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Download full textGrognet, Alene Guss – 1996
Any employment-related English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program, whether conducted on the job or as pre-employment training, results from five steps: conducting a need analysis of the language and cultural awareness needed to perform successfully in the workplace; developing a curriculum, based on objectives, that identifies and prioritizes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Inplant Programs, Program Design
Frazier, Connie; Freer, Carol – 1989
From August 1988 to June 1989, Rock Valley college, in cooperation with a local literacy council and the English Language Study Center, administered a project whose goal was to recruit, provide tutoring to, and provide English-as-a-Second-Language classes to employees at their place of employment. The project functioned well, with each partner…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Grants, Higher Education
Arlington County Public Schools, VA. – 1989
This handbook capsulizes the many steps in developing, implementing, and evaluating a workplace literacy program, and is written from the perspectives of both the educator and the employer. The handbook has been written for business leaders and for adult basic education and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) educators. While the suggestions in the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Burt, Miriam – 1997
The report describes results of interviews with 18 workplace literacy education providers across the United States. Respondents include program directors, curriculum writers, teacher trainers, teachers, and consultants to programs serving a range of learners. An introductory section summarizes study methodology, workplace literacy program types,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Design, Educational Needs
Burwell, D'Anne; And Others – 1991
An 8-week English in the Workplace course was conducted by Portland Community College (Oregon) at Leupold & Stevens, Inc. for workers with limited English proficiency (LEP). The curriculum for English as a Second Language focused on job-related support skills and not primary job skills, since job performance was not a concern. Objectives were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Jurmo, Paul – 1995
The report summarizes results of an evaluation of "The Cutting Edge," a workplace education program operated by El Paso Community College (Texas) with funding from the National Workplace Literacy Program. The project had tow main goals: to field test and refine curricula at a number of workplace sites, and to prepare products and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Cooperation
Brignoni, Gladys – 1996
A study investigated instructional administrative practices in workplace English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs and lessons learned in their implementation, with special attention given to innovative practice and its context. Data were drawn from a survey of 22 workplace literacy programs with culturally diverse populations in a variety of…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
