Information for Do You Speak American?

Event Information
Title	Do You Speak American?
Presenter(s)
Contact hours	5.0
Sponsor agency	Northeast Resource Center
Dates and times
Format	Alternative delivery/Self-directed
Description This alternative delivery professional development opportunity is for all GED and ESOL teachers. Do You Speak American? Book and (3) one-hour DVDs This comprehensive professional development allows you to join Robert McNeil on his travels across the United States to answer important sociolinguistic questions such as: What is Standard English? What is the current state of written English? Do we engage in dialect bias? Is language part of social identity? What is the future of American English? This activity involves the following steps: 1) Read the book and view the DVDs Do You Speak American? 2) Write a reaction paper focusing on how the materials relate to your teaching experience. 3) Return the materials with your reaction paper and evaluation form, and a Certificate of Completion will be sent to you. Contact hours for this activity are 5 hrs.

Sponsor agency contact Information
Contact name/agency		Contact email
Contact phone numbers	(216)261-7076 (800)361-7076