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Student Presentation

Online Survival English Course: HELP 911
Mayumi Shibakawa, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Shibakaw@hawaii.edu Noriko Asato, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Mari Zeleznik, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA,

Many ESL college students who have studied in their home countries do not have sufficient English speaking and listening skills when they arrive in the U.S. The course, called HELP 911, is created for ESL college students with different cultural backgrounds from various countries to strengthen their speaking skills to handle daily life conversations, and to appreciate the Hawaiian as well as American culture along with its language. Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to smoothly communicate with native speakers in daily life situations, applying the cultural knowledge gained in the course to the real world. Since language learning occurs in interactions, collaborative feature of class activities is emphasized throughout the course. In order to create optimal learning environment online, students will experience synchronous as well as asynchronous instruction and activities that includes online forum discussions, video presentations, Skype interactions with peers and native speakers, and a field trip. Through such different types of activities by group and each individual, the course could provide students with linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to survive in Hawaii.

All Audiences online ESL second language course development