I have developed some ideas for ESL classes in enrichment after speaking to several librarians. The ESL I am most interested in developing includes digital animation and is an informal meeting with all levels of computer and language skills. For instance, I would recommend for beginners in English to bring a friend or relative who speaks English and we would create as a team different scenarios in animation. The students would be introduced to computer applications, universal application symbols like cut, copy, paste, we would explore backgrounds, inserting objects, inserting text, recording our creations and saving/emailing them. This could work in club formats as well as a weekly class. I am most interested in teaching this in a train the trainer scenario.
We could also review CSL ...my own version of parents meeting the computer ...or computers as a second language. I have so many individuals who are non-native English speakers dropping children off in my classroom meanwhile some stay and write notes on the class. They are trying to learn the English necessary to navigate the web. This class could also be for adults who are familiar with most computer apps but have not dabbled within some of the latest technologies like blogging, tweeting, pings, etc.
