View Content #1617
| Contentid | 1617 |
|---|---|
| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Merging Language and Technology Training |
| Body | Read the full article at: http://www.nystesol.org/pub/idiom.html English as a Second Language educators have the responsibility not only of providing language skills, but also of providing those skills that will enable our students to succeed academically and professionally. Employers today demand a workforce that can use technology with ease and efficiency. Therefore, we as educators are obliged to provide the opportunity to develop those skills our students will need in order to become a part of the future workforce, with its ever-increasing technological requirements. As a result of these new forces and demands, not only do we at Rockland Community College teach language skills in our English as a Second Language program, we also concurrently teach computer skills. As part of our ESL program, we have developed the ESL computer assisted instruction (CAI) modules, which provide reinforcement of language skills as well as computer skills. These modules were developed as support modules for the eleven-hour-per-week intensive ESL program and are a required one-credit equivalent course for all full-time ESL students. Both full-time and adjunct faculty teach these CAI modules and coordinate their activities with the ESL classroom teacher. |
| Source | Linda Schrank in the NYS TESOL Idiom |
| Inputdate | 2004-05-20 20:37:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2004-05-20 20:37:00 |
| Expdate | Not set |
| Publishdate | Not set |
| Displaydate | Not set |
| Active | 1 |
| Emailed | 1 |
| Isarchived | 1 |
