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“Now I Learned to Love the Books”: ESL Book Clubs Ramona Lucius Outreach Coordinator San Antonio Public Library [email protected]

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Page 1: “Now I Learned to Love the Books”:  ESL Book Clubs

“Now I Learned to Love the Books”: ESL Book Clubs

Ramona LuciusOutreach Coordinator

San Antonio Public [email protected]

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Recommended Reading

Dali, Keren. Immigrant Readers: Feeling ‘At Home’ in Library Reading Programs. Readers Advisor News, July 2010. http://www.readersadvisoronline.com/ranews/jul2010/dali.html.

Ashton, Rick and Danielle Milam. Welcome, Stranger: Public Libraries Build the Global Village. http://www.urbanlibraries.org/associations/9851/files/ULC_WS.pdf

Cohen, Hsin-Yi. How to Lead Book Club Meetings. http:// www.thereadingclub.co.uk/HowToLeadBookClubMeetings.html.

Wizner, Stacy and Laura Zurio. Using Book Clubs in the ESL Classroom. AZ-TESOL News. Vol. 31, issue 3, pp. 1-3.

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San Antonio: An International Community

12.5% born outside US

43% speak language other than English at home (2010 Census)

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United States: An International Community

12.7% born outside US

20.1% speak language other than English at home (2010 Census)

A great opportunity to create new library users!

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Recruiting New Users

“[D]isadvantaged groups, including. . .new immigrants. . .were less likely to use public libraries.”

– Sei-Ching Joanna Sin and Kyung-Sun Kim, “Use and Non-Use of Public Libraries in the Information Age,” Library & Information Science Research 30(3), 207-215.

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ESL Book Clubs

Douglas County (CO)Yuma County (AZ)San Jose (CA)Centreville (VA)Paramus (NJ)ChicagoTulsa City-County (OK)

In the US:

ReginaBrooksVancouverMasonvilleVaughanRichmondToronto

In Canada:

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Origin of Book Clubs

“The book club has a distinguished role in American culture. The clubs were formed in the 19th century, primarily as a way to help immigrants learn the language of their new country.”

—David C. Kupfer, “Should the American Canon Be Discussed in a Public Library? The Selection of Classic American Authors in One Book Reading Projects.” http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/kupfer.pdf.

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Benefits of Book Clubs

“This environment, so valuable and important for many readers, is doubly valuable for immigrants who may not feel quite ‘at home’ no matter how many years they have lived in the host country. . . .The beauty of a book club, and other reading programs, is the fact that they capitalize not on differences (par distance) but similarities (par closeness) — the same favorite authors, genres, and titles.”

—Keren Dali

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Benefits of Book Clubs

“The result has been increased levels of reading for pleasure, wider vocabularies, and the practice of

higher-order thinking skills. . . .”

--Barbara Vaille and Jennifer Quinn Williams

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Different StrokesSome clubs

*meet once a month

*meet for 90-120 minutes*use children’s books or standard adult fiction and nonfiction*limit club size *gives the books as gifts

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Dare to Read

Weekly 1-hour book club for adult ESL learners

8 meetings per semester

Two weeks per title

Partnership with Dept. of Human Services

Completion rate: 67%

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Why Does Dare to Read Work?

Marketing: classroom visits, flyers, bookmarks, website, Twitter, newsletters

Convenience

Group diversity

Non-judgmental, no-pressure environment

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Why Does Dare to Read Work?

THE BOOKS

Oxford Bookworms seriesLeveled readers (Stage 1: 400 headwords

through Stage 6: 2500 words)

Revised versions of classic literature in variety of genres

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Stage 1

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Stage 2

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Stage 3

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Plays

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Additional Formats

Oxford has some Bookworms titles with CDs Wizard of Oz, Les Miserables, Romeo & Juliet et al

Cambridge offers some leveled-reader ebooksOn Kindle

Can adjust font size and spacing between words/lines

With text-to-speech capability

Murder mysteries

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Registration DayComplete registration form and survey

Hand out meeting schedule

Issue library cards and library maps

Explain circulation policies Renewals, fines, fees for lost items

Check out copies of the first title

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Pre-Program Survey1. I enjoy reading in my own language.

TRUE PARTLY TRUE FALSE

2. I enjoy reading in English.

3. I can read well in English.

4. I visit a libraryMORE THAN ONCE A MONTH ONCE A MONTH LESS THAN ONCE A MONTHNOT AT ALL

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What Happens at a Meeting?

Attendance, registration of new members, library card sign-up

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What Happens at a Meeting?

DiscussionBackground: brief author bio, interesting facts about the book

– Although Dracula is set in Eastern Europe, Stoker never visited there.

– In versions published in India, the Tin Man is instead a snake.

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What Happens at a Meeting?

DiscussionRead aloud

visual aids

discussion

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What Happens at a Meeting?

Check in and check out books

Librarian carefully checks all members’ records for overdue materials, fines, etc.

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Book Sample

“Tom came out of his house with a brush and a big bucket of white paint in his hand. He looked at the fence; it was nine feet high and ninety feet long. He put his brush in the paint and painted some of the fence. He did it again. Then he stopped and looked at the fence, put down his brush, and sat down.”

– Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Great Books=Great Discussions

Call of the Wild: freedom vs. security

Robinson Crusoe: skills a new immigrant needs to succeed

Christmas Carol: what does an individual owe to society?

Frankenstein: scientific discovery vs. ethics

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Post-Program Survey1. I enjoyed this book club.

TRUE PARTLY TRUE FALSE

2. This book club helped me to read better in English. TRUE PARTLY TRUE FALSE

3. This club helped me to enjoy reading.TRUE PARTLY TRUE FALSE

4. I visit a libraryMORE THAN ONCE A MONTH ONCE A MONTH LESS THAN ONCE A MONTHNOT AT ALL

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Successes

100% of the participants indicated improvement in their reading skills, enjoyment of reading, and library use

Comments:“I learned more day by day. My teacher Diana is very nice. We love you.”

“Now I am a better reader and I also improved my pronunciation. Diana rocks!”

“Now I learned to love the books.”

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Ready to Start?

Find a partner agencyDetermine interestPlan a scheduleDetermine the format (books, ebooks, books-on-CD) Plan a schedulePromote the programHold the meetingsEvaluate the program

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Ready to Start?

Find the right facilitators

Book-lovingRespectful of other culturesPatientEnthusiasticDiplomaticAttentive to body languageArticulateGood recordkeeping skills

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Enjoy your club!