ESP FOR KIDS SUMMER 2007

ANOTHER SUMMER, MORE FUN, MORE EXCITEMENT

NEW LEADERSHIP

Djim and Honore

Djim and Honore have accepted to be teachers for the ESP "FOR KIDS" 2007 summer program to start in July.

Djim holds a degree in English and just finished an teaching internship at a secondary school as part of his degree.

Honore is a third year English major at the University of N'djamena.

WHI thanks them for their desire to steward the ESP "FOR KIDS" summer program.

DONNA HALVERSON ESP "FOR KIDS" SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Amy with a few of her sons

From left to right: Micah, Eyasu, Henek

Chillin' with the Halverson women

From left to right: Donna, Summer, Greta, Shaina

Tucked away in western Wisconsin is a small town called Amery. It is there that Donna Halverson along with her husband, Paul, have rasied their four children (3 girls, 1 boy). Amery is also where Donna has taught numerous students as a primary school teacher (mostly 5th grade) for over twenty years. Her dedication to the education of young minds, her gentleness of spirit, and her love for others is what we desire and hope will be reflected in the Donna Halverson ESP "FOR KIDS" scholarship fund. Though, the scholarship carries the name of a special teacher, there is another specail woman whose financail contribution to the scholarship fund ought to be recognized.

Amy Russell, a wife, a mother of ten (8 boys, 2 girls), and a heart much bigger than her "petite" frame made a contribution to the scholarship fund. She is a strong advocate of education and giving with a willing heart.
Due to the generous contributions of Donna and Amy, 6 children will be able to attend the ESP "FOR KIDS" 2007 summer program.

As founder of WHI and the ESP "FOR KIDS" project I owe much gratitude for the love that these two women have shown to me when I was in University (and for Amy, when I was also in highschool). It is that love that was demonstrated to me through their encouraging words, their stern rebuke in love, their financial assistance, and most importantly their prayers that has motivated me to help others.
I have nothing with which to repay that love, but only to show to others the love they showed to me.

- Reouhidi Reuben Ndjerareou

ESP "FOR KIDS" AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM GRADUATING SESSION 2007

Winnie Schubert with star students holding their prizes

Jackie Titus handing out certificates and books and prizes

Basketball is always fun

More games

Game time - dizzyness

Picture with teachers Joshua and Ernest

Swim Time

Receiving instructions from Ahmed before swimming time

ESP "FOR KIDS" AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 2007

ESP "FOR KIDS" recently completed another fun-filled and successful session of the English program. Fifteen kids received certificates of completion. Along with their certificates they were given books, stickers, and other prizes. The ESP staff is proud of what the kids have acheived during the last 7 months and they hope to see them back again for the summer session.

ESP would also like to thank Jasper Heilig a member of the US Marines stationed in Chad for opening up their facilities for our ceremony. We would also like to give special thanks to Jackie Titus and Winne Schubert for participating in the ESP ceremony and having fun with the kids.

Pictures

Weekly meeting of volunteer teachers

ESP KIDS summer program 2005

Debra Lewiski (long time supporter) donating education materials to WHI.

WHI kids learning how to play twister:)

ESP Project

INTRODUCTION
The English Speaking Program (ESP) is a dynamic project under the Education Commission of Willing Hearts International (WHI). Willing Hearts International is an association, registered in N’djamena Chad, whose goal, among others, is to empower and transmit the spirit of self worth right from the grass root. In trying to realize this goal, the ESP (English Speaking Program) was conceived. On the 7th of June 2004 the ESP project was launched.
This program was developed to meet the growing desire of many Chadians of various ages, economic status and educational backgrounds who wish to learn to speak the English language. The universality of the English language cannot be over emphasized. English is an international language with many advantages for those who learn to speak the language, a fact that many Chadians have come to realize. Having said that, we know that Chad being a French speaking country, the task ahead of us is great. We acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of many Chadians who have expressed a desire to learn English and have begun doing that through several avenues such as BBC, local English programs, clubs etc.

