A COLLABORATION

EPCC ESL Credit EPCC Workplace Literacy

Far West Adult Education Consortium

Fred Anaya

Michelle Aube-Barton

Gabriel Garcia

EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Serves over 30,000 students

5 Campuses serve the Greater El Paso Area

80% Hispanic

EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASPEN PRIZE FINALISTS

COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE

Student learning

Certification and degree completion

High rates of employment and earnings for graduates

High levels of access and success for minority and low–income students

CLOSING THE GAP

ESL students leaving ABE still not college ready!

They need exposure.

ESL students are competing with English speaking students educated in a K-12 system.

2000 CENSUS

35% of Texas households speak a language other than English

70% of El Paso households speak a language other than English

ESL BRIDGE CLASS

Metaphor: dress rehearsal for college

Trying on college in a safe and nurturing environment

Transportation, child care, scheduling, build confidence, rub shoulders with other students at college

ESL BRIDGE CLASSGREENHOUSE EFFECT

MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ESL CLASS240 HOURS SEMESTER 15 HOURS PER WEEK

Academic ESL (Reading, Writing, Language Readiness) - 96 hours

Math Readiness – 96 hours

Personal Readiness – 18 hours

Career and College Readiness – 30 hours

ACADEMIC READINESS (96 HOURS)

Language Readiness includes grammar, vocabulary, listening and speaking skills

Integrate on-line practice using Pearson’s NorthStar and Focus on GRAMMAR 3

The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom: Anchor text to bring in multi-disciplinary content, literary elements…

Six Weeks to a Brain Upgrade: A Student’s Quick Start Guide for Using Brain Research to Boost Learning, Dr. Janet Zadina

PERSONAL READINESS (18 HOURS)

MATH READINESS (96 HOURS)

Build on student’s skills

Basics to Algebra to prepare for TSI

ASSESSMENT

Placement into ESL Bridge TABE scores: 6th-9th in reading Teacher recommendation

Exit from ESL Bridge COMPASS ESL Exit Interview to be conducted by ESL

Bridge instructors and ABE representation. TABE

COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS (30 HOURS)

Content Delivery Reading Writing Listening Speaking Vocabulary

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

• August/September: Curriculum and Contract

• October: Recruitment/Intake

• November: Orientation

• December: Registration

• January: Classes begin January 19

• March: Mid course interviews

• May: Compass ESL, TABE

• June: NCBO (Non Course Base Option) follow-up