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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>From Carol, Please see below…Jackie
Taylor, <a href="mailto:jataylor@utk.edu">jataylor@utk.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Carol Allen
[mailto:allenc@rccc.cc.nc.us] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, November 21, 2007
10:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> the adult literacy
professional development discussion list; professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re:
[ProfessionalDevelopment 1743] Re: Message regarding curriculum</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Is anyone using the
WorkKeys system by ACT with ESOL students?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Carol
Allen <br>
Career Readiness Certification Director<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Rowan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Cabarrus</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><br>
704-216-7210 office<br>
704-202-7065 cell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <robinschwarz1@aol.com><br>
Sent 11/20/2007 7:42:28 PM<br>
To: professionaldevelopment@nifl.gov<br>
Subject: [ProfessionalDevelopment 1743] Re: Message regarding curriculum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>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.
<br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
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? </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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