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Several AFSers in welcom families/need permanent ones now

by Barbara Y. Wills

Aug 27, 2008

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The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team has several students in welcome families in the middle TN area. The Team would like to find per...See More

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skylark2868 On 8/27/08, Barbara Y. Wills wrote: > Search Teachers.Net > > > Advanced > Quick Links: Set > > Subscribe to TN-Teachers > > Hot Now... > • August 2008 Gazette > • Teacher Tech Center > • The Lesson Bank > > Most Popular > • Set Your Quick Links > • Chat Center > • All Chatboards > �...See MoreOn 8/27/08, Barbara Y. Wills wrote: > Search Teachers.Net > > > Advanced > Quick Links: Set > > Subscribe to TN-Teachers > > Hot Now... > • August 2008 Gazette > • Teacher Tech Center > • The Lesson Bank > > Most Popular > • Set Your Quick Links > • Chat Center > • All Chatboards > • Lesson Bank > • Teacher Mailrings > • Project Center > • Classified Ads > • Live Chat & Meetings > Select by > • State/Region > • Grade Level > • Curriculum > • Interest Group > • Teaching Method > Special Topics > • Technology > • Languages > • Hot Topics > • Career Center > • Distance Learning > • Fundraising > • Tutoring Center > • Teacher's Bookshelf > • Free Printables > • Classroom Photos > • Meeting Archive > • Teaching Articles > • Library > • Web Tools > • Webring > • Search > • Advertise > > > > > > > > > > Post: Several AFSers in welcome families/need permanent > ones now > > The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team has > several students in welcome families in the middle TN area. > The Team would like to find permanent families ASAP. If you > are interested in assisting and opening your home to one of > these male AFSers from Japan, Denmark, Turkey, Egypt, or > Indonesia contact Jenny Myers at [email removed]

The school where I teach has become very leery of exchange students. I'm not sure if my school is served by your organization, but in the past two years, some of the exchange students could speak almost no English. this year we have 3, and one of these has a very difficult time functioning in English, yet he is insistent on taking junior level courses. His English makes this impossible. Do the organizations who bring these students to the U.S. do any kind of screening of these students to make sure that they will be able to do the high school level work that will be required of them? I realize that it is supposed to be a good cultural experience for them and for us, but frankly, it is very frustrating having a student who does not speak or comprehend English in a class. >

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Barb I do not know where you are located or if one of our AFSers are in your area or not. However, as a counselor and PR person for many years with AFS, I would like to comment to you about how good the student is in his/her spoken English. You may often find that Asian students in particular do not at first speak English well, but will actually read an...See MoreI do not know where you are located or if one of our AFSers are in your area or not. However, as a counselor and PR person for many years with AFS, I would like to comment to you about how good the student is in his/her spoken English. You may often find that Asian students in particular do not at first speak English well, but will actually read and write better than your native speakers as may well be true of other individual students. As all students are screened and the number of years of English is on their application as well as from many countries the SLEP score to show their proficency. One of the reasons they come is to be able to improve their listening and speaking skills. This usually only comes with immersion. Many have English as their target language and must pass a difficult test in reading, speaking, and listening to receive their "high school" degrees. A year in the USA almost always gives them the edge on this.

With your assistance and that of your students, you will notice if you work with a great number of them that they will work up to the challenge of a difficult course. We in guidance always try to put them in challenging courses as the teachers and students are more accepting of them and it is truly where they should be. If not, shortly they will be complaining that the course is too easy. Keep in mind that for most of them this year is truly for their own satisfaction and that they will not be given credit in their native countries. Most will still have to go back for a year or two before they graduate. Most do not graduate here in the USA.

If you have more specific questions you may certainly contact me. If you would like to see the foreign student guide for schools that I have written you may go on our local web site at [link removed].

Dr. Barbara Y. Wills 615-210-1552

On 8/27/08, skylark2868 wrote: > On 8/27/08, Barbara Y. Wills wrote: >> Search Teachers.Net >> >> >> Advanced >> Quick Links: Set >> >> Subscribe to TN-Teachers >> >> Hot Now... >> • August 2008 Gazette >> • Teacher Tech Center >> • The Lesson Bank >> >> Most Popular >> • Set Your Quick Links >> • Chat Center >> • All Chatboards >> • Lesson Bank >> • Teacher Mailrings >> • Project Center >> • Classified Ads >> • Live Chat & Meetings >> Select by >> • State/Region >> • Grade Level >> • Curriculum >> • Interest Group >> • Teaching Method >> Special Topics >> • Technology >> • Languages >> • Hot Topics >> • Career Center >> • Distance Learning >> • Fundraising >> • Tutoring Center >> • Teacher's Bookshelf >> • Free Printables >> • Classroom Photos >> • Meeting Archive >> • Teaching Articles >> • Library >> • Web Tools >> • Webring >> • Search >> • Advertise >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Post: Several AFSers in welcome families/need permanent >> ones now >> >> The Miss Tennky Area AFS Volunteer Leadership Team has >> several students in welcome families in the middle TN area. >> The Team would like to find permanent families ASAP. If > you >> are interested in assisting and opening your home to one > of >> these male AFSers from Japan, Denmark, Turkey, Egypt, or >> Indonesia contact Jenny Myers at [email removed];

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