education
Washington, DC 
www.cal.org/ncle
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