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Integrating the Curriculum: A New ESL Program at Middlesex County CollegeRichard Roy, Associate Chair of ESL/Languages and Cultures
Gary Abbott, Chair of ESL/Languages and Cultures
Current Program Overview
Five levels Five to four discrete courses in each level
Writing
Reading
Structure
Phonology/Discussion
Three to four credits per course
67 credits for the entire program
Faculty Ten full time faculty
Approximately 40 adjunct faculty
Current Program Overview
Resources Three labs in Edison
Writing Lab
Phonology Lab
General Lab
One lab in the Perth Amboy Center
No current lab in the New Brunswick Center
Current Program Overview
Enrollment is approximately 900 students Level 1 – 15.5%
Level 2 – 15.9%
Level 3 – 19.5%
Level 4 – 21.6%
Level 5 – 27.%
Student Success
Pass rates for ESL courses range from a low of 61%(Level 1ESL 060 Listening) to 94% (Level 3 ESL 086 Phonology/Discussion). Level 4 ESL 093 Writing – 76%
Level 4 ESL 094 Reading – 75%
Level 5 ESL 099 Writing/Reading – 74%
40% of a semester are new students 15.6% of the total ESL student population
progress out of ESL any given semester
25% ESL students do not return the next semester
Student Success
Table 1: Pass Rates of ESL and non-ESL Students in Content Courses
Fall 2011 Spring 2012 Fall 2012 Spring 2013 Fall 2013
ESL Pass Rate
Non-ESL Pass
ESL Pass Rate
Non-ESL Pass
ESL Pass Rate
Non-ESL Pass
ESL Pass Rate
Non-ESL Pass
ESL Pass Rate
Non-ESL Pass
ACC 101 81.8 63.5 75.0* 62.5 57.1* 51.9 83.3* 69.3 72.2 59.6
BUS 101 Ø 68.3 100.0* 76.7 Ø 72.9 50.0* 73.4 Ø 72.7
COM 115 100.0* 83.3 100.0* 78.3 100.0* 86.6 Ø 83.7 50.0* 83.2
CSC 115 76.2 77.0 55.6 76.9 64.0 72.9 58.8 75.5 77.8 75.9
MAT 129 90.3 62.0 84.1 67.7 87.1 56.1 87.1 70.2 78.9 57.9
PSY 123 73.5 72.6 70.0 71.3 71.6 70.3 70.9 70.0 64.3 73.3
SOC 121 63.2 72.3 88.9* 70.2 42.9 70.4 61.1 69.7 64.3 69.8
*Denotes a class with fewer than ten students enrolled
Student Success
Table 2: Pass Rates of former ESL Students in ENG 121
Former ESL Students
Former Developmental Students
Non-ESL or Developmental Students
Spring 2011 57.5 50.6 79.0Fall 2011 73.1 61.7 71.4Spring 2012 66.4 53.0 75.1Fall 2012 68.2 60.0 71.5Spring 2013 69.9 54.9 80.3
New Student Placement
Edison Perth Amboy
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
F 12FT 27 31 56 52 25 10 3 0 3 0
PT 28 26 24 21 29 32 7 3 4 2
S 13FT 14 21 14 20 2 10 1 1 0 0
PT 14 5 14 27 15 19 4 3 3 1
F 13FT 20 37 47 76 19 14 4 3 3 0
PT 30 30 32 31 22 23 19 2 3 1
S 14FT 12 15 30 34 7 6 1 1 1 0
PT 16 16 27 19 3 31 10 2 0 0
Table 3: New Student Placement Full Time vs. Part Time at Edison and Perth Amboy
• New student enrollment from Fall 2012 to Spring 2014 = 1218• 988 in Edison – 81.1%
• 559 FT (56.6%); 429 PT (43.4%)• 230 in Perth Amboy – 18.9%
• 61 FT (26.5%); 169 PT (73.5%)
New Student Placement
Level Edison Perth Amboy Combined
1 161 16.3% 145 63.0% 306 25.1%
2 181 18.3% 49 21.3% 230 18.9%
3 244 24.7% 15 6.5% 259 21.3%
4 280 28.3% 17 6.1% 297 24.4%
5 122 12.3% 4 1.7% 126 10.3%
Table 4: Enrollment by Level at Edison and Perth Amboy
• Edison – Levels 1 and 2 = 342 (34.6%)• Perth Amboy – Levels 1 and 2 = 194 (84.3%)• Combined – Levels 1 and 2 = 536 (44.0%)
ESL New Students and Financial Aid Needs
Semester Location New Students
Percentage
Receiving Financial
Aid
Fall 2012 Edison 283 59.6%
Perth Amboy
64 92.2%
Spring 2013 Edison 121 39.7%
Perth Amboy
42 90.5%
Fall 2013 Edison 304 53.6%
Perth Amboy
71 85.9%
Spring 2014 Edison 150 40.7%
Perth Amboy
52 90.4%
Table 5: Students Receiving Financial Aid at Edison and Perth Amboy
Financial Aid and ESL
Volume 1 Student Eligibility 2014-15 A student may receive FSA funds for English as a
Second Language courses that are part of a larger eligible program.
