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Download full textDerge, William; Kudirka, Joi – 1986
The curriculum developed by the Fairfax County (Virginia) Department of Manpower Services in Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) program is a response to the needs of Southeast Asian refugees for language and cross-cultural skills and to employers' needs for support services. The core curriculum, emphasizing fluency and listening…
Descriptors: County Programs, Curriculum Development, Employment Potential, Immigrants
Schuylkill Intermediate Unit #29, Mar Lin, PA. – 1994
A 10-week course called "Communiclearsory" Training was developed to improve the written and oral communications skills of supervisors/foremen in the manufacturing trades. A total of 39 selected supervisors from 2 manufacturing industries in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, were assessed by using the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, County Programs
