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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’d also love to hear what you include in any
<b>supplies kit</b> for such a group. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">A few examples, from my memory and that of Lisa Regimbal at MCL:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">atlas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apples to Apples<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">pens and paper<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">some kind of ESL activities book for the volunteer, like Zero Prep:Ready-to-Go Activities for the language classroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">topics discussion cards, one brand is Table Topics,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">one of those big picture books, like What the World Eats.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anomia -- plus what other games?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Story Cubes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">your phone is very useful for those obscure grammar questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lisa says “One of our moderators likes to use a projector, but with a small group have a laptop, so you can look up the home towns of participants is always fun.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Name tags (especially for large or ever-changing groups)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Another tip from Lisa “I think the biggest deal is listening and counting to ten before you try to fill the quiet space while everyone is thinking of something to say.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">She also sent me this info: “The original materials for Talk Time came from
<a href="http://www.tacomacommunityhouse.org/literacy-now-downloadable-materials/">Tacoma Community House</a>
<a href="http://www.tacomacommunityhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Talk-Time-Handbook.pdf">Talk Time Handbook</a>. The handbook is pretty ancient, but it is exhaustive.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We welcome your ideas!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Deborah<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Libs-Or <<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>>
on behalf of Martin, Greg <<a href="mailto:gmartin@wilsonvillelibrary.org">gmartin@wilsonvillelibrary.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 23, 2019 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Seeking advice toward starting an English conversation group</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello Fellow Librarians,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our library is nipping around the edges of providing an English conversation group, geared toward non-native English speakers of all backgrounds. We're soliciting advice from any library
who presently has or had such a group, (especially those libraries outside large metropolitan areas). If this describes your library, would you take a few moments to let us know the answers to questions like:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Who runs your group? a (paid) professional, a volunteer, or no one?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">How often does it meet, and how do you determine the best days and times for your community? Do dates and times change during the year? Did it take awhile to 'ramp up' your program?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What is the attendance, and does it vary? How do you keep track of participants? Would you say you have much structure in your program?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">What do you wish you could do in addition to what you already do?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks very much for any insights you can provide us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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