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Alexandria, VA (October 2006) -  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), introduces the Perspectives on Community College ESL Series  featuring Volume 1: Pedagogy, Programs, Curricula, and Assessment edited by Marilynn Spaventa.

English as a second language (ESL) programs in community colleges are as diverse in the models they follow as the students they serve. This volume provides a detailed look at how faculty and administrators are tailoring their ESL programs to best serve the needs of their students and the missions of their institutions.

The authors of the thirteen cases share their varied experiences in this volume, which is divided into four parts:

• Part 1: Pedagogy
• Part 2: Programs
• Part 3: Curricula
• Part 4: Assessment

The cases demonstrate the diversity of pedagogical approaches, program organization, curricula development, and assessment practices in ESL programs. Contributing authors include those who teach ESL classes in a college setting as well as in the workplace.

As the students they serve come from a variety of backgrounds, the authors are continuously challenged to develop programs that address their students’ specific needs, whether they are related to incorporating technology into curricula or organizing a program for adult students that is flexible in design given the competing priorities in their students’ lives.

Together, the authors in this volume contribute a wealth of perspectives and personal experiences and provide the reader with much food for thought.

Volume Editor: Marilyn Spaventa
Series Editor: Craig Machado

Product No.:   349
Pages:            242
ISBN:              978-193118534-9
Year:              2006

Price:	Single Volume		Set (Volume 1 and 2)
	Members:	$29.95	Members:	$49.95
	Nonmembers:	$37.50	Nonmembers:	$62.50

Audience:     Teacher Education

Table of Contents

SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE

INTRODUCTION:  Volume 1:  Pedagogy, Programs, Curricula, and Assessment
-- Marilynn Spaventa

PART 1: PEDAGOGY

CHAPTER 1:  A Funny Thing Happened to Me on the Way to the Museum:  From Collaborative Inquiry to Transformative Pedagogy
-- Usha Venkatesh, Michael Berman, Henry Caballero, Sherrie Carroll, and Judith Gaines

CHAPTER 2:  Caminante Si Hay Caminos:  Toward a Postcritical ESL Approach for Community Colleges
-- J. Andrés Ramírez

PART 2: PROGRAMS

CHAPTER 3:  Immigration + New Literacy Studies + Digital Technologies = ESL for a New South
-- Harriett A. Allison

CHAPTER 4:  Strength in Community:  Effectiveness of Community in Building College Success
-- Marcia Babbitt

CHAPTER 5:  The Perfect Storm:  Workforce Education in the Pacific Northwest Seafood Industry
-- Laura Lenhardt, Eileen Purcell, and Marian Tyson

CHAPTER 6:  Creating an ESL College Workforce Program: Challenges, Changes, and Solutions
-- John Thomas

PART 3:  CURRICULA

CHAPTER 7:  Curriculum Renewal in  a Canadian Context:  What, Why, and How?
-- Gabriel E. Ayala and Andy Curtis

CHAPTER 8:  Whose Technology Is It Anyway?
-- Carol J. Brutza and Martha Hayes
 
CHAPTER 9:  Writing for an Audience:  Interviews of Working New Yorkers
-- Melinda Thomsen

CHAPTER 10:   Variety Is the Spice of Life—and English Classes
-- Carmella Lieske

PART 4:  ASSESSMENT

CHAPTER 11:  Thelma and Louise on the Road to Student Learning Outcomes
-- Margaret Connell and Ann O’Leary

CHAPTER 12:  From Marginalized to Integrated:  ESL Placement Testing Goes Mainstream
-- Craig Machado and Suzanne Solensky

CHAPTER 13:  ESL in New York and San Diego: Lessons Learned in Diverse Settings
-- Ken Sheppard and JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

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