>From Carol, Please see below...Jackie Taylor, jataylor at utk.edu 


 

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From: Carol Allen [mailto:allenc at rccc.cc.nc.us] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 10:59 AM
To: the adult literacy professional development discussion list;
professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov
Subject: Re: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1743] Re: Message regarding
curriculum

 

Is anyone using the WorkKeys system by ACT with ESOL students?

Carol Allen 
Career Readiness Certification Director
Rowan Cabarrus Community College
704-216-7210 office
704-202-7065 cell



-----Original Message-----
From: <robinschwarz1 at aol.com>
Sent 11/20/2007 7:42:28 PM
To: professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1743] Re: Message regarding curriculum

I, too, will be very interested in the feedback and would like to know
more about the curriculum.  I am always concerned that such programs
which appear to me to be conceived for Americans who have found it
difficult to be successful in the workplace, or who are not yet in the
workplace but whose prospective employers want to assure they will be
good employees.  As with many things in adult education, transferring
them directly to ESL populations is not always an accurate thing to do--
persons from other cultures who are learning English are not necessarily
without the work values or work experience that such programs are
designed for.   

On the other hand, if the program is flexible enough to be aimed at ESOL
learners' need to know ABOUT the American workplace and expectations
they will encounter there, rather than assuming they need to be taught
how to be a good employee, it could be a good thing.   Of course there
are always those who have not worked or whose work experience is very
unlike what they will encounter in this country.   

Nonetheless, I find that many times such efforts are indeed expected to
generalize to the ESOL population on the basis of unconfirmed
assumptions.   Donna-- can you tell us more about what this curriculum
expects the ESOL learners to gain from it? 

 

 

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