1. Presented to AGC January 11, 2011

2.  Four GRCC ends: o Open Access – GRCC minimizes the barriers of time, place, cost, and educational preparation levels so that all members of the community have an opportunity to participate on college programs o Student Success – GRCC students achieve their educational goals o Workforce Development – GRCC students are prepared to secure employment in all sectors of the economy o Community Outreach – GRCC enriches the community through educational and civic programming and partnership Connections

3.  ESL courses at GRCC help individuals in the community to reach a wide variety of personal, professional and academic goals through the improvement of their English skills.  The ESL credit bearing program enables students to be more successful in college, at work, and in the community.

4.  Fall of 2002 - 9 sections  Fall 2010 - 25 sections  Approximately 250 students from 50 different countries  Immigrant and refugee students › NOT international students (high TOEFL score required for GRCC admittance = no ESL classes required)

5.  No dominant country represented o Spanish dominant language from many different countries o Vietnamese distant second

6.  Students self-identify as ESL in application process  Students take the LOEP test – for skill level  Classes offered in three skill groups o listening/speaking o writing/grammar o reading/vocabulary

7.  Classes (all face to face on Downtown Campus) offered at four different levels o high beginning o low intermediate o high intermediate o Advanced Total: 12 different ESL classes of four credits each Three ESL classes = full 12 credit load

8.  After completing level four of writing/grammar (ES 114), students should enter EN 100 or EN 101. o ESL students who complete ES 114 have an 80% achievement in EN 100 and 70% achievement in EN 101 (AtD data fall 2010).

9.  Faculty - MA in TESOL (preferred) or MA in Education with TESOL concentration 1 full time 11 adjunct

10. SSupport for Students - oFoFatima Nieves – ESL counselor – walk-in services on Fridays oLoLanguage Arts Lab – tutors and computers oIoInternational Student Organization – students come together to share culture from all over the world oKoKellie Roblin – independent study of ESL student – to help lab tutors help ESL students

11. WWhat have been your experiences with ESL students? WWhat questions or suggestions do you have for us?