Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id QAA26919; Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:08:56 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 16:08:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <iss.4a4d.383c2632.465a7.1@amethyst.tc.umn.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Michael J. Frisch" <Michael.J.Frisch-3@tc.umn.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:3791] Re: Advanced ESL students X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: POPmail 2.3b6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Status: RO Content-Length: 1416 Lines: 32 Responding to the message of <19991122165306.20510.rocketmail@web906.mail.yahoo.com> from nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov: > > Michael, > > I would like to know a little more about the > demographics in your class. It sounds like most of > them don't work. This is fairly unusual for ESL > programs, especially those funded by Dept. of Ed. Jan > Stotts > Jan, Adult Options in Education offers a ready-for-work program which is free and given under the umbrella of the Community Education department of our local school district. Our classes are about half people from the former soviet union, a third hispanic and the rest many different nationalities. The classes run from 9 AM to 2 PM and many of the people are in a family learning program connected to us which gives free transportation, lunch and child care. One of their hours is a parenting course instead of one of the English electives. We have 4 classes per day: vocabulary building, grammar, and 2 electives from which they may choose speaking and listening, employment seeking, computer lab or family education (if they are in that program) Most of the students are not working, but quite a few are, working 3rd shift or in some cases leaving early to get to a job. They all are very motivated because they realize that better English will help them find a job or a better job. I realize I have more than answered your question! Bernice
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