Beyond the Classroom: Teaching ESL to Adult Indochinese Refugees via Experiential Activities

Authors

Andres Ray F. Reyes, SIT Graduate Institute

Publication Date

1986

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

First Advisor

Michael Jerald

Abstract

This paper deals with the use of beyond-the-classroom experiential activities to teach ESL and aspects of U.S. culture to adult Indochinese refugees in the U.S. The paper begins with a discussion of the needs of refugees as they come face to face with their new setting, the U.S. The following section discusses the importance of experiential activities as a tool to address the needs of refugees. The next section contains an experiential activities guide based on six major topics: supermarket, post office, transportation, telephone, hospital and employment. The guide presents activities that can be used with adult Indochinese refugees to bring them in touch with the English language and U.S. culture. Finally, the author shares some of his thoughts about the use of experiential activities with refugees.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Social Inquiry | Education

Recommended Citation

F. Reyes, Andres Ray, "Beyond the Classroom: Teaching ESL to Adult Indochinese Refugees via Experiential Activities" (1986). MA TESOL Collection. 646.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/646