What measures are the ESL faculty taking to ensure that my future ESL students will be better prepared than my present students?
Since the summer of 1993, the English as a Second Language instructors at HCC have met extensively in an effort to make major changes in the ESL program here. They have created some sound proposals that address the needs of the students for pedagogically sound instruction in English, their second (or, in some cases, their third) language, and the needs of HCC for budgetary restraint. The proposals have been submitted to the HCC Administration for consideration. For about three years now, the ESL teaching staff have focussed attention on the three levels of classes that, at present, make up the English Language Institute Program. These classes deal with the basic levels of ESL instruction (starting with reading levels at roughly the first grade level and going to the sixth grade level). These three classes meet from seven to ten hours a week, and all of them have required labs for extra practice time. They have worked to build a solid curriculum in this program, taking into account the
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