CHAD
It is evident that Chad is facing a new kind of revolution in its history, which ultimately will launch her into the Global family. The role that each Chadian shall play will be determined by how much information he or she possesses. It is through this avenue that we intend to offer many young Chadians the opportunity to comfortably place themselves in this information driven society, through this program. It is a known fact that there has been some divergence in people’s opinion when it comes to teaching and learning English language. Some focus more on grammar, others prefer occasions to practice orally their English, while others desire to meet and interact with native speakers of the English language. Therefore, ESP was designed to meet such desires and concerns along with others by attempting to create an English-speaking environment. However, the ESP is primarily designed to cover two vital areas: 1) To teach English as a language 2) To teach the culture behind the language.
In view of the latter aspect, certain days in the program have been set aside for cultural activities and the invitation of certain individuals who will give lectures from time to time on a variety of topics. We have also sought out partnerships with other English programs, clubs, and individuals to realize this goal. We also desire to involve English-speaking guest in Chad who are willing to share about their home countries, their work in Chad and their feelings about Chad and Chadians. These visits will open doors for cultural exchanges and mutual respect and understanding. Therefore the ESP objectives can be summed up as such:
1) Empowering the students with the skills that will give them access to a broader range of information.
2) To bridge the cultural differences particularly between our foreign friends and Chadians.
3) To create team spirit within and among the students here and beyond.
4) Finally to give them reason to believe in themselves.

ESP STAFF
ESP is made up of an 11 volunteer staff. These individuals are from various backgrounds and have various ranges of experiences. They are: *see staff pictures and summary in back.
The ESP staff holds weekly staff meetings every Saturday to talk about the successes and problems of the previous week and to plan for the upcoming week. This allows us to evaluate problems and plan a course of action in solving the problems. The weekly meetings also allow all staff members to share their ideas on how ESP can be improved.

CURRICULUM
Mr. Samuel Azubuike the director, Mr. Singammong the assistant director, and Mr. Yohana Mohammed the coordinator designed the Curriculum for the ESP program. It took this committee two months to develop what we have now as our curriculum. In the curriculum we compiled eighteen courses, which we coded as CO1 to CO18 and each course is allocated 4hrs: 2 hrs for grammar and 2 hrs for dialogue, illustration etc.
This program is meant to last for a period of 3 months. The curriculum is subject to modification as the program continues and evolves.


CURRICULUM
ENGLISH SPEAKING PROGRAM COURSE CONTENT

FIRST MONTH

CO1: ALPHABETS
(i): capital letters
(ii): small letters
(iii): vowels and constants
(iv): phonetics and word sounds

CO2: PERSONAL PRONOUNS
(i): singular (PP) and their order 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.
(ii): plural (PP) and their order 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.

CO3: VERB TO BE
(i): in the present tense
(ii): in the present perfect tense
(iii): in the past tense
(iv): in the past perfect tense
(v): in the future tense
(vi): in the future perfect tense

CO4: VERB TO HAVE
(i): in the present tense
(ii): in the present continuous
(iii): in the past tense
(iv): in the past perfect tense
(v): in the future tense
(iv): in the future perfect tense

CO5: PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND CONTRACTIONS
(i): the verb to be (negative)
(ii): the verb to have (negative)
(iii): interrogative
(iv): contraction - the verb to be (singular)
(v): contraction – the verb to have (singular)
(vi): contraction – the verb to be (plural)
the verb to have (plural)

CO6: DETERMINANTS (i): indefinite articles
(ii): definite articles
(iii): applications of definite and indefinite articles

SECOND MONTH

CO7: DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
(i): types of demonstrative adjectives
(ii): application of demonstrative adjectives

CO8: POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES
(i): in personal pronouns singular
(ii): in personal pronouns plural

CO9: POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS AND INTERROGATIVES
(i): in personal pronouns singular
(ii): in personal pronouns plural
(iii): application of interrogative pronouns

CO10: RELATIVE AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
(i): types of relative and reflexive pronouns
(ii): application of relative and reflexive pronouns

CO11: PATTERNS OF CERTAIN PLURALS
(i): types: word endings: s-(es), sh-(es), ch-(es), x-(es), o-(es), y-(ies), f-(ves),
fe-(ves).
(ii): irregular plurals
(iii): past and past participle of some irregular verbs
eg: Base Past Past Participle
Buy Bought Bought
Give Gave Given
Go Went Gone
Fly Flew Flown


CO12: TENSES AND SENCTENCE FORMATIONS
(i): present tense
(ii): present perfect tense
(iii): past tense
(iv): past perfect tense
(v): future tense
(vi): future perfect tense
(vii): classification of sentences
(viii): types of sentences


THIRD MONTH

CO13: NOUNS AND PRONOUNS
(i): types of nouns (brief)
(ii): types of pronouns
(iii): possessive case in pronouns

CO14: VERB AND ADJECTIVES
(i): definition of verb and adjective
(ii): types and applications

