Hello all -

 

I too, am very interested in the article on the workplace ESL project in
OVAE's Thursday Notes, below. I know that Suzanne Leibman is a member of
this discussion list. I'm wondering if you could tell us a bit more
about the class. I am especially interested in know how learners are
assessed:

 

1.       Employees certainly must have a wide range of proficiency
levels.  How do the three (?) training modules address this? How are
students assessed and identified as appropriate for the program? 

2.       What was the needs assessment progress for the curriculum
design? Were customers spoken to? Other colleagues? The workers
themselves?

3.       How is the learners' progress measured?


Thanks for any additional information you can share with us on this
fascinating project! This is a great example of Workplace ESL in action
that we could learn a lot from, I am sure.

 

Amber Gallup Rodriguez

Adult ESL Specialist

Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

 

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From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov
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Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:38 PM
To: englishlanguage at nifl.gov
Subject: [EnglishLanguage 4499] OVAE Thursday Notes 06-18-09

 

Greetings,

Here are this week's Thursday Notes from the U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. The text and links
are pasted below in case you have difficulty opening up the attachment.
The blurb on "Do You Want English With That?" includes a link to a great
article about a workplace ESL project that McDonald's is expanding
nationwide. Suzanne Leibman, Associate Professor of ESL  at the College
of Lake County in Illinois, is credited with heading up efforts to
develop and implement the course design and curriculum in the pilot
study.

 

Cummings Leads

Delegation to College Meeting in Middle East 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Glenn Cummings is leading a delegation
<http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/06/06152009b.html>  of U.S.
community college presidents and researchers to an international meeting
promoting community colleges this week in Amman, Jordan. Delegates will
join education representatives from the Broader Middle East and North
Africa (BMENA) region to focus on business and education partnerships
that promote workforce development and technological innovations that
improve instruction and expand learning options. "We want to reinforce
the message that the administration values community colleges as a means
to increase the number of college graduates in the U.S. and around the
world," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Link to press
release: http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/06/06152009b.html 

 

 

Ohio Set to Redefine

Developmental

Education

 

 

Ohio is readying a new College- and Work-Ready Skills Certificate
(CWRSC) that will redefine the state's developmental education system.
The new pre-college math and English content will align with the Adult
Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) system and the first credit-bearing
course competencies in math and English. The CWRSC also will include
information technology foundations as well as study and critical
thinking skills.  The Ohio State University and the Ohio Board of
Regents are partners in this project. The four content committees held
their initial meeting on June 5. More information is available from
Denise Pottmeyer <mailto:dpottmeyer at regents.state.oh.us>  at
dpottmeyer at regents.state.oh.us. 

 

 

Do You Want 

English With That?

McDonald's just announced plans to take nationwide its current
partnership with the College of Lake County
<http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/27/esl> , Texas, that
teaches English to McDonald's employees. For two years, McDonald's has
worked with the college to pioneer English Under the Arches, and now it
is recruiting community colleges to set up branches of the program paid
for entirely by local McDonald's franchise owners. The company says that
data from its early versions of the program show significant gains in
workers' English skills that ultimately may help participants transition
to postsecondary opportunities. 

Link to article: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/27/esl 

 

Thanks,

 

Sarah Young

Adult ESL Specialist

Center for Applied Linguistics

Washington, DC

 

syoung at cal.org

202-362-0700

www.cal.org

"Improving communication through better understanding of language and
culture"

 

 

From: Miriam Burt 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:53 AM
To: CAELA Staff; Michelle Ueland
Subject: FW: OVAE Thursday Notes 06-18-09

 

Notice article about McDonald's 

(Michelle, I know you and Frank already have this from Donna)

Miriam

 

From: Donna Christian 
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:44 AM
To: Miriam Burt; Michelle Ueland; Frank Finamore; Joy Peyton
Subject: FW: OVAE Thursday Notes 06-18-09

 

 

 

From: AEState [mailto:AEState at ed.gov] 
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To: 'aestatedirectors at listserv.ed.gov'
Subject: OVAE Thursday Notes 06-18-09

 

OVAE Thursday Notes 06-18-09

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