From this page you can download documents covering Manitoba's new Adult EAL curriculum framework, and discover more helpful teaching resources. Visit again! We're always adding new material.

2009 curriculum foundations

Manitoba Adult EAL Curriculum Framework Foundations: 2009
The curriculum framework foundations guide Adult EAL teachers on methods, principles and objectives.

2009 companion documents

CLPA Portfolio Contents Checklist
This checklist, distributed as a binder divider at the 2009 curriculum foundations launch, summarizes Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment and lists what items students' portfolios should contain.

Module Planning Framework
This document is an essential skills and benchmarks-referenced tool to assist teachers in developing theme/language task modules based on needs-assessment results.

Module Planning Framework - Template
For teachers who would prefer to work on paper, this document has larger spaces in which to write.

Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment: Manitoba Best Practices Guide
Developed with teacher input, this outlines the protocol for using CLPA in Manitoba government-funded Adult EAL programs and offers ideas for using CLPA with different groups of learners.

Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment - FAQ
This answers EAL teachers' common questions.

Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks (website)
The centre that sets national standards publishes authoritative materials on a variety of topics.

2009 support documents

Communication Network Diagram
Use this resource to help you plan lessons.

Writing Rubrics for Outcome Assessment
This is a working document based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000.

Reading Task Outcome Assessment - Results Overview Forms
This document contains forms that an instructor can use to record overall class results on a particular reading outcome assessment task for CLB levels 1 - 9. It also assists teachers in selecting appropriate reading texts and developing good assessment tasks that are consistent with the CLB level performance conditions and outcomes.

English at Work Instructor’s Handbook
This guides instructors in creating workplace language training.