Ellii + Ventures: Enhancing Adult ESL to Boost Learner Persistence

About This Session

Description

Adult ESL educators often face challenges in maintaining learner persistence due to external commitments and diverse proficiency levels. This session introduces Ellii as a dynamic complement to the Ventures textbook series, offering materials that align with curriculum goals.

Participants will discover strategies to integrate Ellii’s content, fostering a more engaging and supportive learning environment that addresses the unique needs of adult learners, thereby enhancing their persistence and success.

What we'll cover:

Objectives:

Understand the Challenges: Recognize factors affecting adult learner persistence, including external responsibilities and varying language proficiencies.
Explore Integration Strategies: Learn how to seamlessly incorporate Ellii’s digital resources with the Ventures series to create a cohesive and flexible curriculum.
Enhance Learner Engagement: Implement interactive and relevant content to boost motivation and commitment among adult ESL learners.

Session Activities:

Identifying Persistence Barriers: Engage in discussions to pinpoint common challenges faced by adult ESL learners that hinder persistence.
Resource Scramble: Participate in hands-on activity to examine why you use certain resources in your class and how much time you expend locating these.
Interactive Content Demonstration: Experience Ellii’s interactive lessons and activities designed to make learning more engaging and applicable to real-life situations.
Insight Capture: Reflect on key takeaways and identify one actionable strategy to support adult learner persistence in your own teaching context.