the

March 7, 1983 Volume V No. 9

informer

HARD AT WORK: And those students who got results—namely a place on the Dean's List or
the Merit List—are listed on the last page. Congratulations, all.

‘ Acosta lauded for ESL project
Remember your days of sitting in a high
school French classroom learning such
nighly useful bits of conversation as
"Hello, my name is Emile. Please pass the

chocolate eclair.''? Well, for people in
B.C. who are learning English as a Second

Language, such inanities have long gone by
the board, and probably the best, most

intelligent learning tool available to

them is ''The Westcoast Reader'', a

newspaper specifically written for people
learning to read English. The editor is
Joan Acosta from our very own ESL program
and as the newspaper's only paid employee,
she does virtually all the work.

''l've never seen any print material in the
classroom that has this impact,'' is the

way Nick Collins describes the Reader,
adding that the copies have usually

disintegrated from constant use within two

weeks. Or, as a student of ESL at VCC put
it: 'This is the only newspaper | can
read. | wish it came out every day."
Material for the paper is taken from daily

cont.

Piroche comes to Cap
Setsuko Piroche, well-known artist who
works in many different media, will have

her work on display in the Capilano
College Gallery from March 23 to April 5.

Setsuko studies painting in Japan,
travelled to India and Australia and

immigrated to Canada in 1968. After having
studied Textiles and Ceramics, she has

woven tapestries and has become known for
her textile sculptures and metallic febre

constructions. She has participated in
many exhibitions in Canada and abroad. The

most recent one, Canada Mikrokosmos,
represented tapestry artists from Canada

and was organized by the Department of
Foreign Affairs im London, England.

INSIDE:

Cap students go to Japan
BOT begs Paper

and much more in this GIANT issue!

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