ESL Students Gain Language &
Technology Skills Through Video
By Nina Trombi
Contributor
John Graney is often one of the first
instructors an international student
meets at Santa Fe. As the coordinator of
English as a Second Language, John and
his staff of faculty and specialists assist
students from a variety of cultures,
ethnicities, and language skill levels. It’s
not unusual to meet an ESL student
taking upper-level
mathematics
courses, and an
ESL
communications
course.
In the fall term
John took his ESL
Communications
students to the
Educational
Media Studio for
a very special
assignment. They
wrote an English-
language script for an imaginary news
broadcast. With the help of the Media
Studio staff, these students were able to
make professional looking videos, and
try something new to most people –
speaking in front of a camera!
When I interviewed John Graney about
his students’ video
assignment, I
wanted to know
more about how
the experience
was for the
students
themselves who,
not only must use
and practice
English, but also
go through the
process of using a
studio. John
quoted one
student as saying