Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f87Jjof02723; Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:45:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:45:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20010907154127.00a339c0@pop.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Donna Brian <djgbrian@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:297] RE: Thursday Notes 8/23/01 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 2132 Lines: 52 Hi Matthew, Just in case you don't monitor the Workplace discussion list, I thought I should forward this. I am swamped with a presentation and being out of town all next week and haven't had time to look through my own site resources to see if anything "fits" these needs. Do you think the "assessment" site might have anything? Donna At 03:14 PM 9/7/01 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Laurel, >I don't have any suggestions on where to look, but I would certainly >appreciate it if you would let me know what you find out from your inquiry. >In KY we are quickly growing in ESL instruction at the workplace. It would >benefit us to know your results, and I can help others to find your >information as well. > >I am in the process of building a web site. I have posted the address on >this forum earlier this summer. Now that fall is here I will post it again >for those that missed it previously. The site address is: >www.geocities.com/workplace_education I am requesting that the list members >forward to me website addresses to add to the site. I have been getting some >very interesting sites sent to me. It would be great to continually add new >ones! I had already been asked about adding ESL and the workplace. I am >waiting for a list of websites dealing with that to be sent to me from >California. I will post them on my website when she gets them to me. Maybe >this message will help her to get them to me as she is on this list serve! >;) > >If I can help in any other way let me know! > >Don Howerton >KY Dept for Adult Education >T&D Coordinator > >I am wondering if anyone out there has any cold, hard facts on >bottom-line benefits (the $$$=92s) that companies reap when they provide >on-site (or not on-site) English instruction for their employees. I >have found the information on WWW.WorkplaceBasicSkills.com ><http://www.workplacebasicskills.com/> to be very helpful but they are >not ESL specific. Does anyone have specifics or know where I can find >them? >Many thanks, >Laurel Yaroch >Workplace Literacy Coordinator >Kent County Literacy Council >616-245-7962 >fax 245-8069 >lryaroch@kentliteracy.org
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