1. A COLLABORATION EPCC ESL Credit EPCC Workplace Literacy Far West Adult Education Consortium Fred Anaya Michelle Aube-Barton Gabriel Garcia

2. EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE  Serves over 30,000 students  5 Campuses serve the Greater El Paso Area  80% Hispanic

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 2000 CENSUS  35% of Texas households speak a language other than English  70% of El Paso households speak a language other than English

6. 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

7. ESL BRIDGE CLASS GREENHOUSE EFFECT

8. 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

9. 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

10. PERSONAL READINESS (18 HOURS)

11. MATH READINESS (96 HOURS)  Build on student’s skills  Basics to Algebra to prepare for TSI

12. ASSESSMENT  Placement into ESL Bridge  TABE scores: 6 th -9 th in reading  Teacher recommendation  Exit from ESL Bridge  COMPASS ESL  Exit Interview to be conducted by ESL Bridge instructors and ABE representation.  TABE

13. COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS (30 HOURS)  Content Delivery  Reading  Writing  Listening  Speaking  Vocabulary

14. 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