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ERIC Number: ED369305
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-May
Pages: 110
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
National Workplace Literacy Program. Garment-Related Bilingual (English and Chinese) Broadcast Lessons. Book 1 and 2.
Chan, Ha Yin
A compilation of transcripts of 100 bilingual English/Chinese broadcast lessons for workers in the garment industry is presented. The lessons are part of the New York Chinatown Manpower Project's Workplace Literacy Program. With the support of the Sino Radio Broadcast Corporation, the lessons are broadcast daily in the morning and again after the evening news. Free booklets, with assignments and self-tests, are printed and distributed to interested listeners. The lessons include the following topics: introductions, who's at fault, changing a profession, job interviews, problems with sewing machines, using an overlock machine, stitching, difficult tasks, making darts, recommending someone to a supervisor, color and shading problems, stitch size, perfect and encased seams, fabric differences, pattern adjustment, hemming, changing thread, looking for a school, exploring new ideas, reading help wanted ads, following directions, reading signs, sewing a jacket, working overtime, checking tools, asking for advice, bagging finished clothes, teaching someone, decision making, and helping others. Review lessons are scattered throughout. (LB)
Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc., 70 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10013 (Cassette tapes of these 100 broadcast lessons).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: EnglishChinese
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Chinatown Manpower Project, Inc., New York, NY.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A