Received: (news@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.6.8/940311.01ccg) id PAA05413 for nifl-esl@novel.nifl.gov; Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:34:17 -0400 Path: literacy.nifl.gov!nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov From: Joe.Hauglie@dlep1.itg.ti.com (Joe Hauglie) Newsgroups: nifl.esl Subject: Re: ESL certification -Reply Date: 21 Aug 1996 15:34:16 -0400 Organization: National Institute for Literacy Lines: 22 Sender: listproc@literacy.nifl.gov Distribution: nifl Message-ID: <199608211935.OAA29018@dlep1.itg.ti.com> Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.3b6 Apparently-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Status: RO X-Status: Fran asks: >Where do adult ESL educators fit in this picture? Would required >adult ESL certification or other credentials benefit practitoners? >Would it give more legitimacy (read job security, a living wage, >benefits) to the profession or would it exclude dedicated and >otherwise qualified teachers? > My guess (being relatively middle-aged, in terms of the profession) is that if adult ESL required a certification, it would provide the legitimacy at a cost of alienating many dedicated adult ESL teachers who have never pursued a certificate; and if I'm not mistaken, this is exactly what happened when ESL began to be recognized as a legitimate field of study and certification became required. Tho, to its credit, I think ESL has still managed to hold an attitude of "we welcome any and all," and continues to attract both "real" ESL teachers and volunteer ones. But that's just my $.02. Respectfully, Texas Instruments Printed Circuit Resources Joe Hauglie M/S 2245, PO Box 149149, Austin, TX joe.hauglie@DLEP1.itg.ti.com 78714-9149 512-250-6242
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