Kei Nitta

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Elena Buelna

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My Favorite Vacation

Type your paragraph here :)

Don't forget to check spelling and add a picture.

Visit some of our students' blogs

Nora Shan http://norapablopets.blogspot.com/
Gina Cardona http://gineist.blogspot.com/
Olga Mirrett http://olgamirret.blogspot.com/
Heidy http://heidyandmemo.blogspot.com/
Ofe http://ofe1990.blogspot.com/
Gloria http://gloriarosales.blogspot.com/
Alba http://albaleticiapena.blogspot.com/
Jonathan http://jonathanmejia2008.blogspot.com/
Dora http://doravilla2008.blogspot.com/
Leobardo http://leobardogu.blogspot.com/
Wasan http://wasanbhnam.blogspot.com/
Angeles http://angelesdecolon.blogspot.com/
Guadalupe http://guadalupesanchezvasquez.blogspot.com/

Practice with these songs :)

1. Pearl Jam Last Kiss
   Last Kiss - J frank wilson and the cavaliers
2. U2 ONE
3. Sarah Mclachlan -Angel (from Rebekah)
4. (From Jonathan)

Nora's Family Tradition (Using Movie Maker)

Olga's Family Tradition (Using Movie Maker)

Wasan's Family Tradition (Using Movie Maker)

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Thanks Virgie for the Cafe =)

Meet My Family

More movies from my students' families and friends:

My Dream Vacation

This is where I want to go next...

My Family and Friends

Every student created a PowerPoint presentation of their family and friends. Then, they created a movie with Movie Maker. So, here we have the results...
Enjoy!

Spring 2008, ESL Levels 4-7

Happy Valentine's Day!

Meet our students!

Come visit our Google page…

Hi!

Come visit our Google page…

There, you will find some of the projects done by my ESL Intermediate-Advanced students!

http://elimiracosta.googlepages.com

Fall 2007, High Intermediate, Level 5 Term II

Community Learning Center, Oceanside, CA

MiraCosta College, ESL Non Credit

Students' Newsletter

My family Movie

Thanks for visiting us...

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Autobiographies

Example of a google document

Did you do your homework?

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Fall 2007, High Intermediate, Level 5 Term I

Community Learning Center, Oceanside, CA
MiraCosta College, ESL Non Credit

Hello everyone, here you can find some of the fabulous work you have produced.

I can’t believe some of you had never touched a computer before, and now look at what you have done!!!!

Great job!

View some clips

Zefe and Guillermo http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-61866

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-61858

Octavio http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-61776

Glenda http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-61851

View some PowerPoint presentations

Spring 2007, ESL 899, Level 7

Spring 2007
Bridging Class ESL 899, Level 7
Community Learning Center, Oceanside CA
MiraCosta College, ESL Non Credit

This was my second class here at MiraCosta. We had a fun and productive class. The students created a newsletter, several PowerPoint presentations, and a couple of short movies.
View the newsletter
http://www.miracosta.edu/home/sramirez/ESL899News.pdf

View some clips (DFilm)
Jimmy and Mario http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3206416
Maki http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3206451
Martin and Mauro http://www.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=3206498
View some PowerPoint presentations

P.S. It is fun to see some of you around taking ABE or High School classes. Keep up the hard work!

My Story

Hi, my name is Eli (Elizabeth) Dinamarca Clarke. I am a Chilean who has been living in the US for almost 8 years. When I moved to this country, my primary goal was to learn English. My secondary goal was to earn a Master’s degree and later on go back to work in my home country. At the school where I took my first ESL (English as a second language) classes, I learned a lot. My teachers were great! They were so dedicated and helpful. These classes were free, so I really wasn’t expecting a lot since in my country education is really expensive. We do not have free English or computer classes like here in the US, not at least when I was living there.

One day, one of my teachers asked me if I wanted to help her with some student’s grammar. I was delighted, since grammar was my favorite subject. Later on, I was asked if I wanted to be a tutor. I felt that I was being paid to learn English and do what I loved, teach grammar. I really enjoyed helping other students. I remember my first students (as I use to call them, not tutee) were a Chilean girl, an Italian, several Mexicans, and a Guatemalan. This experience allowed me to realize how much I enjoyed helping and learning at the same time; therefore, I decided to become a teacher. Once I finished all the ESL levels offered at the school, I transfered to a community college to learn some writing skills.

Later, while working in an ESL classroom, an instructor for the Business Skills Department saw me helping some students. She asked me where I was from and I explained who I was. She asked me to go View her class when I had a chance. Later on, I ended up teaching a bilingual computer class for her. My first class was at Taller San Jose in Santa Ana, CA.

After about a year, I moved to San Diego, CA. I got a job with SDCCD and started teaching computer classes to ESL students at the Cesar Chavez Campus in Barrio Logan. After all these experiences, I decided to get a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in TESOL. I earned my Master’s in December of 2005 from ALLIANT International University.

Currently, I am still teaching at Cesar Chavez Campus and I have added one more school to my curriculum, MiraCosta College.

At MiraCosta, I have been working in a lab where we offer ESL classes, Citizenship, and Crossroads Café. I have also taught the bridging class and currently, I am teaching level 5.

I love what I do, and I always thank my first mentors, friends, and teachers form Centennial!

THANK YOU!!!
Eli Clarke

Check out some pictures from our trip to Thailand!

One of my Favorite Pictures

I took this picture while taking a tour
of Balboa Island, CA.
Can you imagine coming back to your boat and finding these cute friends sunbathing?
Eli