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ESL COUNSELING SERVICES. Services we provide for ESL students:. Supportive counseling Conversation groups Academic advisement Selection with courses Assistance with registration Career guidance and assistance. Common issues seen in the office:. Problems with course selection
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Services we provide for ESL students: Supportive counseling Conversation groups Academic advisement Selection with courses Assistance with registration Career guidance and assistance
Common issues seen in the office: • Problems with course selection • Concerns about choosing a major • Concerns about adjusting to KBCC • Problems with cultural adjustment to the US • Understanding the eligibility for Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
Intensive ESL Program: • Cohort of up to 25 students take 5 courses together. • Faculty collaborate to link courses through common student learning objectives, themes, and assignments. • SD 10 and SD 11 courses are taught by ESL counselors from D-102 and focus on college planning and career exploration. • Peer Mentors are assigned to each SD 10 and SD 11 course to provide constant support and guidance to ESL students.
ESL Peer Mentor ProgramPeer Mentors: • Are selected students from the intensive ESL program. • Serve all other currently enrolled ESL students in Intensive and free-standing ESL classes. • Help with registration and schedule of classes. • Help with choosing majors and planning careers. • Share experiences as students at KCC. • Speak many different languages including Spanish, French, Creole, Albanian, Russian, Georgian and English. • There are opportunities each semester for ESL students from the Intensive program to apply for a position as a peer mentor.
Student Development Courses(SD 10/ SD 11): • Taught by ESL counselors from ESL Counseling Services and includes peer mentors in each class. • Teaches students necessary skills for attaining academic success. • Provides students with academic support and advisement. • Helps students develop their knowledge of the college and its resources. • Helps ESL students with any personal/cultural adjustment issues to the USA. • Each course is 1 real credit.
ESL Conversation Groups: • Conversation Groups run each semester during lunch periods for all ESL students in Intensive and free-standing ESL courses. • Offers an informal space for students to improve their English speaking skills. • Offers students a chance to discuss adjustment issues to the college and the USA. • Helps students connect with other ESL students.