ERIC Number: ED501846
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Aug
Pages: 106
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Articulation Guide for English as a Second Language Programs in the British Columbia Post-Secondary Transfer System. Seventh Edition, 2007-2008
Ministry of Advanced Education
The purpose of the provincial ESL articulation process is to maintain high standards of quality in ESL programming at the public post-secondary institutions of British Columbia, as well as to facilitate access to programs at other public institutions for students wishing to transfer. Goals of the provincial articulation process are to: (1) provide a mechanism for the exchange of information and to enhance cooperation and coordination among those providing adult ESL instruction at British Columbia's public post-secondary institutions; (2) aid in the process of transferring ESL students between post-secondary institutions in BC; (3) promote ESL course equivalency among post-secondary institutions offerings where appropriate; and (4) facilitate inter-provincial transfer among Canadian ESL programs, using the Canadian Language Benchmarks. This edition of the ESL Articulation Guide outlines a descriptive framework of English as a Second Language for Adult courses and provides uniform and comprehensible terminology to describe these courses to professionals in the field. The guide notes the re-alignments of the Canadian Language Benchmark levels with the English for Academic Purposes outcomes. Contents of this guide include: (1) Introduction; (2) History of ESL Articulation; (3) ESL Articulation Process and Committees; (4) Strategies for Using the Guide; (5) English for Academic Purposes; (6) English for Access; and (7) English for Work. Appended are: (1) Process for Adding or Making Substantive Changes to a Course or Program in this Guide; (2) English for Academic Purposes Course Description Form; (3) English for Access Course Description Form; (4) English for Work Course/Program Description Form; (5) Provincial ESL Articulation Steering Committee; (6) English for Academic Purposes Working Committee; (7) English for Access Working Committee; and (8) English for Work Working Committee.
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, Articulation (Education), Program Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Course Descriptions, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), College Transfer Students, Guides, Educational History, Advisory Committees, Learning Strategies, Functional Literacy, Workplace Literacy, State Standards, Educational Quality, Postsecondary Education
Ministry of Advanced Education. P.O. Box 9059, Station Provincial Government, Victoria, BC, Canada. Web site: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Ministry of Advanced Education and Labor Market Development
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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