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ESL E-mail
Mentoring Project

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Roger Williams University
School of Education

Spring 2003

 		Middletown High School

The ESL E-mail Mentoring project pairs ESL students at Middletown High School with future teachers at Roger Williams University. The project's goals are to assist the ESL students with writing and learning English and to give future teachers a chance to enjoy a multicultural field experience using technology. For more information, please contact Madge Thombs or Luis Oliveira.
This semester, students from the Philippines, Germany, South Korea, Poland, Haiti, Malaysia, Morocco, Croatia, Pakistan, Columbia, Brazil, Finland and Puerto Rico participated. On the final day of the project, the students have the opportunity to meet each and we take the pictures and do the writing for this web page.

Some of the project participants
Some of the Project Particpants

I liked this project because I met a funny person and I had fun. Katia (Brazil)

The mentoring project was fun. The best part was meeting Katia. We are now good friends! Becky (mentor)

I'm glad we have this program. Sometimes when we come from another class we have something else to do instead of work or learning, we do something fun! Cindy (Haiti)

I really enjoy this program and I think we should do it again. I enjoy emailing to people so it was fun. Judith (Haiti)

I have fun writing my emails. Aribel (Puerto Rico)

I'm really happy to get to know Amanda. I enjoyed emailing with her. She helped me so much. You're gonna be a great teacher. Yu Mi (South Korea)

I had fun and it was nice to meet him. Happy (Philippines)

The ESL program was both fun and fulfilling. I got to meet a cool kid from a far away place. Not to mention free pizza! Thom (mentor)

I had a great time getting to meet and learn about Happy. It gave me a chance to see things from a different point of view. Ross (mentor)

This project was incredible! I learned so much from the student I mentored. It has been one of the greatest learning experiences I have had thus far in my college education. Amanda (mentor)

I liked the first project better than this second one, but it certainly did improve my writing skills and grammar. Sara (Croatia)

I enjoyed participating in this program because I was able to learn more about foreign cultures. It also allowed me to practice teaching a foreign language. David (mentor)

The ESL class is really amazing and helps the foreigners to speak English and the best day is today. Because the person who helps us to improve, we met today face to face. Mohammad (Pakistan)

I think the email mentoring program is very cool and can be learned from a lot. It should definitely be continued in the following years. With the pizza! Max (Germany)

It was fun learning about a different culture and country. It was nice to actually meet the student who you were emailing. Scott (mentor)

I really enjoyed being a mentor because it was a wonderful and educational experience! Rachael (mentor)

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