Hi everyone!
Those of you providing leadership in adult ESOL programs may find this new publication from CAELA especially interesting and important. And to all, enjoy!
 
Peggy McGuire, M.A., 
Senior Research Associate, National Consultant, and
NIFL-Program Leadership and Improvement List Moderator
Center for Literacy Studies
The University of Tennessee
111 5th Street, PO Box 16
Mount Gretna, PA  17064
717-964-1341 (landline/fax)
215-888-6507 (cell)
mmcguire at utk.edu
 
 
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Hello, everyone,
 
The latest brief from CAELA, Supporting Adult English Language Learners' Transitions to Postsecondary Education, by Julie Mathews-Aydinli, is now availabe on line at http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/transition.html <http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/transition.html> . 
 
Adult immigrants studying English in the United States have diverse educational backgrounds. Some have earned graduate degrees, while others have had little or no access to education. Their goals and expectations for future education and employment are also diverse. 
 
This CAELA brief focuses on transitions from adult ESL programs postsecondary education. For a discussion of classroom-level (e.g., how to develop vocabulary needed for academic classes, types of reading to do in class, etc.) and programmatic (e.g., orientation needed, suggestions for how the adult ESL programs can collaborate with the associated postsecondary institutions, etc.) approaches that can further such transitions, read the brief at  http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/briefs/transition.html. 
 
 
 
Coming this fall: briefs on content standards for the adult English language classroom and integrating instruction, content standards, and assessment in the adult ESL classroom.
 
Miriam
 
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Miriam Burt
Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA)
Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-0700
(202) 363-7204 (fax)
miriam at cal.org 
 
 
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