Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j111p7n20091; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:51:07 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:51:07 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <009401c50800$4577d2b0$6401a8c0@Dottie> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Dottie" <dottie@shattuck.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10698] Re: ESL class size X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1946 Lines: 64 Ah, Tracy.......you've asked one of the "touchy-est" questions in adult ESL! Over the past 10-15 years, my classes (beginners) have varied from 5 or 6 to 40! [Usually when I had 40, the drop-out rate took it down to 25-30 within 3-4 weeks.] The huge classes were at the community college in Charlotte where 15 was the minimum for a class. Less than that & the class was cancelled, so we got nervous if the numbers went down to 20. (This was true for the academic classes too.) Presently, my classes range from 6-12, but I actually miss the classes of 20-25. They were more diverse & I could do more group activities & have more interaction. I'd really like 12-16 -- great for paired & group work & I can actually get to each one individually in 2 hrs. Dottie Shattuck Tri-district Adult Edu./ESL York County, SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen" <leenhd78@yahoo.com> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:24 PM Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10697] Re: ESL class size > Hi Tracy, > > I have a class of 8 and it has proven to be absolutely > ideal, but I realize not always possible. I consider > myself very lucky. I have also taught a class of 25 > which was not so ideal. > > Hope this helps. > Colleen Shaughnessy > Baltimore City Community College > ESL/ ESL Literacy Instructor > > --- Tracy VonMaluski <TracyVM@epcc.edu> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Could you tell me what the ideal class size is for >> adult ESL? Could >> anyone point me to some recent research on this? >> >> Thank you, >> Tracy vonMaluski >> El Paso (TX) Community College >> > > > ===== > "In the end we conserve only what we love. We will love only what we > understand and we will understand only what we are taught." ~Bata Dioum~ > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >
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