Comments on: How Can We Best Support ESL and Remedial Students? http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cynthia Linville http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/comment-page-1/#comment-24838 Cynthia Linville Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:44:50 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/#comment-24838 I'm glad you found my article helpful. Cynthia Linville I'm glad you found my article helpful.

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]]> By: Suzanne http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/comment-page-1/#comment-23162 Suzanne Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:59:48 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/#comment-23162 I think Jaime's comment brings up a very interesting point, that ESL issues are not only different for each individual but there are also different ESL needs depending on which course a student is taking. I do know that at Baruch the Student Academic Consulting Center, SACC, does offer accent reduction and some Oral ESL tutoring. They can be found on the Baruch website. I think Jaime's comment brings up a very interesting point, that ESL issues are not only different for each individual but there are also different ESL needs depending on which course a student is taking.

I do know that at Baruch the Student Academic Consulting Center, SACC, does offer accent reduction and some Oral ESL tutoring. They can be found on the Baruch website.

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]]> By: Jaime http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/comment-page-1/#comment-23136 Jaime Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:50:32 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/#comment-23136 One day I was searching for help on how Baruch could help me to improve my English, especially pronunciation, on the College’s website and I couldn’t find any satisfactory results, but I did find this blog and I’ve been subscribed to your rss feed since that day. I’m a transfer student and have been here in the U.S for less than 4 years. There are many students in my position, and I know administrators are aware of it. Baruch is known as one of the most culturally diverse colleges in the U.S., one would think the college would offer especial programs for those non-native speakers, yet it seems so difficult for ESL students to the get necessary help to level up. We experience a lot of difficulties; the most uncomfortable, at least for me, is the pressure of speaking correctly in those classes where the teacher expects everyone to participate. I really wish there would be an Accent Reduction program for ESL students, student clubs, and special sections for courses which class participation counts considerably towards the final grade.   One day I was searching for help on how Baruch could help me to improve my English, especially pronunciation, on the College’s website and I couldn’t find any satisfactory results, but I did find this blog and I’ve been subscribed to your rss feed since that day.

I’m a transfer student and have been here in the U.S for less than 4 years. There are many students in my position, and I know administrators are aware of it. Baruch is known as one of the most culturally diverse colleges in the U.S., one would think the college would offer especial programs for those non-native speakers, yet it seems so difficult for ESL students to the get necessary help to level up. We experience a lot of difficulties; the most uncomfortable, at least for me, is the pressure of speaking correctly in those classes where the teacher expects everyone to participate. I really wish there would be an Accent Reduction program for ESL students, student clubs, and special sections for courses which class participation counts considerably towards the final grade.  

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]]> By: Suzanne http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/comment-page-1/#comment-23100 Suzanne Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:28:25 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/#comment-23100 I am also curious as to why ESL has been put under the heading of remedial courses. It makes me wonder about what is the actual definition of ESL at CUNY or in academia in general. I have often encountered students who write in good clear English yet have great difficulty in speaking English. So they do not necessarily fit into a remedial course yet they need some sort of academic support. I am also curious as to why ESL has been put under the heading of remedial courses. It makes me wonder about what is the actual definition of ESL at CUNY or in academia in general.
I have often encountered students who write in good clear English yet have great difficulty in speaking English. So they do not necessarily fit into a remedial course yet they need some sort of academic support.

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]]> By: Mikhail http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/comment-page-1/#comment-23098 Mikhail Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:15:37 +0000 http://cac.ophony.org/2007/09/24/how-can-we-best-support-esl-and-remedial-students/#comment-23098 There's a tendency in the 4 year colleges within CUNY to write ESL off as a kind of remediation so that ESL becomes even less of a priority for upper administrators. There's a tendency in the 4 year colleges within CUNY to write ESL off as a kind of remediation so that ESL becomes even less of a priority for upper administrators.

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