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Direct linkRobertson, Piedad F.; Rogers, John H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Urges community colleges to provide the instruction necessary for foreign students to develop proficiency in English, focusing on program options (intensive, semi-intensive, support services), staffing, international students advisers, placement examinations, program evaluation, and possibilities for technical assistance. (AYC)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Students
Peer reviewedKleinmann, Howard H. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Explains the Monitor Model of adult second-language development. Describes a study conducted at Queens College to assess the value of mandatory reading laboratory attendance for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedMokharti, Kouider; Sheorey, Ravi – Journal of Developmental Education, 2002
Describes the Survey of Reading Strategies (SORS) instrument, which is intended to measure adolescent and adult ESL students' metacognitive awareness and perceived use of reading strategies while reading academic materials such as textbooks. Discusses the development of SORS and offers guidance for using it as a means of raising learner awareness…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language)
