[seul-edu] Fw: software for English as a Second Language

[Douglas Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

I received this from Lewis Porter and am posting it here in the
hope that some of us have some suggestions for him.  If you do,
please post it here and also send it directly to
louisp@earthlink.net.  Thanks.

On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, lewis wrote:
> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 04:12:26 +0000
> To: dloss@seul.org
> From: lewis <louisp@earthlink.net>
> Subject: software for English as a Second Language
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am new at this so forgive me for problems in communicating. 
> Eugene of
> Mandrake set up this server for me to use at my school, Palm
> Springs
> Adult School., in CA.   I believe the CPU that I am using was
> used by
> SEUL  in San Jose recently.
> 
> What I am looking for are programs for me to use as a teacher
> in my
> adult English as a Second Language class.  I need grammar,
> reading
> programs, writing programs, PreGED preparation, etc. that will
> run on
> this Linux based computer.  If I find programs that are user
> friendly we
> will set up four other computers in the room that will be
> networked.
> Right now this computer is very limited in the classroom.
> 
> Please note, I am not a computer whiz,  but a teacher that
> wants to
> incorporate computers into the curriculum.  When you or your
> group
> communicates with me I would appreciate your using a language
> that I can
> understand.  Thank you.
> 
> Lewis Porter
> 
> 
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