Research on ESL in U.S. Community Colleges

This title offers insights into issues affecting today's community colleges. As enrollment figures for second language students in higher education continue to grow, it's necessary for educators who work with these students to reflect on current practices, develop new understandings, and take action when change is warranted. Community college mission statements generally feature a strong commitment to meeting local needs. The studies presented in this volume illustrate community connections and their social implications. Readers will gain insight into relevant practice while learning from studies that can serve as a basis for additional research. This volume contributes to the effort to define and explore the particular challenges met there by educators, particularly those teaching English for academic purposes. Thirteen original studies, conducted by practicing community college instructors and administrators, fall into five thematic parts - curriculum, technology, student retention and persistence, identity, and assessing success.

ISBN 0472033123   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780472033126 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 386 Publisher The University of Michigan Press   Published in Ann Arbor, MI Imprint The University of Michigan Press   Series title Michigan Series on Teaching Academic English in U.S. Post-secondary Programs Format Paperback   Height (mm) 228 Publication date 15 Jan 2010   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 428.071173   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level ELT / TEFL

Introduction		New Contexts for Research in Community College ESL by Maricel G. Santos and LaTesha Charbonnet and Kathleen M. Bailey		1
Pt. 1		Research on Community College ESL Curricula		10
Ch. 1		Shifts in Focus: Examining Language Instruction in Content-Based ESL Lessons by Kathleen M. Bailey		11
Ch. 2		Content Teacher Perceptions of Content-Based Assignments in Writing Courses by Lara Ravitch		26
Ch. 3		"A Long Little Story": Exploring the Experiences of Nursing Students as English Language Learners by JoAnn Mulready-Shick		37
Pt. 2		Technology in Community College ESL Programs		49
Ch. 4		Community College ESL Learners' Access to and Perspectives on Technology by Cristie Roe		50
Ch. 5		ESL Teacher and Student Perspectives on Technology in the Community College Classroom by Marit ter Mate-Martinsen		62
Pt. 3		Retention and Persistence Issues in Community College ESL Programs		82
Ch. 6		Differences in Academic Vocabulary Knowledge among Language-Minority Community College Students: Implications for Transition by Maricel G. Santos		83
Ch. 7		Transitioning from ESL and the GED to Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study of a College Transitions Program by Elizabeth M. Zachry and Emily Dibble		95
Ch. 8		Unlocking the Door: ESL Instructors' Diaries Examining Retention of Migrant Hispanic Students by Bengt Skillen and Julie Vorholt-Alcorn		109
Pt. 4		Identity Construction and Development among Community College ESL Students		121
Ch. 9		"My Words Is Big Problem": The Life and Learning Experiences of Three Elderly Eastern European Refugees Studying ESL at a Community College by Duffy Galda		122
Ch. 10		Students' Identity Construction in a Content-Based Instruction Program: Perspectives from a Community College Classroom by Hanh thi Nguyen and Francis Noji and Guy Kellogg		142
Pt. 5		Defining and Assessing Success in Community College ESL Programs		157
Ch. 11		"To Triumph in My Life": ESL Students Define Success by Molly J. Lewis		158
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