Do you need your non-native employees to better understand workplace processes and procedures including safety requirements? An ESL course can measure the reading, writing, and speaking abilities and develop curriculum that incorporates basic to intermediate skill enhancements including corporate policies.
BENEFITS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
- Better understanding of company policies, procedures, and forms
- Increased employee satisfaction
- Improved communications
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Express ideas in complete sentences
- Vary sentence structure appropriate to the expression of ideas
- Organize ideas into paragraph form
- Control the syntax of written English for coherent communication
- Use context, structure, and intonation clues for auditory comprehension
- Make informed inferences from a listening text
- Revise assumptions about the comprehension of a text
- Discuss, in English, American cultural values and behaviors
- Apply listening strategies for understanding natural speech patterns of American English
- Apply a basic vocabulary to comprehend assigned texts
- Ascertain the main ideas and overall structure of assigned texts and identify specific information in assigned texts
- Discuss the content of a text based on skills of comprehension and interpretation
- Use an English language dictionary to expand linguistic knowledge
TRAINING DESCRIPTION
Prior to the start of the ESL course, Ivy Tech will utilize the nationally recognized Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) tool to gauge placement and assist in program development. The CASAS test will consist of a listening, writing, and reading test as well as an oral interview. The ESL course will be based on the assessment of participants. The objective will be to develop basic vocabulary for oral communication, listening comprehension, and will introduce reading. Participants will also be encouraged to bring materials from their work environment for use in the classroom.
HOURS
Your English As A Second Language course is a 32 hour training activity, scheduled at your convenience for up to a maximum of 12 participants. 3.2 IACET Approved CEUs will be awarded with successful completion of the 32 hour course. Pricing includes training administration, instruction, textbooks, class handouts and materials, certificate of completion, and an activity evaluation at the conclusion of training.
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