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Download full textCenter for an Urban Future, 2009
Conducted in late 2008 in partnership with the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce, this is the largest survey ever taken of Central New York businesses regarding the English language skills of the area workforce. The online survey was emailed to several hundred local businesses; 126 responses were…
Descriptors: Labor Force, Business, Employer Attitudes, Surveys
Friedenberg, Joan E.; Lopez-Valadez, Jeanne – Vocational Education Journal, 1987
The Bilingual Vocational Training model delivers vocational education to limited-English-proficient students through recruitment, intake and assessment, bilingual instruction, support services, and job placement. The Perkins Act expands the mandate for serving this population, focusing on accessibility, quality, and coordination. (SK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Limited English Speaking, Vocational Education, Vocational English (Second Language)
Roberts, Marie; Walton, Teresa – 1993
A 16-week, 600-hour Office Skills Training curriculum for limited English proficient (LEP) adults is presented. The course is divided equally between the vocational training component and the language component. It is recommended that students have an intermediate level of English language proficiency, but no experience in typing or filing is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Clerical Occupations, Job Skills, Limited English Speaking
Grover, Jane; Mrowicki, Linda – 1985
This document is intended to help service providers and state staff design, implement, and evaluate vocational English language training (VELT) programs for refugees who are not proficient in English. Section 1 is a user's guide that explains why VELT programs exist, states VELT assumptions, lists the benefits of VELT programs, and describes in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Resources, Foreign Workers
Vescial, Ann; And Others – 1987
A computer-assisted reading program was implemented in the VESL (Vocational English as a Second Language) Center at Hacienda La Puente Adult Schools (California), which provides support services to adult special needs vocational students. The purpose of the program was to improve the technical reading skills of the vocational students. The basic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction
Research Management Corp., Dover, NH. – 1987
This guidebook is designed as a workbook and resource for workshop participants at regional meetings on bilingual vocational training (BVT). Since the book was intended to be introduced as parts of lecture, discussions, or participatory exercises in the workshops, not all is necessarily self-explanatory. The book treats only selected topics in…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education
Los Angeles Community Coll. District, CA. Office of Occupational and Technical Education. – 1988
The bibliography is designed for learning center instructors at the Los Angeles Community College District who are involved in vocational education for limited-English-proficient (LEP) adults. The bibliography emphasizes vocational English-as-a-Second-Language (VESL) materials that develop occupation-related language skills. In addition to VESL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
Wales, M. L. – 1994
This report highlights the career and accomplishments of Margaret Howell, an English teacher in Australia who was instrumental in the development of English language learning for non-native speakers in the workplace. Material used was gathered in 1986, 1989, and 1992 interviews before her death of cancer in 1992. A chronological account of her…
Descriptors: Acculturation, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Grasso, Rena; Vallone, Kerren – 1994
Two English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curricula for hotel employees are outlined. The first is limited-English-proficient (LEP) housekeeping staff. It contains notes on initial background and needs assessment, assessment results, course logistics and project design, course content, evaluation, and results. The 60-hour beginning-level curriculum…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Hospitality Occupations
Becker, Aliza; And Others – Passage, 1986
A Chicago vocational English language training program (VELT) conducted a needs assessment survey of employers of limited-English-proficient (LEP) workers in assembly, packing, shipping, janitorial and housekeeping, machine operation, and food preparation jobs. The purposes of the survey were to determine: (1) the employers' methods of obtaining…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Applicants, Job Skills
Adamsky, Richard A.; And Others – 1987
The first part of this document provides a brief account of a project to develop learning modules on the microcomputer and the microscope for use with limited English-proficient speakers of other languages who are enrolled in vocational education courses. The bulk of the document consists of appendixes presenting the modules themselves. The…
Descriptors: Korean, Learning Modules, Limited English Speaking, Microcomputers
Marshall, Brigitte, Ed. – Learning a Living, 1998
The nine issues of this periodic newsletter contain professional news and articles addressing issues in English language training for limited-English-proficient workers, including "English Language Training for Employment Participation," a description of resources and programs; "CalWORKS: What Does This Legislation Allow Me To…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Limited English Speaking
Peer reviewedFriedenberg, Joan E. – Journal of Education for Business, 1988
Describes the bilingual vocational training model, often considered to be the most effective instructional delivery system for limited English proficient (LEP) students. Indicates that LEP students are underrepresented in business education and that individual teachers should learn more about LEP students and welcome them into the classroom. (JOW)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education, Classroom Environment, Delivery Systems
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1989
This student workbook and teacher's guide are for a vocational English-as-a-Second-Languge (VESL) course designed to prepare limited-English-speaking students for vocational training programs in industrial and technical fields. The curriculum focuses on the general technical English most critical in making the transition from…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Limited English Speaking
Friedenberg, Joan E. – 1995
This critical review of the literature examines the characteristics and needs of limited English proficient (LEP) adults and the programs and services typically available to them. The complexities of the LEP population are explored first, including differences in education, English proficiency, labor market experience, and economic status.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Immigrants, Language Acquisition
