It was once difficult for students at Normandale Community College's World Languages and Cultures Department to imagine they would travel to exotic places such as Senegal and Peru but the internationalization initiative of the World Languages and Cultures Department put these life-changing experiences within reach. The World Languages and Cultures…

This paper strives to explore the impact of Native Language use on Foreign Language vocabulary learning on the basis of empirical and available data. The study is carried out with special reference to the English Language Programme students in Buraydah Community College, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. The Native Language of these students is…

Alcohol use, acculturative stress, and drinking motivations of 262 students in English as a second language programs in a U.S. community college were explored. Alcohol consumption was generally low, but differences between two groups with different legal statuses indicate the need to consider subgroups of international students for research…

This ethnographic study focuses on a community college VESL program in the Pacific Northwest that attempts to address the critical employment needs of a growing number of English language learners (ELLs). Immigrants are routinely barred from mainstream career and technical programs because content is linguistically inaccessible. This college VESL…

Westchester Community College, which teaches English to about 4,000 non-native speakers each year, has one of the most comprehensive English as a Second Language programs in the country. It's also leading the charge to transform immigrant education and make it a national priority. In 2008, the college started the Community College Consortium for…

Portal: Your Door to World Languages and Cultures was a series of public cultural events, in a variety of formats, created through a new partnership between the credit and continuing education (noncredit) foreign language programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Portal was designed to cultivate interest in foreign languages…

This document summarizes findings from a self-study conducted by the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Department at Rio Hondo College (California) for use in the College's 2001-2002 academic year program review. The report utilizes enrollment information from the 3,504 individual students who enrolled 5,965 times in credit and non-credit ESL…

Adults who immigrate to the United States recognize the value of fluency in the dominant language as a bridge to social mobility in their new homeland. In California, many of them invest time and energy in noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL) programs offered within the community college system to gain communicative competence and enhance…

This report examines the various adult basic skills programs in operation in California, and explores program funding and structure, enrollment and demographics, and to the extent data allow, program outcomes. This measure is presented as part of the Commission's Performance Accountability Framework for California postsecondary education. Among…

Assesses the present state of the art in the teaching of Spanish at the community college level, based on the paradigm developed by Arthur M. Cohen and on an investigation into foreign language teaching in community colleges in the Southwest. Found that most programs meet the main criteria of Cohen's model. (SED)

The presence of international students on a campus enriches the collegiate experience of other students. International students bring with them a wealth of diverse ideas, challenging their classmates to see the world from a variety of perspectives. As a result, students enrolled in courses from art and literature, social sciences, math, or natural…

Discusses the difficulties small community colleges face in including foreign languages in the courses taught each year. Offers suggestions for strengthening such programs, including using a textbook with a taped component; scheduling foreign films on campus; visiting ethnic restaurants, theaters, movies, and museums; and organizing trips abroad.…

Economic and demographic changes are dramatically increasing the need for adult education, basic literacy, and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) programs. Millions of Illinois residents lack the level of literacy skills needed to obtain good jobs, perform well on the job, and function well in an increasingly complex society. Addressing the scope…

In recognition of the growing importance of Vocational English as a Second Language (ESL), this master plan for the San Francisco Community College District (SFCCD) outlines program objectives, curricular information, course objectives, and instructional materials for the District's Vocational ESL programs. The introduction identifies the audience…

Describes the Language Minority Crossover Student Project at Bergen Community College (BCC), New Jersey. BCC serves large numbers of immigrants and children of immigrants in the New York City metropolitan area. The project addressed emerging issues related to testing, policy, advisement, pedagogy, and supplemental instruction. (Contains 11…