A COLLABORATION
EPCC ESL Credit
EPCC Workplace Literacy
Far West Adult Education Consortium
Fred Anaya
Michelle Aube-Barton
Gabriel Garcia
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
 Serves over 30,000 students
 5 Campuses serve the Greater El Paso Area
 80% Hispanic
EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ASPEN PRIZE FINALISTS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE
 Student learning
 Certification and degree completion
 High rates of employment and earnings for
graduates
 High levels of access and success for minority
and low–income students
CLOSING THE GAP
 ESL students leaving ABE still not college
ready!
 They need exposure.
 ESL students are competing with English
speaking students educated in a K-12
system.
2000 CENSUS
 35% of Texas households speak a
language other than English
 70% of El Paso households speak a
language other than English
ESL BRIDGE CLASS
 Metaphor: dress rehearsal for college
 Trying on college in a safe and nurturing
environment
 Transportation, child care, scheduling, build
confidence, rub shoulders with other
students at college
ESL BRIDGE CLASS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ESL CLASS
240 HOURS SEMESTER
15 HOURS PER WEEK
 Academic ESL (Reading, Writing, Language
Readiness) - 96 hours
 Math Readiness – 96 hours
 Personal Readiness – 18 hours
 Career and College Readiness – 30 hours
ACADEMIC READINESS (96 HOURS)
 Language Readiness includes grammar,
vocabulary, listening and speaking skills
 Integrate on-line practice using Pearson’s
NorthStar and Focus on GRAMMAR 3
 The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch
Albom: Anchor text to bring in multi-disciplinary
content, literary elements…
 Six Weeks to a Brain Upgrade: A Student’s Quick
Start Guide for Using Brain Research to Boost
Learning, Dr. Janet Zadina
PERSONAL READINESS (18 HOURS)
MATH READINESS (96 HOURS)
 Build on student’s skills
 Basics to Algebra to prepare for TSI
ASSESSMENT
 Placement into ESL Bridge
 TABE scores: 6th-9th in reading
 Teacher recommendation
 Exit from ESL Bridge
 COMPASS ESL
 Exit Interview to be conducted by ESL
Bridge instructors and ABE representation.
 TABE
COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS
(30 HOURS)
 Content Delivery
 Reading
 Writing
 Listening
 Speaking
 Vocabulary
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
• August/September: Curriculum and Contract
• October: Recruitment/Intake
• November: Orientation
• December: Registration
• January: Classes begin January 19
• March: Mid course interviews
• May: Compass ESL, TABE
• June: NCBO (Non Course Base Option) follow-up