[NIFL-ESL:3807] ACADEMICALLY BOUND ESL STUDENTS

From: Hanson, Elizabeth (ehanson@seattleu.edu)
Date: Sat Dec 04 1999 - 00:23:01 EST


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Hi. I work at a community college in Seattle, Wash. Probably 1/2 of our
ABE-ESL students are academically bound in that they may enter our course at
level 1 (out of 6) with the ultimate goal of getting into a vocational 1-2
year program or else earn a BA/BS. My question is, where does the category
of "academically bound" fit into the EFF framework? I am a little dismayed
that there isn't a straight out category established. Would "academically
bound" go into the category of "worker". 

Part of providing a "customer driven" education to students is to look at
their long range goals and dreams as well as address their current life
skill needs. At Shoreline college we have been successfully doing both for
years. Yet now with the funding requirements we are wondering how to account
for so many of our beginning level students eventually going on to college
and university. Any ideas regarding how we can present ourselves to funders?
Do any of you have a similar type program?

TI look forward to discussing this issue of academically bound ESL students.

Elizabeth Hanson



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