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Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10616] Re: Defending Workplace ESL
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Wm. Peter MacMonagle,
You can go to www.conferenceboard.ca/education/pdf/Skills_Profits.pdf
and download
a report by the prestigious, Business-oriented Conference Board on a
study they did of why employers think workplace basic skills (including
ESOL) improve the bottom line.
David J. Rosen
On Dec 1, 2004, at 6:24 PM, Peter MacMonagle wrote:
> To the Group,
>
> I need a little help.
>
> I am going to have a meeting with managers at one of the companies I
> teach at. They don't think the ESL program benefits the company,
> although there are people who can see the students making progress.
>
> If anyone has information on how ESL programs benefit companies, their
> bottom line, productivity, etc. I would be grateful for the
> assistance.
>
> Wm. Peter MacMonagle, M.Ed.
> Central Piedmont Community College
>
> "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
> discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!') but rather
> 'hmm....that's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov.
>
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