Are Your Students Ready to Start the BC Program? EAP/ESL & Testing Maria Bernal Broward College June 9, 2015
EAP@ Broward College 1. Philosophy 2. Course Sequence 3. Testing and Placement
ESL@BC=English for Academic Purposes Integrated Approach Grammar Reading Writing EAP Courses Speaking Listening
Reading Comprehension Course Sequencing Listening & Speaking (3 credits) Grammar & Composition (6 credits) Reading Comprehension (3 credits) EAP 0185C EAP 0285C EAP 0385C EAP 0485C EAP 0120C EAP 0220C EAP 0320C EAP 0420C EAP 0100C EAP 0200C EAP 0300C EAP 0400C
College-Elective Credit Courses EAP 1540C (3 cr.) Paragraph structure Rhetorical modes Introduction to the multi-paragraph essay EAP 1640C (3 cr.) Multi-paragraph essay Mini-research paper
EAP ADVISEMENT TOOLS BC Procedure Manual for Placement Testing and Skills Remediation http://www.broward.edu/legal/policies/Section%20Template/A6Hx2-5.14.pdf EAP at BC: http://www.broward.edu/academics/englishlanguagelearners/Pages/english-for-academic-purposes-EAP.aspx The EAP Manual (to be available towards the end of 2015)
EAP Course Sequence
Testing & Placement Process ESL PLACEMENT READERS ESSAY ADVISEMENT *LOEP STUDENT SUCCESS CENTERS INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS ESSAY TOPIC BANK TWO CHOICES THREE READERS TWO COLLEGE- WIDE NORMING SESSIONS PER YEAR LISTENING COMPREHENSION READING *Levels Of English Proficiency: ACCUPLACER (E.T.S.)
LOEP Placement Cut-Off Scores LISTENING READING EAP 0100C Under 50 0-59 EAP 0200C 51-70 60-74 EAP 0300C 71-85 75-89 EAP 0400C 86-100 90-113 EXEMPT* 101+ 114+ *Students scoring 101 or higher on LOEP LISTENING need no further coursework. EAP 0120C EAP 0220C EAP 0320C EAP 0420C PERT READING
LOEP Placement Cut-Off Scores GRAMMAR / COMPOSITION EAP 0185C ESL Placement Writing Sample EAP 0285C EAP 0385C EAP 0485C EAP 1540C EAP 1640C
Accuplacer: The College Board College Placement Tests in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Computerized Immediate Results For use by International Affiliates prior to becoming an International Center Accuplacer Information: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/professionals Cut-off Scores: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/higher-ed/fl-college-system/common-placement-testing.stml
Postsecondary Education Readiness Test: P.E.R.T. Common Placement Testing in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Computerized Immediate Results and Automatically Entered into CID Used by Broward College and all International Centers P.E.R.T. INFO: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/higher- ed/fl-college-system/common-placement-testing.stml BC INFO: http://www.broward.edu/admissions/testing/Pages/tes ting_table.aspx
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