Ronna,

The Massachusetts Department of Education "Guidelines for ABE and 
ESOL/ESL classes" sets a maximum limit of 20 students per teacher.
http://www.doe.mass.edu/acls/rfp/  ABE Guidelines, Page 8.

David J. Rosen
djrosen at comcast.net


Ronna wrote:


>Help me please.... I'm working with this organization that insists that they

>had an ESL teacher who told them that you can effectively teach 50 people at

>a time.  I've been teaching workplace ESL and regular ESL for 15 years,

>doing teacher training AND have a masters in TESOL and have never heard

>that.  She really frustrated me, so I need some facts/research about the

>optimal number of students in a low level ESL classroom.  At the university,

>we never had more than 25.  In the workplace, I never allow more than 30 to

>sign up.  

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>Please help and THANKS!!!!

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