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ESL programs at U.S. community colleges: A multistate analysis of placement tests, course offerings, and course content
TESOL Journal Pub Date : 2020-11-09 , DOI: 10.1002/tesj.562
Nick David 1 , Yasuko Kanno 1
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When U.S. English learners (ELs) attend college, they are more likely to enroll in 2-year community colleges than in 4-year colleges. Prior research points to the tension between English as a second language (ESL) programs providing support to ELs and lengthy ESL programs acting as barriers to ELs seeking access to mainstream college coursework. Nevertheless, community college ELs and ESL programs remain understudied. The researchers investigated community college ESL placement, course sequence length, and types of ESL courses offered across the United States by examining the 2017–2018 catalogs of community colleges in nine states. Two hundred seventy-two community college catalogs were analyzed. Findings include that 81% of colleges reported offering some ESL-specific coursework and that ESL course sequences varied on average from 2.3 to 4.7 semesters in length across states. For most states studied, ESL courses were solely structured around skills-based instruction. Furthermore, although general English placement information was accessible and often standardized within states, ESL placement information was rarely available and sometimes out of date. Based on these findings, the authors recommend that community college ESL programs implement valid placement procedures, award college credit for ESL coursework, and streamline student access to discipline-specific academic and vocational content.

中文翻译:

美国社区大学的 ESL 课程:对分级考试、课程设置和课程内容的多州分析

当美国英语学习者 (EL) 上大学时,与 4 年制大学相比,他们更有可能入读 2 年制社区大学。先前的研究指出,为 EL 提供支持的英语作为第二语言 (ESL) 课程与作为 EL 寻求进入主流大学课程的障碍的冗长 ESL 课程之间存在紧张关系。尽管如此,社区大学 EL 和 ESL 课程仍未得到充分研究。研究人员通过检查 9 个州的 2017-2018 年社区大学目录,调查了美国各地提供的社区大学 ESL 安置、课程序列长度和 ESL 课程类型。分析了 272 个社区大学目录。调查结果包括 81% 的大学报告提供一些 ESL 特定的课程作业,并且 ESL 课程顺序平均从 2.3 到 4 不等。跨州共 7 个学期。对于大多数所研究的州,ESL 课程完全围绕基于技能的教学而构建。此外,虽然一般的英语安置信息在各州内是可以访问的并且通常是标准化的,但 ESL 安置信息很少可用并且有时已经过时。基于这些发现,作者建议社区大学 ESL 课程实施有效的安置程序,为 ESL 课程授予大学学分,并简化学生对特定学科的学术和职业内容的访问。ESL 安置信息很少可用,有时已经过时。基于这些发现,作者建议社区大学 ESL 课程实施有效的安置程序,为 ESL 课程授予大学学分,并简化学生对特定学科的学术和职业内容的访问。ESL 安置信息很少可用,有时已经过时。基于这些发现,作者建议社区大学 ESL 课程实施有效的安置程序,为 ESL 课程授予大学学分,并简化学生对特定学科的学术和职业内容的访问。
更新日期:2020-11-09
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