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Download full textUniversity of Southern Maine, Gorham. – 1996
This document contains three workplace education curriculum frameworks that provide the underlying rationale and competencies for workplace education classes in communication, English as a second language (ESL), and literacy. The frameworks contain basic information about the content of the course, the competencies the students need to master,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Competence
Bell, Eleanora S.; Evans, Twila S. – 1993
An adult education curriculum integrating language and life skills instruction for students of English as a Second Language, based on the English Language Matrix (ELM) model, is presented. The curriculum is designed to meet the adult language learner's life competency needs, integrating communicative language skills of listening, interpreting…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Daily Living Skills
Templin-Imel, Garnet; Hagen, Stacey, Ed. – 1990
Washington State's model curriculum for competency-based adult education in English as a Second Language prescribes educational and performance objectives for two levels of instruction and offers suggestions for instructional activities and student assessment. The curriculum is based on core competencies in five areas: listening/observing;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Literacy Volunteers of America--Connecticut, Hartford. – 1992
The set of instructional materials is designed as a training module for volunteer tutors in English as a Second Language (ESL) for adults. It presents the content of a workshop, about 2.5 hours long, with three main objectives: to (1) help tutors understand the distinction between basic skills and life skills in ESL; (2) develop skills in two…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. – 1990
This handbook was created to prepare teachers who will work in non-credit English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs that are typically offered as a part of a larger Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. The handbook is designed to help these teachers to know which skills are included in language learning, the relative importance of these skills,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Check Lists, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills
Terdy, Dennis; Bercovitz, Laura – 1989
The Home English Literacy for Parents (HELP) project and curriculum were developed and implemented in seven schools in the northwest suburban Chicago area. Project services were offered to parents of bilingual program students 5 hours per week at each site. The curriculum consists of two phases of instruction (English survival competencies and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Smith, Beverly J.; Schirato, Faye E. – 1989
A curriculum guide for adult students of English as a Second Language is presented, in two versions, one for beginning and one for intermediate level skills. They are for use with students who need English listening and speaking skills to obtain and maintain employment. The guides are intended as frameworks for further development and adaptation.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design
Fischer, Joseph C. – 1994
An adult workplace program of literacy and basic skills is described and evaluated both for its effectiveness in the year 1992-93 and as a model for similar program efforts elsewhere. The evaluation addresses three specific program objectives: (1) establishment of a governance structure to assess actual workplace literacy requirements at the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attendance Patterns
Garcia, Paula; Keresztes-Nagy, Susan – 1993
The guide outlines the curriculum designed for a workplace literacy program for about 500 members of a clothing and textile workers union in the Chicago (Illinois) area. The program is intended to prepare workers for the challenges of work in an environment of constantly changing demographics, new technology, and shifting global economy. An…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Bello, Tom – 1994
An approach to adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching that incorporates everyday telephone use skills is described, and a series of related class activities is outlined. The discussion begins with a method and form for assessing student needs and learning styles. Subsequent sections present specific activities in several categories:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiotape Recordings, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
This handbook is designed to assist classroom teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) in meeting the needs of their adult students. The handbook is intended for use in a variety of settings and with a variety of teaching styles. The first chapter discusses adult learners' characteristics and the factors affecting their learning. The second…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Counseling Services
Boyter-Escalona, Margaret – 1994
Final evaluation of the Workplace Education Program, funded by the National Workplace Literacy Program to provide workplace literacy education programs to 425 members of Chicago (Illinois) area clothing and textile workers union members, is presented. The program's goal was to enhance workers' basic literacy skills for present job stabilization…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attendance Patterns