If a student’s ESL coursework is connected to an eligible program of study, maximum time frame will not be an issue for these students.
ESL courses do not count against the one-year limit on remedial coursework.
Financial Aid and ESL
Example 1 Associate in Arts: 61 credits
ESL coursework as determined from placement testing: 54 credits
Total credit hours for customized program of study: 115 credits
Pell Grants will cover 150% x 115 = 172.5
Example 2 AAS in Computer and Information Systems: 61 credits
ESL coursework as determined from placement testing: 30 credits
Total credit hours for customized program of study: 91
Pell Grants will cover 150% x 91 = 136.5
Financial Aid and ESL
Considerations ESL placement testing will provide proof that ESL
is a necessary part of the student’s degree program.
The Financial Aid Office in conjunction with the Registrar’s Office will need to write our SAP policy to reflect the ESL student’s program design.
ESL students would have enough Pell funding to complete ESL and their Associate’s, but may not have enough for a Bachelor’s.
Other Considerations
It takes 5 – 7 years to become academically proficient in a language (Hakuta, Butler, & Witt, 2000)
Open access mission of community colleges (Sullivan, 2008) Providing opportunity and hope of a higher
education to at-risk populations, such as ELLs (English Language Learners)
Recommendations
NJCCC ESL Concept Paper Fall 2012 Integrated/combined skill courses (i.e. Reading
and Writing).
English Comp I credit courses for ESL
ESL Certificate of Achievement
Increase support services
Recommendations
Program Cyclical Review Spring 2013 (Abbott & Roy, 2013) Revise the program and curriculum for timely
completion and sufficient academic readiness
Integrated curriculum
Aligning outcomes with the English department
Establish level testing
Recommendations
External Consultant Report (Pomann, 2013) Integrated/combined skill courses (i.e. Reading
and Writing)
Accelerated courses
English Composition I for ESL students
Improved tutoring
ESL Certificate of Achievement
Recommendations
Program Review Committee (Faculty Committee) Integrated curriculum
Course level assessment/level testing
ESL resource center in lieu of the current 1 hour language lab
Revising the Curriculum
Creating an ESL path to Credit Level Programs Aligning the ESL curriculum with Developmental
English
Taking into consideration the Common Core requirements
Integrated Courses
Level testing
Language Resource Center
New Program
Four levels
Integrated courses
8 classes required
2 Supplemental Accent Reduction Courses
No lab component
Reading added to Level 4
40 total credits
Addressing Concerns
Advantages Students can progress more quickly through ESL
Students still benefit from the curriculum to be ready for College course work upon leaving the program
Concerns Open access for Low levels ESL students
63% of new ESL Perth Amboy students and 16% of new ESL Edison students will not be able to take ESL courses – 25% of all new ESL students.
Moving Forward
Rolling out the new program Fall 2016 full implementation
Creating a Pre-Academic level in Continuing Education Academic Rigor
Seamless transition process
Providing access at Perth Amboy and Edison
Developing level testing
Removing the placement testing requirement
Devising a new schedule
Transitioning current students
Professional development in teaching integrated courses
Future Initiatives
ALP Courses Level 2 with 3
Level 3 with 4
Level 5 with ENG 121
Safety Net courses in Winter and Summer
ESL Certificate of Achievement
Questions