English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Seminar

GOAL: The goal of this course is to design a customized language program that meets the needs of your employees and organization.

BENEFITS OF ESOL TRAINING:
Primary benefits include:
•    Improve individual English proficiency
•    Increase communication competency
•    Increase communication among staff
•    Increased employee confidence
Secondary benefits include:
•    Increase employee satisfaction
•    Improve job performance
•    Increase understanding of the workplace environment and mission
•    Increase cross-cultural understanding

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS:  ESOL courses integrate conversation, pronunciation, grammar, reading and writing to increase communication competency.  Vocabulary specific to the workplace is immersed in the lesson planning. 

PROGRAM OUTLINE: 
•    Needs assessment to determine individual baseline levels of proficiency
•    Preparation of a customized curriculum to meet workforce needs.
•    Development of lesson plans that focus on an awareness and understanding of the workplace culture.
•    Ongoing evaluations and support
•    Resource development – state of the art materials
•    Planning and Evaluation Team Meetings

METHODOLOGY:   On-site instruction to include classes (for three or more students) as well as tutorials.  Sessions can range from group instruction to 1:1.  Skills are practiced in groups, pair-work and individually, using hand-outs and/or ESOL workplace materials. 

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