[NIFL-ESL:10616] Re: Defending Workplace ESL

From: David Rosen (djrosen@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Dec 01 2004 - 18:58:27 EST


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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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