Teaching and learning resources

Building site and eldercare materials (2013/14)

These materials have been designed for teachers of people with limited competence in English who come from other language backgrounds with the goal of becoming eldercare support workers or who plan to work in the construction industry. The resources are designed for use in workplace-focused ESOL classes or communication training courses in English-speaking countries, especially, but not exclusively, Australia and New Zealand. The resources could also be used in one-to-one tutoring contexts. The resources have been developed from recordings of ordinary everyday interactions in eldercare facilities and on building sites.

Working on a building site: An ESOL resource

Unit One:

• pdf1997KBWorking on a Building Site: Unit One - Finding the Staples

Unit Two:

• pdf3205KBWorking on a Building Site: Unit Two - Moving the Gib Board

Unit Three:

• pdf2991KBWorking on a Building Site: Unit Three - Using the Hand Saw

Unit Four:

• pdf3691KBWorking on a Building Site: Unit Four - Finding the Nails

Unit Five:

• pdf3599KBWorking on a Building Site: Unit Five - Drilling the Holes

Working in an eldercare facility: An ESOL resource

Unit One:

• pdf8262KBWorking in an Eldercare Facility: Unit One - Personal Care

Unit Two:

• pdf9957KBWorking in an Eldercare Facility: Unit Two - Daily Routines

Unit Three:

• pdf9422KBWorking in an Eldercare Facility: Unit Three - Small Talk

Workplace talk in action: An ESOL resource

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Resource kit: talk that works (2002) (out of print)

1. exploring the communication strategies used in effective multicultural workplace teams, and/or
2. learning about the discourse features of spoken English in typical New Zealand factories.

This resource kit will be of interest to workplace trainers, English language teachers, human resources professionals and others involved in the development of workplace language, literacy and communication skills. The kit includes a video and a handbook for teachers/trainers:

Video (37 minutes running time)

Part I: a 10-minute video sequence introducing four key elements of effective communication in multicultural factory teams;

Part II: five repeated sequences from the main video and a selection of 14 unscripted interview and interaction clips, suitable as stimulus materials for language teaching and communication training.

Handbook

Includes transcripts of the spoken and written texts on the video, explanatory notes for teachers/trainers and suggestions for using the materials. The video and accompanying handbook are based on actual footage of workplace interaction and interviews with factory staff. These recordings were collected by Maria Stubbe and Pascal Brown as part of a Language in the Workplace action research project on communication in multi-cultural factory teams.

• jpg19KBView handbook cover
• jpg184KBView video cover