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Supporting Non-native Speakers of English at LPC 1. Facts about LPC Non-Native English Speakers 2. Classified Professional and Faculty Panel 3. Student Panel 4. Resources for you!
TRUTH OR MYTH? Listen to the statement. Is it truth or myth? Hold up your sign to show your answer.
Advanced ESL (English as a Second Language) students process information as quickly as their native speaking peers. MYTH! Average Reading Speed (WPM) Average Vocabulary 35,000 500 30,000 400 25,000 300 20,000 200 15,000 10,000 100 5,000 0 0 LPC ESL Native Sp 8 Native Sp Ad ESL Sp Ad Let s review your handout!
Non-native speaking students come to LPC from all over the world. TRUTH 146 International students: from 41 countries 30+ languages Changes in population: In ESL classes, decrease in Latino students, increase in middle eastern and asian students.
ESL students want to finish their ESL classes as quickly as possible, so they can transfer. MYTH! Get to know each individual student; advise students appropriately based on their individual goals. Student goals change over time; encourage SEPs! Research shows that non-native speaking students who complete an ESL program are more successful in their major and transfer level courses. Contextualized learning is an efficient way for students to progress to their goal quickly.
Academic rules and expectations are the same in colleges around the world. MYTH! plagiarism questioning the teacher, office hours, evaluations sharing opinions working in groups American academic and cultural values MUST BE MODELED, TAUGHT and ENCOURAGED!
At LPC, non-native speakers and native speakers share the same demographic information regarding age and gender. MYTH Average student age Percent of Women 80 50 60 40 30 40 20 20 10 0 0 LPC Intl ESL LPC Intl ESL
Non-native speakers should be treated with the same standards as native speaking counterparts. TRUTH! Not asking for special treatment Faculty teaching strategies need to meet the unique needs of this population Classified Professionals - communication
ESL instructors are bilingual. MYTH! Anyone can help non-native speakers! You don t need to know another language to be an advocate and an ally!
Classified Professional and Faculty Panel Ana Del Aguila, ECD Professional Development Coordinator Diane Belack, Math Faculty Gabriela Discua, Counselor Greg Johns, Senior Instructional Assistant Julia McGurk, ESL Faculty Donna Reed, Assessment Specialist Daysi Valle, Financial Aid Advisor
Student Panel Elena Golter: Russia, Improve English for HR Career Sean Nam: Korea, Major Business, University Transfer Rana Mustafa Nazzal: Jordan, Major PhD Literature Hao Tan: China, Educational Goal University Transfer Fabiola Salceda: USA/Mexico, Education - BA Liberal Studies, Minor Early Childhood Education, CTE Certificate
What can you do? Add your name to the student ally list (contact Julia). If appropriate, add your class to the course recommendations for ESL students (contact Julia). Learn classroom and communication strategies (write it down, go slow, be patient, smile!) Ask questions! Get to know each student and their personal goals. Make a personal connection. Help students find campus resources! Use the resource packet: You can find it on the ESL and Professional Development websites. Suggest documents you think should be translated. Collaborate across campus. Understand that these are challenging times for immigrants regardless of visa or residency status. You can make our campus a welcoming environment. Remember when
THANK YOU! Many people contributed to and took an active role in this presentation. Thank you for your time, expertise and support. Basic Skills Committee - Catherine Suarez Jonathan Brickman - Carlos Hernandez Sean Day - Nadiyah Taylor Cindy Balero Frances Hui Tim Druley Rajinder Samra Student, Classified Professional and Faculty Panel Members Thank YOU for coming!!
Interlingual Transfer INTERLINGUAL TRANSFER STUDENT SENTENCE LANGUAGES Hebrew, Russian, Tagalog, Classical Arabic, Spanish (optional) GOOD GRADES RECEIVED EVERY STUDENT IN THE CLASS. verb proceeds subject ALTHOUGH SHE IS RICH, BUT SHE WEARS SIMPLE CLOTHES. conjunctions occur in pairs Chinese, Farsi, Vietnamese nouns and adjectives have the same forms THEY FELT VERY SAFETY ON THE TRAIN. Chinese, Japanese THE BOOK IS ON THE TABLE IS MINE. no relative pronouns Korean
