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Welcome High School and Adult School English Language Development Coordinators

Welcome High School and Adult School English Language Development Coordinators. The ESL Program Santa Monica College Skybox Event * April 29, 2005. ESL Overview. Location- 16 th St. and Pearl St. Students – approximately 1775 Faculty – 33 Instructional Assistants - 5 Courses – 15

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Welcome High School and Adult School English Language Development Coordinators

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  1. Welcome High School and Adult School English Language Development Coordinators The ESL Program Santa Monica College Skybox Event * April 29, 2005

  2. ESL Overview Location- 16th St. and Pearl St. Students – approximately 1775 Faculty – 33 Instructional Assistants - 5 Courses – 15 Sections – 61 Enroll – (310) 434-4333 or www.smc.edu

  3. SMC Services For ESL Students • Free ESL Tutoring • State-of-the-art Library • Computer Labs • Counseling for immigrants & F1 visa students • Welcome Center • Students with Disabilities Center • Career Services Center • Latino Center • EOPS

  4. Placement • The Accuplacer LOEP is a computerized adaptive placement exam with no writing sample or oral evaluation. • Students are placed in one of four levels. • ESL 10 • ESL 11A • ESL 21A • English 1

  5. A Critical Juncture An important decision in the academic careers of LEP students new to SMC is the decision they make about whether to take English or ESL courses. Often they self-select, and they may not be the best judges.

  6. Which Placement Test? Students are asked these questions. • What is your primary language? • Do you have difficulty speaking English or understanding spoken English? • Do you have difficulty reading or writing English? • Do you plan to take English as a Second Language classes at Santa Monica College?

  7. English English 81 A/B, 84W English 21A/B English 22 English 1 ESL ESL 11A/B ESL 21A/B ESL 25 English 1 for International Students ESL Courses Contrasted with English Courses

  8. Core ESL Multi-skill Courses ESL 10 – 12 units, 15 hours per week, sentence ESL 11A – 6 units, 6 hours per week, paragraph ESL 11B – 3 units, 3 hours per week, paragraph/essay* ESL 11A/B – 9 units, 9 hours per week, paragraph/essay* ESL 21A – 3 units, 3 hours per week, essay* ESL 21B – 3 units, 3 hours per week, essay* ESL 21A/B – 6 units, 6 hours per week, essay* ESL 25 – 3 units, 3 hours per week, essay* *Transfers to UC, CSU

  9. ESL Reading Courses ESL 17 – 3 units, 3 hours per week, intermediate ESL 23 – 3 units, 3 hours per week, advanced intermediate

  10. ESL Grammar Courses • ESL 16A – one unit, 8 weeks, 3 hours per week – article • ESL 16B - one unit, 8 weeks, 3 hours per week – verbs • ESL 20A – 3 units, 3 hours per week, intermediate • ESL 20B - 3 units, 3 hours per week, advanced

  11. ESL Listening and Speaking Courses • ESL 14A – 2 units, three hours per week, pronunciation and spelling • ESL 14 B – 2 units, three hours per week, American pronunciation training • ESL 15 – 2 units, three hours per week, oral communication

  12. Frequently Asked Questions • Whatare the advantages of taking ESL? • Will taking ESL stigmatize me? • Wouldn’t I be better off or transfer faster by being with native speakers taking regular English courses? • Aren’t the ESL classes a continuation of what I learned in high school or adult school?

  13. Challenges • Attracting 1.5 (ear learner) students to the ESL Program • Serving 1.5 (ear learner) students in the ESL Program* • Helping 1.5 (ear learner) students to transfer • Articulating effectively with our feeder schools • In Fall, 2004, 18,950 Latinos enrolled at SMC; 372 (22%) withdrew;10,751 succeeded (57%). (Office of Institutional Research, SMC, 2005)

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