I don't have any research to cite, but 15 years out in the field has led me
to limit my classes to 15 or less. 

As a previous post indicated, you cannot interact effectively if you have
30 to 50 folks in the room.

Robert

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Behalf Of Ronna
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:21 PM
To: 'The Workplace Literacy Discussion List'
Subject: [Workplace] Optimal number of students in a classroom

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.  

Please help and THANKS!!!!


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