CO15: ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS AND CONJUCTIONS
(i): definition and types
(ii): application with many examples as possible

CO16: PHRASE
(i): definition and types of phrase

CO17: CLAUSE – DEFINITION AND TYPES OF CLAUSES

CO18; MECHANICS AND PUNCTUATION MARKS
(i): routine procedures in written English
(ii): types of punctuation marks
(iii): applications


SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM FOCUS AND NEEDS
The focus of the English Speaking Program is to train students to speak the English language. In an excerpt from an article entitled “The Teaching of English as communication” by H.G. Widdowson, he writes:

“The problem is that students, and especially students in developing countries, who have received several years of formal English teaching, frequently remain deficient in the ability to actually use the language, and to understand its use, in normal communication, whether in the spoken or the written mode.”

ESP desires to challenge and change that trend and give those who are willing to give the effort to learn English an environment conducive to that effort.
However, despite this problem there are some immediate problems that have and will continue to impede our effectiveness. ESP is a self-supporting program. We function and depend completely on the tuition of our students. This faith in our students is not always rewarded and we of ESP do understand that. We understand the financial situation of many of our students and we try to work out to the best of our ability a plan of payment for many of our students. However, this does not allow us to carry out some activities in a timely and necessary fashion. Therefore, the ESP administration has agreed and decided to seek material and financial assistance from outside sources that share the ESP vision. This is because we believe that when these needs are met along with the volunteer manpower we have, we will be able to render efficient services now and beyond. Some of these materials we lack are divided into short and long term needs are as follows:

A. Short Term

a) Charts/Maps: Charts such as of the human body, types of materials or other types of charts that can give a visual image that can help students relate and connect the word to the object. It has been remarked that when Western culture or geography is talked about many students cannot relate or do not have an idea where certain places are located.
b) English books with emphasis on communications skills: We presently have borrowed books from English teachers in the community in order to use in the program, but many are outdated and focus solely on grammar. The ESP teachers have modified the material in order to reflect our premise of producing English speakers. We are therefore in the search and need of books that teach grammar and emphasize on the oral language.
c) Empty cassettes and recorded English programs and Cassette Players: Hearing the English language with its many tones and word uses is important in both understanding grammar and learning the oral expression.
d) Stationary: Pens, pencils, notebook paper etc.

B. Long Term
As ESP grows we know our needs will grow. We have faith and a hope that we will one day expand the program beyond the neighborhood we are presently located in the capital N’djamena. We hope possibly to expand to other parts of the capital and other parts of Chad, where English programs are desperately in need. When this hope starts to become a reality, we hope that we can count on your support for our needs to effectively carry out that reality.

WHI Introduction Letter

Willing Hearts International
BP 4046 N’djamena, Chad
(Central Africa)
Phone: 011(235) 25 46 92
Cell: 011(235) 30-69-00
Email: willinghearts25@yahoo.com

Willing Hearts International is a non-profit Christian organization whose focus is on the Word of God when creating projects, supporting projects and seeking assistance (volunteerism, material, financial) for projects. Our desire is that through these projects a sense of self-worth is built, responsibility forged, partnerships encouraged, and respect established within individuals and communities. We seek to help meet needs where needs are apparent as Scripture instructs us to do in Deuteronomy 15:11: “For the poor will never cease to be in the land, therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.” This convicting statement places a responsibility and a command upon the shoulders of those who love the Lord. With these words of servitude, we go forward with the desire to make a difference in a child’s life, in a person’s spirit, in a community’s identity, and in a country’s future.

This, of course, is no small endeavor, in light of increasing mistrust, the lack of hope, and the attitude of indifference that continues to grow like a cancer to the Four Corners of the earth. However, in these very obvious realities, we (WHI) wish to bring God’s hope. With Christ as our premise, we believe in the possibility of change and move forward with the undying hope that we can make a difference for someone, somewhere, somehow. We do this by following the two great commandments in the Law: “You shall love God with all your heart and neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:39).

Willing Hearts International yearns to help serve the humanitarian needs of this world. We are here to serve with and work along side people, communities, and organizations with a common humanitarian goal. We will do that with joy, with respect, with understanding, and with God’s love. In all the work that we set out to do and in all that we wish to accomplish, our desire is to reflect the words of Matthew 5:16: “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” We are not a church nor are we preachers but we, Willing Hearts International, build our vision on the foundation of the Word of God. “Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path (Psalm 119:105).”

In His Grip
Reouhidi Reuben Ndjerareou