Insights from the 2014 ESL Program Survey: Intensive and Part-Time Offerings
This report summarizes the results of the 2014 ESL program survey, focusing on colleges that provide intensive full-time ESL programs during the day. It categorizes various ESL programming options offered, such as LINC, ELT, OSLT, and TESOL, and reviews additional considerations like available language support for ELLs, program length, intake options, general education course offerings, and exit testing requirements. The study also evaluates faculty qualifications, online/hybrid course delivery, and institutional strategies surrounding ESL programs.
Insights from the 2014 ESL Program Survey: Intensive and Part-Time Offerings
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Presentation Transcript
ESL Info Share Highlights of results 2014
Does your college offer an intensive full-time ESL program during the day?
LINC [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
ELT [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
OSLT [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
Bridging [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
TESOL [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
Part-time ESL [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
Other [Which of the following other ESL programming does your college offer?]
What kind of language support is available to ELLs enrolled in general postsecondary programs at your college?
How many levels does your Intensive ESL program have?
How long are terms of study in your Intensive ESL?
Is mid-term or monthly intake available in your Intensive ESL?
Are general education courses offered as part of the ESL program?
Are students required to complete exit testing in order to successfully complete and/or move to postsecondary programs?
When students successfully complete your program, what do they receive as a formal credential?
How is Intensive ESL programming delivered? • Perhaps the survey somehow didn’t gather the information correctly, because follow-up questions about technology indicated that some respondents DO have online/hybrid offerings.
What percentage of courses in your Intensive ESL program are delivered as on-line courses?
What percentage of courses in your Intensive ESL program are delivered as hybrid courses?
What are the minimum qualifications required for NFT ESL faculty at your college?
What are the minimum qualifications required for FULL-TIME ESL faculty at your college?
What are the minimum qualifications required for FULL-TIME ESL faculty at your college?
If your minimum requirement for ESL faculty includes an ESL-related Masters degree, what kindsof graduate degrees do you accept?
What is your program’s current contribution to overhead?
How are language and communication subject-matter experts (SMEs) consulted on issues related to new programming, degree audits, etc.?
Does your college have a larger institutional strategy of which ESL is a key component?
